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CANADA: WE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus as volunteers await revamped program

CANADA: WE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus as volunteers await revamped program

The WE organization said Thursday that it had paid Trudeau's mother Margaret about $250,000 for 28 speaking appearances at WE-related events between 2016 and 2020
ONTARIO: Toronto police officer accused of submitting false will, receiving $800,000

ONTARIO: Toronto police officer accused of submitting false will, receiving $800,000

The 36-year-old has been suspended with pay
ONTARIO: Ford government introduces omnibus COVID-19 recovery bill that changes 20 laws

ONTARIO: Ford government introduces omnibus COVID-19 recovery bill that changes 20 laws

Ford said he is involvedĀ in active talks with Ottawa to secure funding for municipalities strapped for cash due to the COVID-19 pandemic
CANADA: Cancer trial to focus on protecting patients from COVID-19 infection

CANADA: Cancer trial to focus on protecting patients from COVID-19 infection

Dr. Rebecca Auer says the study could help experts understand why some COVID-19 patients are relatively asymptomatic while others end up in intensive care or die
COVID-19: Postmedia revenue down more than 25% amid advertising pullback

COVID-19: Postmedia revenue down more than 25% amid advertising pullback

The company implemented two rounds of layoffs earlier in the pandemic, as well as a salary reduction program for much of its staff
ONTARIO: Government prefers in-class return for students, but health officials must approve

ONTARIO: Government prefers in-class return for students, but health officials must approve

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province must be prepared to respond to any potential spike of COVID-19 cases in the fall
ONTARIO: Lecce say's effort to scrap streaming begins with math courses in 2021

ONTARIO: Lecce say's effort to scrap streaming begins with math courses in 2021

The practice, which currently sees Grade 9 students choose an academic or applied course of study for their entire high school career, has long been criticized as discriminatory
LIVE: Premier Doug Ford, education minister to make announcement

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford, education minister to make announcement

Village Media will carry the livestream
ONTARIO: Auditor general says the province 'significantly overstated' the cost of providing services to irregular border crossers

ONTARIO: Auditor general says the province 'significantly overstated' the cost of providing services to irregular border crossers

In a special report, Bonnie Lysyk said the $200 million estimate given by the governing Progressive Conservatives in 2018 represented the cost of providing services to all refugee claimants, not just so-called "irregular" border crossers
ONTARIO: New law makes it harder to sue companies via class action

ONTARIO: New law makes it harder to sue companies via class action

Successful class actions on residential schools, environmental tragedies such as theĀ E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont. and tainted blood would not have made it past this new test, the Law Commission of Ontario has estimated