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Ontario Extends All Emergency Orders until May 19
Ontario is extending an emergency order that lowers electricity rates to off-peak hours until May 31. The province will continue to bill customers at the […]
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Milton Farmers Market Working on Alternate Plans
The Milton Farmer’s Market has issued the following statement on the summer event’s status: Premier Doug Ford originally announced that Farmers’ Markets were considered an […]
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Ontario Expands Mental Health Services During COVID19
Ontario is expanding mental health services to help those in distress due to COVID19. The province announced a $12 million commitment to virtual mental health […]
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Trudeau announces funding for Farmers, Food Business and Supply
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more funding for Canadian farmers, food businesses, and food supply sector. $252 million will go towards supporting the industry’s effort […]
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Ontario Increases Daily Lab Testing for COVID19
Ontario has increased its testing capacity, and contact tracing efforts for COVID19. To-date the province has carried out 342,000 tests in environments such as long-term […]
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Canada, International Partners Launch Global Response
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined global partners to launch the Coronavirus Global response. The fundraising initiative aims to raise $8 billion (USD) to aid researchers […]
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Trudeau Announces More Funding for Virtual Care, Mental Health
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more funding for virtual care, and mental health. Trudeau has pledged $240.5 million in funding to the provinces to […]
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Trudeau to increase Canada Child Benefit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a one-time increase to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). The additional funding is to help parents deal with COVID19. […]
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Ontario Announces Rules for Businesses to Open
The Ontario government will allow select businesses and workplaces to reopen this week. The announcement was made on Friday May 1, 2020. As of May […]
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Trudeau Announces Ban on Assault-Style rifles
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a ban on 1500 models and variants of assault-style firearms. The ban was a promise made by the federal […]