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ONTARIO BUSINESS IMPORTANT TO PROVINCE’S RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PLANS
OCC COVID-19 Working Group hosted a roundtable with the Honourable Victor Fedeli on immediate needs of business community & path to economic recovery The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)’s COVID-19 Working Group hosted a roundtable…
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Ontario Marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
An opportunity to increase awareness and appreciation of earth’s natural environment Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. “Today is the 50th anniversary…
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Ontario Providing Additional Relief to the Province’s Most Vulnerable
Funding and services will help seniors and people with disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak • The Ontario Community Support Program will serve low-income seniors and people with disabilities in need such as those in supportive…
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$9B in new COVID-19 funding for students
Students and recent graduates who have seen their education and job prospects hampered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to claim a new Canada Emergency Student Benefit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has…
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PM announces further support to help Canadians in need
• The Emergency Community Support Fund will provide funding to national intermediaries with networks across the country, including United Way Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and the Community Foundations of Canada. • These partners will…
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Restrictions could loosen by Victoria Day? “THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN,” FORD
“There’s never going to be one date that we just open up the economy. We’re going to open it up with a trickle, and just let it flow from there.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford has…
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“Ontario economy will be two times harder to reopen after shutdown” Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said reopening the economy safely will be “twice as difficult” as the decision to shut it down. “Once we get the green light, then we move methodically, slowly, and make the…
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“Canada, U.S. strike deal to extend border restrictions by 30 days” – Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States have struck a deal to extend current border restrictions between the two countries by an additional 30 days. “This is an important decision and one…
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Traffic stop leads to foot chase, drug bust, and charges
A Kitchener man is facing several drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop turned into a foot chase. OPP stopped the vehicle on Hwy. 6 in Wellington North around 2 p.m. on last Sunday. Police…
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Ontario Implements Enhanced Measures to Protect the Safety of Residents in Long-Term Care Homes
Additional protocols help keep province’s most vulnerable safe Ontario is taking further steps to ensure that health sector workers, including those that work in the long-term care sector, are available, where and when they are…
