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CANADA: Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says

CANADA: Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says

Jordan's Principle requires governments to cover the cost of services for First Nations children, and work out any disputes over jurisdiction afterwards
WORLD: Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

WORLD: Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

Woods was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries
ONTARIO: Legislators call for clear criteria of 'emergency brake' pandemic measure

ONTARIO: Legislators call for clear criteria of 'emergency brake' pandemic measure

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the government needs to detail the criteria that would trigger the use of the measure
WORLD: Facebook to lift Australia news ban

WORLD: Facebook to lift Australia news ban

The social media company caused alarm with its sudden decision last week to block news on its platform across Australia after the House of Representatives passed the draft law that would make digital giants pay for journalism
ONTARIO: Northern Ontario city most secretive municipal government in Canada according to journalists' group

ONTARIO: Northern Ontario city most secretive municipal government in Canada according to journalists' group

'City officials are slowly tightening the screws on transparency. It’s a story that needs to be told,' says News Media Canada CEO
COVID-19: Married 68 years, Guelph couple both taken by COVID just days apart

COVID-19: Married 68 years, Guelph couple both taken by COVID just days apart

John and Betty Ware took precautions to stay safe, but COVID still found them
ONTARIO: Decade's worth of health data finds more severe disease, younger patients

ONTARIO: Decade's worth of health data finds more severe disease, younger patients

While an overall increase in chronic disease between 2009 and 2018 was largely due to an ageing population, data scientist says there was a small rise in prevalence among patients aged 15 to 24 years old
CANADA: Study shows women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic

CANADA: Study shows women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic

'It feels like I'm drowning,' single mom and founder and CEO of The Workaround says
ONTARIO: Man who builds tiny shelters for Toronto's homeless asks city to drop court case

ONTARIO: Man who builds tiny shelters for Toronto's homeless asks city to drop court case

The city says the encampments are a safety hazard
CANADA: All digital version of Tim Hortons iconic Roll Up contest 'where the world is headed'

CANADA: All digital version of Tim Hortons iconic Roll Up contest 'where the world is headed'

For over 35 years, Canadians have used scissors, their teeth and other creative methods to roll the rims up on their coffee cups