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CANADA: Survey suggests Canadians trust provinces more than federal government with their health care

CANADA: Survey suggests Canadians trust provinces more than federal government with their health care

Twenty-nine percent of voters say that they prefer provincial governments over the federal government
CANADA: Parliament prorogued, confidence coming on throne speech, says Trudeau

CANADA: Parliament prorogued, confidence coming on throne speech, says Trudeau

Asked Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to prorogue Parliament, saying it will return September 23
CANADA: Trudeau set to move Freeland to Finance, prorogue Parliament for economic reset

CANADA: Trudeau set to move Freeland to Finance, prorogue Parliament for economic reset

Bill Morneau announced last night he was leaving the Finance post following much speculation about a growing rift between him and Trudeau
COVID-19: Scientists find coronavirus in the air — but experts say this won’t yet change how we fight it

COVID-19: Scientists find coronavirus in the air — but experts say this won’t yet change how we fight it

A recent study found that even among people who lived in the same house, there was only a one-in-five chance that another member of the household would catch it
CANADA: Parties urged to agree on safe way to hold possible election in pandemic

CANADA: Parties urged to agree on safe way to hold possible election in pandemic

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs pull the plug Monday on his minority Conservative government, becoming the first jurisdiction in Canada to send voters to the polls in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
ONTARIO: Province ends police access to COVID-19 database after legal challenge

ONTARIO: Province ends police access to COVID-19 database after legal challenge

Data showed that Ontario police services conducted over 95,000 searches of the database while it was active
CANADA: As coronavirus eviction bans end, advocates worry homelessness will rise

CANADA: As coronavirus eviction bans end, advocates worry homelessness will rise

16 per cent of Canadians are worried to some degree about paying their housing costs in August, and one in four renters specifically are worried about making rent
CANADA: Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns, plans to run for head of OECD

CANADA: Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns, plans to run for head of OECD

Opposition parties have been calling for Morneau's resignation over allegations that he had a conflict of interest in the WE Charity affair
ONTARIO: Police called to Thunder Bay Airport after passenger refused to wear a mask

ONTARIO: Police called to Thunder Bay Airport after passenger refused to wear a mask

A woman was removed from airport property and charged with trespassing
COVID-19: CFL cancels 2020 season during pandemic

COVID-19: CFL cancels 2020 season during pandemic

The move comes after the CFL couldn't solve a number of issues in an effort to try to salvage a season