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WATCH: Provincial government to spend $13M on programs for youth, families

WATCH: Provincial government to spend $13M on programs for youth, families

$13M will be spent to support community-driven and youth-led projects in Ontario
COVID-19: Watchdog says flight refund rules may need reworking to address possible 'gaps'

COVID-19: Watchdog says flight refund rules may need reworking to address possible 'gaps'

Advocates say passengers have the right to a refund for services that were never rendered, with some in urgent need of cash
WATCH: Feds reveal details for student grants, internships amid COVID-19 pandemic

WATCH: Feds reveal details for student grants, internships amid COVID-19 pandemic

Trudeau is also expected to announce an increase in funding for other existing programs
CANADA: Many suffering with mental health issues due to coronavirus, survey says

CANADA: Many suffering with mental health issues due to coronavirus, survey says

A whopping 84 per cent of participants reported that their mental health concerns had worsened since the onset of the pandemic
COVID-19: Study finds Canada's proportion of long-term care deaths double the average of other nations

COVID-19: Study finds Canada's proportion of long-term care deaths double the average of other nations

Part of the reason could be that countries vary in COVID-19 testing and reporting practices, and cases are often under-reported
WORLD: Canadians can be exempt from new U.S. visa rules, immigration lawyers' group says

WORLD: Canadians can be exempt from new U.S. visa rules, immigration lawyers' group says

President Donald Trump this week ordered a suspension on issuing several types of visas allowing foreign citizens to work in the United States, on the grounds that his country's pandemic-rattled economy doesn't have enough jobs for Americans as it is
COVID-19: Two-thirds of Canadians are in favour keeping two-metres physical distance

COVID-19: Two-thirds of Canadians are in favour keeping two-metres physical distance

If the physical distancing rule were reduced to one metre, just 40 per cent said they'd be comfortable dining in a restaurant, 28 per cent going to a movie theatre, 24 per cent to a gym and 21 per cent to a bar or night club
LIVE: Ford makes COVID-19 announcement as Toronto, Peel move into Stage 2

LIVE: Ford makes COVID-19 announcement as Toronto, Peel move into Stage 2

Village Media will carry the livestream
COVID-19: Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of isolation

COVID-19: Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of isolation

Chronic stress can lead to inflammation, which can result in physical symptoms as well as mental health symptoms
CANADA: Man who set up fake Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets 14-month jail sentence

CANADA: Man who set up fake Humboldt Broncos fundraiser gets 14-month jail sentence

During sentencing, he also pleaded guilty to an investment fraud worth $65,000 that took place before the Broncos fundraiser