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COVID-19: Toronto airport loses $383 million in 2020 as passenger numbers plunge

COVID-19:Toronto airport loses $383 million in 2020 as passenger numbers plunge

The airport responded to the pandemic by cutting capital spending by $265 million and temporarily closing more than 40 per cent of its terminal facilities
ONTARIO: Highlights from the Ontario budget unveiled Wednesday

ONTARIO: Highlights from the Ontario budget unveiled Wednesday

As part of the $186.1 billion in spending, $6.7 billion is part of pandemic-related spending
CANADA: It's Agnes Macphail day. Here's how she helped pave the way for women in politics

CANADA: It's Agnes Macphail day. Here's how she helped pave the way for women in politics

100 years ago, Macphail became the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons
CANADA: Why it matters that the Canadian Senate briefly reached gender parity

CANADA: Why it matters that the Canadian Senate briefly reached gender parity

Senate gender parity suggests women are beginning to break through the glass ceiling in Canadian politics
ONTARIO: Family doctors' group calls for more involvement in COVID-19 vaccinations

ONTARIO: Family doctors' group calls for more involvement in COVID-19 vaccinations

Health Minister Christine Elliott says more vaccine supply will be sent to primary care physicians in the future, though she did not provide specifics
CANADA: Canadian Forces writing 'playbook' for handling allegations involving top brass

CANADA: Canadian Forces writing 'playbook' for handling allegations involving top brass

CAF will also update the existing code of conduct to more clearly define actions that are unacceptable and violate the military's values
COVID-19: Health Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective but will add warning on clots

COVID-19: Health Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective but will add warning on clots

The European Medicines Agency last week amended its authorization of the vaccine to say there is not an overall increase in the risk of blood clots after getting the vaccine
COVID-19: Expert explains why policing religious gathering limits during the pandemic requires sensitivity

COVID-19: Expert explains why policing religious gathering limits during the pandemic requires sensitivity

For many observers of public life, there is a tension that is difficult to reconcile between respect for the law of God and respect for the law of society, the former prevailing over the latter, religions prof says
COVID-19: 'More than just a disruption' - education experts warn of pandemic-driven 'crisis'

COVID-19: 'More than just a disruption' - education experts warn of pandemic-driven 'crisis'

Early research and anecdotal reports point to measurable learning loss, racial and socioeconomic disparities, and an urgent need to mitigate harms that may not even be obvious yet
CANADA: Essential workers reveal ups and downs of pandemic

CANADA: Essential workers reveal ups and downs of pandemic

As many Canadians were laid off or switched to working from home, others were declared essential and continued to go into work every day regardless of surging COVID-19 cases