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ONTARIO: Ford pledges help for 'overworked,' 'underpaid' personal support workers

ONTARIO: Ford pledges help for 'overworked,' 'underpaid' personal support workers

No estimate yet on a plan of action or what it will entail
CANADA: Federal energy regulator names Indigenous advisory committee

CANADA: Federal energy regulator names Indigenous advisory committee

Committee to provide insight on ways sector can strengthen relationships with Indigenous Peoples and regulate projects
ONTARIO: Province's autism program not enough, families and critics say

ONTARIO: Province's autism program not enough, families and critics say

First phase of the program to roll out today
ONTARIO: Rural, northern boards grapple with province's back-to-school plan

ONTARIO: Rural, northern boards grapple with province's back-to-school plan

With a month to go before classes resume, questions still remain unanswered
CANADA: Black and racialized Canadians lacking on boards, study finds

CANADA: Black and racialized Canadians lacking on boards, study finds

"The data is bad, but some of the stories are even worse," said Wendy Cukier, the founder and academic director at the Diversity Institute
CANADA: As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI

CANADA: As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI

The government estimates four million people will be moved onto EI when the Canada Emergency Response Benefit starts winding down
WATCH: Province earmarks over $6M to fight gang violence, human trafficking

WATCH: Province earmarks over $6M to fight gang violence, human trafficking

The grant is supported with funds forfeited to the province during criminal prosecutions
CANADA: NHL and its labs say COVID-19 testing doesn't overlap with public's

CANADA: NHL and its labs say COVID-19 testing doesn't overlap with public's

Prior to the NHL's restart this summer, deputy commissioner Bill Daly estimated between 25,000 and 30,000 tests will be administered through the end of the Stanley Cup final
COVID-19: How restrictions make it tougher to cool down on hot days

COVID-19: How restrictions make it tougher to cool down on hot days

It may be difficult to keep cool when a heat wave strikes during the COVID-19 pandemic
CANADA: Alan Thicke to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

CANADA: Alan Thicke to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The late actor will be celebrated as co-write of opening numbers for prime time classics