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WATCH: Ontario government unveils research projects to be supported by $20M grant

WATCH: Ontario government unveils research projects to be supported by $20M grant

The goal is for researchers to be able to find ways to prevent, detect, and treat COVID-19
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CANADA: Cineplex lays off 130 workers in Canada and U.S. amid COVID-19 troubles

CANADA: Cineplex lays off 130 workers in Canada and U.S. amid COVID-19 troubles

Cuts will include senior executives due to retire
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CANADA: PMO didn't direct me to choose WE for volunteer program, youth minister says

CANADA: PMO didn't direct me to choose WE for volunteer program, youth minister says

Trudeau, and now his finance minister, are facing ethics probes for their roles in the affair and the fate of the Canada Student Service Grant is uncertain
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COVID-19: CDC extends U.S. ban on cruise ships through September

COVID-19: CDC extends U.S. ban on cruise ships through September

From March 1 through July 10, there have been nearly 3,000 cases of COVID-19 or similar illnesses and 34 deaths on cruise ships, according to the CDC
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COVID-19: Restaurants may be reopening, but that doesn’t make indoor dining safe, experts say

COVID-19: Restaurants may be reopening, but that doesn’t make indoor dining safe, experts say

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ONTARIO: Province to receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

ONTARIO: Province to receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

This funding will help provide critical services, Ford says
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CANADA: Feds, provinces reach deal on $19 billion in funding for reopening

CANADA: Feds, provinces reach deal on $19 billion in funding for reopening

The money is to help the lower-tier governments with needs such as funding child care, bailing out cities whose expenses have soared and revenues plunged, increasing contact-tracing capacity, and buying personal protective equipment
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CANADA: Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist

CANADA: Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist

Dylan Perceval-Maxwell was shown the door on July 8
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WATCH: Province announces more risk management funding for farmers

WATCH: Province announces more risk management funding for farmers

Today's COVID-19 briefing will take place at a farm in Chatham
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CANADA: Royal Canadian Navy to replace 'seaman' in rank titles with gender-neutral term

CANADA: Royal Canadian Navy to replace 'seaman' in rank titles with gender-neutral term

Commander says the change it aimed at making navy's most junior members feel safe and proud of their rank and profession, acknowledging the double entendre associated with the term 'seaman'
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