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Back to school plans across the country
Thursday, Jul 30, 2020
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.
British Columbia
Quebec reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death
Thursday, Jul 30, 2020MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in the past 24 hours.
The province has now recorded 59,131 total cases of the novel coronavirus and 5,673 deaths.
The number of hospitalizations increased by 18 for a total of 208, and 18 of those patients are in intensive care, an increase of nine from the previous day.
Ontario long-term care COVID commission to report by end of April
Thursday, Jul 30, 2020TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford declined to say Wednesday whether the province's newly launched commission into the effects of COVID-19 on the long-term care system would be empowered to make binding recommendations, prompting critics to question the value of the initiative.
Quebec sees 'worrying spike' in COVID-19 infections among young people
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020MONTREAL - Quebec authorities said Monday the COVID-19 pandemic in the province remains largely under control, but described what they said was a worrying increase of infections among teens and young adults.
Municipalities to receive up to $4 billion from province, feds to offset COVID
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020TORONTO - Ontario municipalities will receive up to $4 billion in funding to help cover the costs incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with up to half earmarked for public transit, the province said Monday.
Premier Doug Ford said the money, provided in partnership with the federal government, will be doled out in the coming months.
B.C. pauses controversial overdose bill affecting youth, but groups say drop it
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has paused legislation aimed at detaining youth under 19 in care after they overdose but the representative for children and youth joined advocates calling on the province to withdraw it altogether.
Commons finance committee to hash out details of Trudeau testimony on WE deal
Monday, Jul 27, 2020OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons finance committee will meet this afternoon to figure out the details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's planned testimony.
Ousted Tory legislator says new law gives Ford too much power
Thursday, Jul 23, 2020TORONTO - A former Progressive Conservative legislator ousted from the party caucus for voting against a sweeping new law that extends pandemic emergency orders said she opposed the measure because it gives Premier Doug Ford's government too much power.
Ontario Together Fund Investment will Help Deliver Online Tools and Supports to Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Thursday, Jul 23, 2020TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) with $110,000 from the Ontario Together Fund to deliver online tools and resources that will support Indigenous businesses as the province implements its made-in-Ontario plan for renewal, growth, and economic recovery.