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ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

Comments come after feds announce agreements with pharma companies for millions of doses of potential vaccines
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CANADA: Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015

CANADA: Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015

Elections Canada now says voter turnout was up by 0.9 per cent
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CANADA: Feds decry death penalty after second Canadian sentenced in China this week

CANADA: Feds decry death penalty after second Canadian sentenced in China this week

Freeland did not link these two cases to the ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and China over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
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CANADA: StatsCan says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

CANADA: StatsCan says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

The figures beat market expectations
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CANADA: Food inspection agency says there are more than 750 unrequested seeds reports

CANADA: Food inspection agency says there are more than 750 unrequested seeds reports

Agency says the seeds appear to be low-risk
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WATCH: Feds, provincial government to spend $236.6M on COVID-19 assistance for child care centres

WATCH: Feds, provincial government to spend $236.6M on COVID-19 assistance for child care centres

The money is meant to help increase cleaning and infection control as well as support staffing needs
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CANADA: Commons committee hears from charity watchdog group as WE hearings continue

CANADA: Commons committee hears from charity watchdog group as WE hearings continue

Managing director of Charity Intelligence says she found concerns in two days of reviewing WE's financial data, prompting her to call management with questions
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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
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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
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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
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