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COVID-19: Air Canada to recall 2,600 workers, extend deadline for refunds

COVID-19: Air Canada to recall 2,600 workers, extend deadline for refunds

Air Canada laid off tens of thousands of workers as the pandemic swept Canada, including 16,500 last March, when the crisis began
CANADA: How to tell if a call from 'CRA' is legitimate or a scam

CANADA: How to tell if a call from 'CRA' is legitimate or a scam

If you think it might really be the government calling you about your taxes, you should verify it is before you do anything, experts say
COVID-19: Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says

COVID-19: Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says

The Ukrainian Airlines flight was shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 passengers and crew including 85 Canadians and permanent residents
ONTARIO: Province to launch integrated employment services system as unemployment rises

ONTARIO: Province to launch integrated employment services system as unemployment rises

The new system, called Employment Ontario, is set to take effect in nine new areas next year, and in additional areas after that
ONTARIO: Province unlikely to balance budget by 2030 despite post-pandemic growth, report says

ONTARIO: Province unlikely to balance budget by 2030 despite post-pandemic growth, report says

The FAO said economic growth could be slower if public health measures and vaccinations fail to contain a resurgence of the virus
ONTARIO: Province set to introduce legislation to invoke notwithstanding clause

ONTARIO: Province set to introduce legislation to invoke notwithstanding clause

The proposed legislation would allow the governing Progressive Conservatives to restore changes to election finance law that a judge declared unconstitutional this week
COVID-19: Ontario to update projections, vaccination rollout update ahead of reopening

COVID-19: Ontario to update projections, vaccination rollout update ahead of reopening

New COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have dropped in recent weeks and the province is moving ahead with the first step of its reopening plan a few days early
ONTARIO: Judge rules against third-party campaign finance rules

ONTARIO: Judge rules against third-party campaign finance rules

Justice Edward Morgan's judgment declared the sections of the Election Finances Act involved in the court challenge to be no longer in force
CANADA: London attack comes amid federal government inaction on Islamophobia, expert says

CANADA: London attack comes amid federal government inaction on Islamophobia, expert says

Wilfrid Laurier prof says the attack that left four members of a Muslim family dead is another episode in a series of attacks that targeted Muslim Canadians across the country in the last few years amid lack of concerted government action to tackle the rise in Islamophobia
CANADA: Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools

CANADA: Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools

Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says an apology would not only recognize the harms caused by residential schools, but would also be a sign of respect and the first step toward healing