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COVID-19: Ontario plans travel tax credit for tourism within the province

COVID-19: Ontario plans travel tax credit for tourism within the province

Lisa MacLeod says that her ministry is in discussions with the finance ministry about the logistics but that it will be a 20 per cent return on every dollar spent
CANADA: Public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19

CANADA: Public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19

Not long after the global health crisis reached Canada, rates of public transit use across the country dropped by about 85 per cent, according to prof. Matti Siemiatycki of University of Toronto's geography and planning department
COVID-19: Ontario to spend $695M on municipalities to cover more pandemic expenses

COVID-19: Ontario to spend $695M on municipalities to cover more pandemic expenses

TORONTO — Ontario says it is providing $695 million to municipalities to help cover pandemic-related costs. The funding is part of a joint provincial-federal agreement reached earlier this year to help address pandemic expenses.
CANADA: Long-term care workers express relief, hope at pilot COVID-19 vaccine clinic

CANADA: Long-term care workers express relief, hope at pilot COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Eager to remember the historic moment, Limin Liu used her one free arm to hold her mobile phone up in the air and capture a selfie just as the needle entered her arm
ONTARIO: Energy board sets new electricity prices for households

ONTARIO: Energy board sets new electricity prices for households

Prices will fall on Jan. 1, but this will be offset by a government rebate cut
ONTARIO: Province asks hospitals to prepare surge capacity plans as COVID-19 cases rise

ONTARIO: Province asks hospitals to prepare surge capacity plans as COVID-19 cases rise

The Ontario Hospital Association says it's deeply concerned by the worsening pandemic and related pressure on hospitals
CANADA: How retailers are dealing with changing consumer habits

CANADA: How retailers are dealing with changing consumer habits

To adapt to changing consumer habits during COVID-19, small retailers in Canada have offered services like home delivery and curbside pickup
COVID-19: Working from home? Government making it easier to claim expenses

COVID-19: Working from home? Government making it easier to claim expenses

Eligible employees can claim $2 a day, to a maximum of $400
ONTARIO: Moderna vaccine key to immunization of nursing home residents, Hillier says

ONTARIO: Moderna vaccine key to immunization of nursing home residents, Hillier says

In the province's long-term care homes, 695 residents currently have COVID-19 and one new death has been reported today
CANADA: Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking in U.S.

CANADA: Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with sex trafficking in U.S.

The U.S. authorities allege that over a 25-year period, Nygard used his fashion company's influence, as well as its employees and funds, to recruit and use women and girls for his sexual gratification and the gratification of his friends and business associates