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ONTARIO: Province, two psychiatrists found liable for 'experimental forms of therapy' in Penetang

ONTARIO: Province, two psychiatrists found liable for 'experimental forms of therapy' in Penetang

Patients were given LSD and locked in a room together naked, sometimes strapped to another patient at the former Oak Ridge facility
CANADA: Tim Hortons mobile ordering app under investigation by privacy agencies

CANADA: Tim Hortons mobile ordering app under investigation by privacy agencies

The federal Privacy Commissioner's office says it considers this to be an issue of great importance to Canadians given the very sensitive privacy issues it raises
CANADA: New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor

CANADA: New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor

The hotspots in the past few days include parts of Saskatchewan, Toronto, Montreal and around the border town of Windsor
ONTARIO: Immunity from COVID lawsuits 'a real concern,' says lawyer

ONTARIO: Immunity from COVID lawsuits 'a real concern,' says lawyer

Lawyer behind class-action lawsuit against Sienna Living asks: 'On what basis would there be to give an entire industry immunity for negligence?'
WATCH: Province to establish task force to end criminal activity, violence in towing industry

WATCH: Province to establish task force to end criminal activity, violence in towing industry

The goal of the task force will be to help develop a regulatory model that will increase safety and enforcement, clarify protections for consumers, improve industry standards, and consider tougher penalties for violators
WATCH: Feds to extend rent assistance program for small businesses

WATCH: Feds to extend rent assistance program for small businesses

Trudeau also said that COVID-19 modelling numbers will be released later today
ONTARIO: Guelph artist's Instagram 'blows up' after Britney Spears shares her art

ONTARIO: Guelph artist's Instagram 'blows up' after Britney Spears shares her art

'It's surreal' says Jenna Paddey of all the attention that's happened after the pop star shared her bee art
BEYOND LOCAL: Fallout from COVID-19 shutdown means 117M people worldwide missed vaccinations, WHO says

BEYOND LOCAL: Fallout from COVID-19 shutdown means 117M people worldwide missed vaccinations, WHO says

The World Health Organization estimates that 117 million people worldwide may have missed a vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
CANADA: Feds commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion

CANADA: Feds commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion

Canada's contribution includes $180 million to address the immediate humanitarian and development impacts of the pandemic and $120 million towards a new initiative called the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator
CANADA: Air Canada, WestJet to drop physical distancing policies as air travel ticks up

CANADA: Air Canada, WestJet to drop physical distancing policies as air travel ticks up

Carrier to revert to United Nation's aviation agency and International Air Transport Association trade group health recommendations, some of which run contrary to Transport Canada recommendations