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COVID-19: Ways to teach kindergarten kids to deal with stress, whether learning online or at school

COVID-19: Ways to teach kindergarten kids to deal with stress, whether learning online or at school

With some kindergarten children now participating in online learning, questions persist about how they will learn the competencies needed to help them flourish both socially and academically
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Criminal pardons would be less expensive, easier to get under Liberal budget plan

FEDERAL BUDGET: Criminal pardons would be less expensive, easier to get under Liberal budget plan

Proposals outlined in the federal budget Monday could undo measures introduced by Stephen Harper's Conservatives that made people wait longer and pay more to obtain a pardon
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COVID-19: N.L. sending health-care help to Ontario, rest of Atlantic Canada mulling it over

COVID-19: N.L. sending health-care help to Ontario, rest of Atlantic Canada mulling it over

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said his province will absolutely be sending front-line health care workers to pitch in, his wife among them
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind

FEDERAL BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind

The government will need to get at least one opposition party to support it to avoid a pandemic election this spring
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Highlights from the Liberal plan tabled Monday

FEDERAL BUDGET: Highlights from the Liberal plan tabled Monday

Budget records a $155 billion deficit for 2021-22
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COVID-19: No word on whether Ontario will accept Ottawa's offer to send health-care workers

COVID-19: No word on whether Ontario will accept Ottawa's offer to send health-care workers

There was no immediate word from Ford on Trudeau's promise, but a spokeswoman for the province's health minister issued a statement expressing gratitude for the offer
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ONTARIO: Ford government rejects NDP paid sick day motion

ONTARIO: Ford government rejects NDP paid sick day motion

DP Leader Andrea Horwath presented the motions - which required unanimous consent of the legislature to pass - during a session Sunday
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COVID-19: Nothing stopping provinces from offering AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults, federal health minister says

COVID-19: Nothing stopping provinces from offering AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults, federal health minister says

MP Patty Hadju noted that Health Canada has licensed the AstraZeneca shot for use in people over the age of 18
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CANADA: Feds expect 1M vaccine doses this week after Moderna delays delivery

CANADA: Feds expect 1M vaccine doses this week after Moderna delays delivery

The government has blamed a backlog in quality-assurance testing for the reduction, which will cut the number of doses Canada can expect this month in half and postpone their delivery by at least a week
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CANADA: Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth

CANADA: Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth

First budget in two years is expected to outline government plans for national child-care system, measures to boost affordable housing, and money aimed at greening economy
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