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CANADA: IIHF decision looming on world junior men's hockey championship

CANADA: IIHF decision looming on world junior men's hockey championship

The International Ice Hockey Federation's council will meet later this month to review the status of all tournaments in 2020-21
COVID-19: Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for home tests

COVID-19: Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for home tests

In June, the department indicated it would not review such applications
CANADA: Study says surgery backlog due to COVID-19 could take 84 weeks to clear

CANADA: Study says surgery backlog due to COVID-19 could take 84 weeks to clear

The provincial government instructed Ontario hospitals to cancel elective surgeries and other activities deemed not urgent in mid-March to prepare for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients
ONTARIO: School boards will need to "collapse" some classes, trustees group says

ONTARIO: School boards will need to "collapse" some classes, trustees group says

A spokesman for Canada's largest school board said in a typical year reorganization of classes happens within the first two weeks of school each year
COVID-19: Canadians filed more than 8,000 complaints about airlines to agency since March

COVID-19: Canadians filed more than 8,000 complaints about airlines to agency since March

The pandemic has devastated the airline industry, with billions of dollars in losses for Canadian carriers amid grounded flights and tight international borders
LIVE: Ford, seniors minister to hold press conference

LIVE: Ford, seniors minister to hold press conference

Village Media will carry the livestream
CANADA: Survey says COVID-19 is taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities

CANADA: Survey says COVID-19 is taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities

Almost half of participants said they've relied solely on non-employment income in the months since the outbreak hit
COVID-19: How to help your child cope with the back to school transition

COVID-19: How to help your child cope with the back to school transition

Parents can use coping-focused language that emphasizes the active role that children and adults are taking together to promote things going well
CANADA: Feds sign deals with two suppliers for potential COVID-19 vaccines

CANADA: Feds sign deals with two suppliers for potential COVID-19 vaccines

Deals are now in place for Canada to get access to vaccines being tested by both Johnson & Johnson and Novavax
ONTARIO: Teachers' unions to file labour board complaint over school reopening plan

ONTARIO: Teachers' unions to file labour board complaint over school reopening plan

With just weeks to go before classes start, the Ford government has faced increasing pressure over its COVID-19 pandemic back-to-school plan