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ONTARIO: Low student loan interest rates could be an opportunity for head start on investing

ONTARIO: Low student loan interest rates could be an opportunity for head start on investing

The federal government announced that the interest rate on the federal portion of student loans will be frozen at 0 per cent until 2023, which some financial planners say could be an opportunity for young Canadians to look at diverting money into long-term saving plans
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers

Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers

Critics slammed Premier Doug Ford's government for failing to come up with its own plan to implement the long-demanded measure, which experts have said would help curb workplace spread of COVID-19
Ontario introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving

Ontario introducing harsher penalties for speeding, stunt driving

The government introduced legislation Monday that would, among other things, increase vehicle impoundment times and lengthen licence suspensions
ONTARIO: Advocates call for national long-term care standards

ONTARIO: Advocates call for national long-term care standards

The Ontario Health Coalition held a virtual protest calling on the provincial and federal governments to implement nationalized standards for long-term care facilities
WORLD: Netflix chooses Toronto as location for its corporate office in Canada

WORLD: Netflix chooses Toronto as location for its corporate office in Canada

Netflix said in February it planned to open an office in this country but was still figuring out the location
OPINION: Canadians should be able to access dental care with a health card instead of a credit card

OPINION: Canadians should be able to access dental care with a health card instead of a credit card

Dentists and emergency physicians see the consequences of poor oral health on a daily basis
Mixing COVID-19 vaccines may have more than one benefit: Infectious disease expert

Mixing COVID-19 vaccines may have more than one benefit: Infectious disease expert

Dr. Lisa Barrett says the evidence available points to it being better and more effective to get mRNA for the first COVID-19 vaccine dose and another type of vaccine for the second.
COVID-19: Quebec reports first blood clot death in Canada following AstraZeneca vaccine

COVID-19: Quebec reports first blood clot death in Canada following AstraZeneca vaccine

Quebec's public health director said the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks, and the province always knew that rare complications were possible
ONTARIO: Why didn't police intervene when a Tillsonburg golf course reopened?

ONTARIO: Why didn't police intervene when a Tillsonburg golf course reopened?

Experts say while a lack of enforcement may undermine public faith in the rules, it isn't as simple as police slapping down a fine and calling it a day
COVID-19: Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says

COVID-19: Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says

Trudeau says the federal government is in close contact with the U.S. about procuring more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine