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Workers eligible to receive the payments include staff working in long-term care homes, retirement homes, emergency shelters, supportive housing, social services congregate care settings, corrections institutions and youth justice facilities, as well as those providing home and community care and some staff in hospitals

Workers will receive a $4 per hour pandemic pay premium, on top of regular wages, for next 16 weeks

Emergency orders support seniors, the deafblind community, and vulnerable communities

Extension needed to keep people at home, safely containing spread of COVID-19, say government leaders

'We've modernized the legal system by about 25 years in 25 days. It's really quite phenomenal the work that's been done,' says attorney general

Ontario contributes to Canada Emergency Commerical Rent Assistance program; announcement on re-opening economy expected next week

Federal government says commerical rent relief will be available for the next three months; PM to discuss gradual re-opening of the economy with premiers Friday

The latest statement could open the door to more refunds from carriers that have cited the agency's stance in denying passenger requests to get back cash for services not rendered

The prospect of a dull summer is better than the alternative, public health officials say, as a hasty move to lift restrictions could increase rate of infection, deaths

A spokesman for the union said staff will be issued one mask per shift