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CANADA: Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units, minister says

CANADA: Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units, minister says

Units were implemented in response to criticisms of solitary confinement, allowing inmates who require isolation better access to programming and mental-health care
CANADA: Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report

CANADA: Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report

Navdeep Bains says Canada's superclusters, which fuse public and private money to promote innovation, are succeeding in commercializing ideas and creating middle-class jobs
CANADA: Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses

CANADA: Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses

The Migrant Rights Network said a growing number of the workers who come from abroad to care for children, the sick and the elderly in employers' homes have reported issues like underpayment of wages, longer work hours and even evictions
ONTARIO: Ford says COVID-19 numbers 'moving in right direction'

ONTARIO: Ford says COVID-19 numbers 'moving in right direction'

Ford's comments come days after the province reported its highest single-day increase in new infections since the start of the pandemic
CANADA: EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat

CANADA: EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat

Shortcomings in EI, such as fair worker coverage and access to benefits when needed, have been exposed by the pandemic, commissioners say
ONTARIO: Province's long-term care commission will grant workers anonymity

ONTARIO: Province's long-term care commission will grant workers anonymity

Employees expressed fears of losing jobs, having their hours reduced for speaking out about the spread of COVID-19 in long term care homes across the province, minister says
ONTARIO: Party of 50 teens draws $800 fine in East Ferris

ONTARIO: Party of 50 teens draws $800 fine in East Ferris

The host, an 18-year-old person from East Ferris was charged
CANADA: Tech CEOs want prosperity strategy from Trudeau

CANADA: Tech CEOs want prosperity strategy from Trudeau

In a letter they sent to Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, 133 executives say Canada needs a plan to champion innovators and help build new jobs and industries as the country grapples with the economic impacts of COVID-19
ONTARIO: Doug Ford gives support to Niagara MPP under fire for posing in tight crowd with no masks

ONTARIO: Doug Ford gives support to Niagara MPP under fire for posing in tight crowd with no masks

Ontario Hospital Association CEO calls for Sam Oosterhoff's resignation
ONTARIO: Thanksgiving festivities may have affected COVID-19 numbers in hot spots

ONTARIO: Thanksgiving festivities may have affected COVID-19 numbers in hot spots

Christine Elliott also says the province imposed stricter health measures on hot spot regions around the same time and those may help lead to lower case counts