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TORONTO 鈥?An Ontario member of provincial parliament who was accused of misrepresenting her COVID-19 vaccination status has resigned from the Progressive Conservative caucus, citing a breakdown in trust.The Tories announced earlier this month that Lindsey Park, who represents Durham, was being stripped of her role as parliamentary assistant to the attorney general.Government house leader Paul Calandra had said Park would remain in caucus after providing a medical exemption. He said he was under the impression in August that Park
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TORONTO 鈥?Labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to provide immediate financial aid to an airline industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.The heads of two pilots ; unions and Unifor have asked the federal government to offer carriers one per cent loans to the tune of $7 billion in total.The labour groups are seeking a combination of loan guaranties as well as direct financial aid, but say they are not seeking grants. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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stanley france ravel restrictions and dried-up demand continue to take a toll on the airline and tourism industries, with more than 30,000 employees laid off or furloughed at Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In its throne speech last week, the Liberal government pledged to 8220 upport regional routes, but has provided no details.The unions also called for funding to develop a quarantine and testing plan that would ramp up rapid viral tests for passengers as a step toward easing travel restrictions. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2020. ARTICLE CO
