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Morgan Sharp
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News, Next Gen Insider
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August 12th 2020
High school students in Toronto say they worry about online learning and how vaguely they’ve been kept apprised of logistics for the half-days they’ll be attending classes physical and virtual when schools reopen in September.
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More in today's news
The province’s messaging around pandemic protocols seems contradictory when it comes to kids in school, say parents and teachers.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| August 12th 2020
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Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 12th 2020
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It’s crucial that we don’t accelerate deeper into danger, like we did after the last recession.
Barry Saxifrage, Chris Hatch
Analysis
| August 12th 2020
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Yuko Suda is a farmer. A farmer who can’t afford a farm. Instead, she rents her land, an increasingly common practice for new farmers across B.C. — one she worries won’t be sustainable long term. It’s an issue facing most young farmers in the province, one that threatens both their livelihoods and Canadians’ long-term access to food.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News, Food Insider
| August 12th 2020
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The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 12th 2020
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, to shut down speculation that he's about to fire his finance minister, saying he has full confidence in Bill Morneau and that any reports to the contrary are false.
Joan Bryden
News, Politics
| August 12th 2020
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Canada's top public servant says federal officials did not probe the WE organization's financial situation or governance structure when doing homework on a deal with the charity to administer a pandemic grant program for student volunteers.
Teresa Wright
News, Politics
| August 12th 2020
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Canada will not cut corners to get a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 approved, the country's chief public health officer said on Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
Mia Rabson
News, Politics
| August 12th 2020
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From the archives
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Tyee Bridge
Opinion
| May 2nd 2019
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