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Morgan Sharp
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News, Next Gen Insider
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October 16th 2020
Hospitality jobs were among the first to vanish when COVID-19 forced the shuttering of many public spaces in March, and those who did return are now disappearing again with a second wave of closures hitting parts of Ontario.
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More in today's news
The rise of COVID-19 has resulted in an increase in global poverty for the first time in years.
Andrew Lodge
Opinion
| October 16th 2020
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An environmental assessment of a proposed trade deal between Canada and the Mercosur countries ignores major environmental and human rights violations in Brazil, environmental advocates say.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News, Food Insider
| October 16th 2020
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The British Columbia Institute of Technology has launched its own EV maintenance training program. This week, a coalition of environmental and conservation groups recommended that the federal government provide funding for a national version.
Carl Meyer
News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| October 16th 2020
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Protection for big trees must be improved, writes Jens Wieting — we need a change in forest management overall, not just for old-growth trees.
Jens Wieting
Opinion
| October 16th 2020
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Chief Mike Sack of the Sipekne’katik First Nation has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to send additional law enforcement personnel to the area to ensure violence against Indigenous fishers is contained.
Michael Tutton, Canadian Press
News
| October 15th 2020
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An Ontario nuclear power company is getting $20 million from Ottawa to try to get its new small modular reactor in line with Canada’s safety regulations.
Mia Rabson, Canadian Press
News, Energy
| October 15th 2020
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From the archives
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Sandy Garossino
Opinion
| June 30th 2020
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