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City, Metrolinx enter into agreement regarding bus corridor on Dundas in Mississauga The City of Mississauga has announced it has made an agreement with Metrolinx for the Preliminary Design and Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) for the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corrido	Confusion, frustration abound as feds weigh options for $900M student program OTTAWA -- Anxious students and non-profit groups say they're frustrated over a lack of answers from the federal government as they wait to hear what will happen to the $900-million volunteering
Mayor speaks out against anti-Semitic statement at Mississauga protest A Jewish advocacy group has accused a protest that occurred in Mississauga of spreading an anti-Semitic message.	New Ontario law makes it harder to sue companies via class action TORONTO -- Ontario lawmakers approved a bill on Wednesday that sets a higher bar for class action suits, and experts say it will be harder for consumers to sue businesses.
Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis OTTAWA -- Fixing the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority in the recovery	Photos surface of Andrew Scheer failing to wear mask while travelling OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was spotted Tuesday in a Toronto airport lounge not wearing a mandatory mask.
Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada OTTAWA -- China is threatening retaliation against Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a new security law giving Beijing more control over Hong Kong.	Ontario deploys emergency management team to address Essex farm outbreak Premier Doug Ford says a team from the province’s emergency management agency has been deployed to Windsor-Essex to help address a large COVID-19 farm outbreak.
Advocacy group staging protests against new provincial long-term care bill The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) is staging protests across the province in relation to a new bill proposed by the Ford government.	Launch of COVID-19 contact tracing app in Ontario delayed A new mobile app meant to help with contact tracing of COVID-19 cases won't roll out across Ontario today as planned.