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Parents across the province are now eligible for up to $200 and $250 to help offset their child’s education costs.

The Ontario government has announced new Catch Up Payments that they say will help to put more money back into parents’ pockets and help students across the province overcome learning gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We recognize the challenge on the horizon – the insecurity in the global economy,” explains Education Minister Stephen Lecce, in a virtual announcement on October 20.

John Tavares scored two power-play goals and Auston Matthews contributed three assists to propel the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

David Kampf and Michael Bunting also had goals for the Leafs, who were kicking off a five-game NHL road trip.

Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves for Toronto (4-2-0), giving him victories in all four starts he's made this season.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets (2-3-0) in front of a sellout crowd of 15,325 fans at Canada Life Centre, many clad in Leafs jerseys.

A former senior officer for the Ontario Provincial Police says the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa could have been ended without the federal Emergencies Act.

Former Chief Supt. Carson Pardy told the public inquiry examining the invocation of the act Friday that plans to clear the demonstrations were consistently delayed because of confusion and disorganization within the ranks of Ottawa police, and that the chief of police didn't trust his OPP team.

Pardy said emergency powers proved "critical," giving police power to tow and hold vehicles without laying charges. 

A Kingston man who had been hunting in the Red Lake area in 2018 is facing $7,000 in fines after being charged for shooting at a six-month-old dog, its owner and another hunter.

Court heard that an investigation determined that on October 23, 2018, Larry Hollister of Kingston was moose hunting from his ATV on a logging road between Ear Falls and Red Lake.

The Broncos hosted the Eagles in NorWossa court sports action yesterday.

Dryden and Kenora split the afternoon, with the Broncos winning in Junior and Senior Boys’ Volleyball action. The Junior Girls won in basketball, but the Seniors lost 59-30.

The TA Saints are also back from court sports action in Atikokan.

The Saints took down the Voyageurs in Senior and Junior Girls' Basketball and Senior Boys' Volleyball, but the Junior Boys lost in two sets.

Next league play will be Wednesday when they host Rainy River.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says a global recession is likely, making it challenging for Canada to avoid a similar economic downturn. 

While testifying before the Senate banking committee on Thursday, Carney said Canada may fare better than others because of mitigating factors such as the country's ties to the U.S. as well as the strong labour market recovery after the pandemic.

A senior Ontario Provincial Police officer is expected to be cross-examined this morning at the federal government's inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act.

Supt. Craig Abrams told the commission yesterday that his officers saw dysfunction in the ranks of the Ottawa Police Service even from the early days of the protest. 

He said Ottawa police failed to come up with an operational plan and were not properly deploying OPP officers sent to Ottawa to help patrol the "Freedom Convoy" protests in February.

A study suggests lower-income and younger people may be more at risk of developing lung cancer long-term because they can't afford to remove radon gas from their homes.

The study, from a multidisciplinary team of cancer researchers at the University of Calgary and University of British Columbia, was published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports at Nature.com.

The researchers interviewed those living in nearly 3,000 households across Canada who had tested for and found radon in their homes.

Sachigo Lake First Nation community members can now enjoy clean water from their taps after construction wrapped up at their water treatment plant – ending their long-term boil water advisory.

Indigenous Services Canada says the boil water advisory was lifted on October 12 after an upgrade to the community’s water treatment system and expansion of the wastewater lagoon. The advisory had affected nearly 200 homes and 5 community buildings.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be spreading cheer across Canada once again this year!

The CP Holiday Train shifted to a virtual concert event for the previous two years due to COVID-19, with CP making donations to food banks on behalf of communities.

But CP Spokesperson Salem Woodrow says the annual holiday train will be returning to make its way through Canada this holiday season, as staff hope to collect as much food and raise as much money as they can for food banks across the country.