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Federal government to require vaccinations for all federal public servants, air and train passengers

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that the federal government will soon require that all public servants be vaccinated — a mandate that he said will also be implemented by Crown corporations and other federally regulated businesses in the coming weeks.A person waits to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in…

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Federal government to spend $12B on Toronto, Hamilton transit

The federal government said Tuesday it will spend $12 billion on transit projects in Toronto and Hamilton. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the money will go toward four Toronto transit projects already underway, as well as a light rail transit line set to run through Hamilton’s downtown core.The Ontario government is currently working on four transit projects in Toronto…

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