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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her second federal budget Thursday promising a return to "fiscal responsibility" after years of big COVID-related spending. Some of the Liberal Party's major 2021 election promises were left on the cutting room floor.

Brandon Sun By: Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 11:27 AM CST Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 OTTAWA - As the government moves to train 4,000 new personal support workers across the country, Parliaments budget watchdog estimates it will cost $38.5 million over two years. Personal support workers Ana Nguyen, right, and Olivia Proudfoot tend to Israel Gorlick at Sprin...

Christopher Reynolds Personal support workers Ana Nguyen, right, and Olivia Proudfoot tend to Israel Gorlick at Springhurst Manor in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Training 4,000 new personal support workers across the country will cost an estimated $38.5 million over two years, the PBO said Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young February 09, 2021 - 9:27 AM OTTAWA - As the government moves to train 4,000 new personal support workers across the country, Parliaments b...

It was welcome news to see vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 virus begin in Ontario in December, and that the first recipient was a personal support worker from a long-term care home, Anita Quidangen. However, a successful vaccination campaign will not end the crisis in long-term care. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in catastrophic levels of illness and death: 81 per cent of the total COVID-19 deaths that occurred in Canada during the first wave were in long-term care homes, which i...