Once approved, an operator has 60 days to refund families 25 percent of fees retroactively paid through April 1 for eligible children. Read more: Toronto parents could see daycare fees drop in the fall, city says Of the approximately 900 for-profits that are members of the Ontario Association of Independent Child Care Centers (OAICC), “not one” has said they have opted in so far. “Some have already opted out. Most are waiting to see what resolution can be reached with the province,” said Maggie Moser, director of the OAICC....

In the East, however, security- and economic-focused blocs led by Beijing and Moscow are trying to recruit new members of their own, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, two major rivals in the Middle East whose interest in supporting the cooperation on this new front could have a significant impact on the global geopolitical balance. The two bodies in question are the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS. The former was established in 2001 as a six-member political, economic and military coalition including China, Russia and the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan before enlisting South Asian foes India and Pakistan in 2017, while the latter is a group emerging economic powers originally consisting of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) at its inception in 2006, and including South Africa in 2010....

After a day of talks on Wednesday, a package was agreed with the Unite union, which sources said essentially met its demand to restore the 10% pay cut introduced during the pandemic. A one-off bonus payment for 2022 worth 10% of pay was earlier rejected. The offer will now be put to a vote by Unite members, but both sides hope the deal will resolve the immediate dispute. A British Airways spokesman said: “We are very pleased that, after working with the unions, they have decided not to issue dates for industrial action....

A day after Ontario announced its third wave, Adrian Dix said cases in British Columbia are also trending up, though not as significantly as hospitalizations. “We don’t see a significant increase in intensive care in more serious outcomes for people who are hospitalized and test positive for COVID-19,” Dix told Early Edition host Stephen Quinn. As of Thursday, 369 people are in hospital with the novel coronavirus, including 36 in intensive care, according to the BC COVID-19 dashboard....

“We need to sell them F-16s and modernize these jets as well. “It is not in our interest not to do that,” Biden told a news conference after a summit of NATO leaders in Madrid.

The president voiced his support for a temporary change in the Senate rules, which is generally opposed, during a press conference following the NATO summit in Madrid. The president also blamed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion as “destabilizing” and “outrageous”. “The most important thing we need to be clear about is that we need to change – I think we are codifying Roe vs....

I remember using it to run a modified version of Pokémon Go (yeah, I’m not proud of it, but catching and showing off Pokémon that weren’t available in my country was cool at the time), playing Flappy Birds on large screen and even using WhatsApp for messaging when it was not available as a web version. Since then, I’ve been out of the Bluestacks loop and recently realized that the company has launched a new free service ‘Bluestacks X’ with cloud gaming....

Asked if he would run for Tory leader when there is a vacancy, he told Sky News: “There is no vacancy.” On the basis that the odds are good for him at the moment, he said: “First of all, I will work very hard to make sure this team continues to perform. The Prime Minister is focused on delivery, delivery, delivery.” Pressed on whether his reason for taking the job had anything to do with personal ambitions, he said: “No, as I told you, sometimes going away can give you a breather, I dare say, but the idea that you have to respond I think that the country is the right one”....

Expectations are that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at both of the next two FOMC meetings in July and September. According to CME’s FedWatch tool, there is a 93.9% chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 75 basis points at the end of this month. That’s up more than 10% from yesterday’s FedWatch tool which predicted there was an 83.8% chance of a 75 basis point rate hike....

“Usually there are skeptics during the qualifying slam weeks. The 300 kids don’t play with anyone who is 250 that week and can earn 80 points. I think it’s like 25 points for the final round qualifiers. I mean, this is the story of tennis for a long time, for many different reasons. “I’m thankful I got into the third round of Wimbledon, to be honest. I would play Wimbledon with no points and no cash prize....

Britain’s Boris Johnson defied pressure from senior ministers and a growing rebellion within his party to resign on Wednesday, vowing to remain prime minister and fight any attempt to oust him. After more than 30 resignations from within the government and with many MPs in his Conservative Party in open rebellion, some ministers went to Downing Street to tell Johnson he had to go, a source said. Someone encouraged him to make a dignified exit by setting his own timetable rather than face a vote of confidence....

No injuries were reported in the blaze at St Mark’s Square in Bromley, which was tackled by 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. Half of the five-room apartment on the 15th floor was destroyed by the fire – and part of the roof was also damaged. About 120 people have been evacuated. Credit: PA Images Firefighters were called at 11.58am on Sunday morning and the fire was brought under control by 4....

Das war vor 25 Jahren noch ganz anders. Als die Briten die damalige Kronkolonie an Peking übergaben, versprach Deng Xiaoping Hongkong, dass sie Teil Chinas werden könnten, ohne sich sofort der Kommunistischen Partei zu ergeben. Sein Versprechen hatte einen Namen: ein Land, zwei Systeme. Es war eine bemerkenswerte Idee, die von der kommunistischen Führung genutzt wurde, um Hongkongs Ängste vor einer Rückkehr unter chinesisches Dach nach 156 Jahren britischer Herrschaft zu zerstreuen....

A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding families by selling body parts of the deceased without their relatives’ consent. Megan Hess ran the Sunset Mesa funeral home and a human body parts business called Donor Services out of the same building. He admitted in federal court Tuesday that he defrauded at least a dozen families who wanted their loved ones cremated. Court records show her body dealer company collected heads, spines, legs and arms and then sold them – mostly for surgical and educational purposes....

Im Live-Ticker informiert Sie NDR.de außerdem heute – Freitag, 1. Juli 2022 – über die Folgen der Coronavirus-Pandemie für Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Hamburg. Die Grundlagen in Kürze: Lauterbach sieht „große Schwierigkeiten im Herbst“ Expertenpanel: Indoor-Masken sind ein wirksames Instrument Viertklässler haben pandemiebedingt große Lerndefizite Herbstwelle? Bundesländer fordern Klarheit von Bund zu Corona-Maßnahmen Kassenärzte fordern ein Ende “sinnloser” Bürgeruntersuchungen Das Schützenfest in Hannover beginnt mit Vorsicht Bestätigte Neuerkrankungen im Norden: 14....

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily update on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The energy price cap has been raised to record levels increasing the cost the government will pay to cover supporting energy bills. Ofgem raised the price cap to 67p per unit for electricity and 17p for gas from January. The decision will not affect how much households pay for their energy because the government said electricity will cost 34p per unit and gas 10....