The federal government’s nearly $6 billion financial support package for Air Canada announced Monday includes billions of dollars to help the struggling airline rebuild from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the conditions in the deal are guaranteed refunds for flights cancelled due to the pandemic, along with the restoration of regional routes that were previously suspended and job protection for the airline’s remaining employees.

What do travelers need to know about the package? 

GUEST: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

The Liberal government is approaching the release of this year’s Federal budget in a strong position to form a majority government in the next election, a new Ipsos poll suggests.

Yet the Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News suggests the budget itself could potentially impact that support, with eight in 10 Canadians saying the Liberals should aim for balancing the books if they want to earn their vote.

Despite that, 66 per cent of Canadians also said they support running up whatever size deficit is necessary to Canada through the pandemic — up nine points since Ipsos asked the same question in September.

GUEST: Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs

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Students will be staying in remote learning indefinitely following the April Break as the province continues to see record breaking COVID-19 cases and ICU numbers, the Ontario government says.

Premier Doug Ford made the announcement alongside Lecce, Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health at Queen’s Park Monday afternoon.

No timeline has been set for when students might resume in-class instruction.

GUEST: Harvey Bischof, President of OSSTF (Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation)

GUEST: Chris Bauch, Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Infectious Disease Outbreaks with the University of Waterloo

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An extensive French study has surveyed nations’ responses to COVID-19 and concludes that those taking an aggressive “Zero COVID” approach fared better than others by both health and economic measures.

The study rests its analysis in part on the experience of Canada, where six large provinces face steeply rising infection rates tied to evolved variants of the virus, while provinces and territories that hewed closer to the Zero COVID approach do not.

Zero COVID, also called Go for Zero or elimination, employs a range of tactics designed to drive infection rates to negligible. Such tactics include one hard serious lockdown followed by strategic testing, active surveillance and tight border controls.

GUEST: Andrew Nikiforuk, bestselling author and award winning journalist

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The federal Liberals have voted to shut down a defence committee probe into allegations of hight-level sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces.

That decision comes as the Conservatives and NDP members of the committee argue no one has yet taken responsibility and the probe should continue, but as one prominent group of survivors says the meetings have become too partisan.

The federal government promised an independent review of the problem back in February but for more than two months has offered no details of what that will look like. Are the Liberals serious about fixing the problem?

GUEST: Amanda Connolly, Journalist for Global News

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Prosecution wraps up case in Chauvin murder trial with tearful testimony from Floyd's brother.

The Defence is expected to begin its case today.

GUEST: Thane Rosenbaum, CBS Radio Legal Analyst

The big story out of Sunday was of roads untaken. Matsuyama didn’t so much win in the final round, as he did hang on for the ride.

The victory makes him the first Japanese Masters champion in history. The weight of that accomplishment appeared to come bearing down on him as he maybe too casually stroked in a short putt to take it by a single stroke.

GUEST: Greg Brady, Host of the Greg Brady Show 6-9am on 640 Toronto