TORONTO – Health Minister Christine Elliott says the first shipment of an antiviral COVID-19 treatment has arrived in Ontario. The oral antiviral drug Paxlovid is meant to protect against hospitalization and death. Elliott has previously said Ontario was set to receive 10,000 courses of treatment in January, and she says […]
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By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – A Florida man is set to appear in U.S. court today, charged with sneaking migrants across the Canada-U.S. border in a perilous human-smuggling scheme that cost the lives of four people, including an infant. Steve Shand, 47, will appear by video before a Minnesota judge for a detention […]
By Erika Ibrahim
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – A federation representing truckers across Canada has denounced a series of planned protests against the federal government’s cross-border travel vaccine mandate, arguing such demonstrations aren’t a safe or effective way of resisting the policy. The Canadian Trucking Alliance spoke out against the pending protests in a statement issued […]
Sandra Piccinato, 59, of Frances, Ont., passed away on Saturday January 22, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Judy Carlson, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
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IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut has become the latest jurisdiction to sign onto the federal government’s $10-a-day child-care program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the $66-million deal virtually this morning with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok joining from a daycare in Iqaluit. Trudeau says the deal means Nunavut’s daycare fees will be […]
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MONTREAL – The senior military officer once tasked with overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive will be in a Quebec courtroom today to face allegations of sexual misconduct. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was charged with one count of sexual assault in August 2021, related to an alleged incident in 1988. Fortin has […]
By Danielle Edwards
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Halifax artist Jessica Wiebe served eight years in the Canadian Armed Forces as an artillery gunner, often the lone woman in a male-dominated environment. Now she draws on that experience, and her mental and physical struggles after leaving the military, to create her art. “I really want to bring awareness […]
By Melissa Couto Zuber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A study on indoor air quality and housing characteristics in isolated First Nations communities found elevated rates of respiratory infections and wheezing in young children, which authors associate with poor conditions within their homes. Researchers analyzed factors that could affect respiratory health in four First Nations communities in the Sioux […]
By Mark Sherman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard University, a private […]
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CAIRO (AP) – Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities Monday, activists said, continuing relentless anti-coup protests that have rocked the country since a military coup three months ago. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in several locations in the […]
By John Pye
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Alize Cornet dropped to her knees on the hard blue court, clasped her hands and took a few moments to let it sink in. In her 17th trip to the Australia Open, her 63rd run at a Grand Slam, and two days after celebrating her 32nd […]
