MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police say one person has died and four others are injured after a shooting west of Toronto on Saturday evening. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened at about 7:15 p.m. in Mississauga, Ont. They say one victim died at the scene, while the other four were […]
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TORONTO – Ontario has given the green light for 550 fully vaccinated health-care workers to attend tonight’s Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the visiting Montreal Canadiens in their North Division playoff series. Premier Doug Ford’s office says the frontline workers received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine […]
PARIS – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu is out of the French Open after suffering a first-round loss. The No. 6 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., lost 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7 to world No. 85 Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia on Monday in a three-hour, 20-minute match at the clay-court Grand Slam. Zidansek […]
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SYDNEY (AP) – Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games. The so-called Aussie Spirit will be in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, and will narrow the squad down from 23 to 15 ahead […]
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A sentencing hearing is set to begin today for a Toronto-area man found guilty in the killing and dismemberment of two women. Adam Strong, 47, was convicted in March of first-degree murder in the death of Rori Hache and of manslaughter in that of Kandis Fitzpatrick. The two women disappeared […]
The view of the river from Central Avenue might be looking different lately, but the continuing teardown of the mill means that sights like this, which would have been impossible for the general public to see in previous years, will become more common. According to Canadian National Demolition (CND) president […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Several Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days’ notice if the government decides to send students back to classrooms for the last month of the academic year. Pediatric hospitals and doctors have been calling on the government to immediately […]
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By Melissa Couto Zuber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TORONTO – A push to administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccines before they expire has shortened the recommended dosing interval for some Ontarians, but one expert says that any difference in protection is likely negligible. The province announced last week that the first cohort of Ontarians who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s two top officials expressed support Thursday for holding the Tokyo Olympics despite growing opposition to the event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel discussed the games with Prime Minister Yoshihide […]
By Hillel Italie
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Through the first year of the pandemic, the country’s independent booksellers have – so far – avoided disaster. On Thursday, the American Booksellers Association told The Associated Press that membership increased from 1,635 to 1,701 since May 2020, the additions a combination of brand-new stores and […]
