Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Officials in southern Ontario fined businesses, charged anti-maskers and busted at least one massive party over the weekend as the province recorded another 1,708 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The enforcement in York, Hamilton and Peel came after a week that saw record-setting viral case […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The federal Liberals will provide Canadians with a long-awaited update on the health of federal finances later today, and potentially unveil a suite of new spending. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the fall economic statement in the House of Commons around 4 p.m. local […]
The past seven days have seen 25 new cases appear in the Northwest Health Unit catchment area. The majority have been in Kenora, prompting the health unit to move to “Yellow-Protect.” This week, 21 new cases have been reported in Kenora, two in Sioux Lookout, one in the Dryden/Red Lake […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,746 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 622 new cases are in Toronto, 390 are in Peel Region and 217 cases in York Region. The province also reported 102 new COVID-19 cases related […]
Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canadian egg and poultry farmers who’ve lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will soon have access to $691 million in federal cash, Canada’s agriculture minister announced Saturday. Marie-Claude Bibeau shared details of the long-awaited funds in a virtual news conference. […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of -7 C (19 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of minus-two (28) and a low of minus-four (25). Saturday will be sunny during […]
The Associated PressZeke MillerColleen LongAlanna Durkin Richer WASHINGTON–Monday seemed like the end of President Donald Trump’s relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” and Trump cleared the way for co-operation on a transition of power. But his baseless claims have […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – A renowned psychiatrist is testifying about the link between autism and mass murder at the trial for a man who killed 10 people and injured 16 others in what’s become known as the Toronto van attack. Dr. John Bradford says only a small number of […]
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Natali Trivuncic
Natali Trivuncic
The Bargain Shop is halfway through its annual toy drive to support charities in the community, and is excited by the community’s show of support so far. The toy drive began on Nov. 14. The shop will be collecting monetary donations, as well as toy donations until Dec. 5. So […]
The Canadian Press Ontario has decided to stop changing the clocks twice a year – if Quebec and New York State follow suit. A bill introduced by Tory politician Jeremy Roberts passed in the legislature Wednesday. The attorney general will have discretion to enact the legislation if the other two […]
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Lindsay Whitehurst
Lindsay Whitehurst
SALT LAKE CITY – Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications. Then on Monday, while he was sorting his spare change – some from a childhood piggy […]
