Agri-food research is getting a boost, from a $6.52 million injection into more than 40 research projects across the province. Through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the Ontario government and the University of Guelph, funded research projects underway include: Enhancing integrated pest management for leaf diseases in […]
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Curvy Chick’s Jennifer Horton, left, Oh Boy Sweets’ Jen Tkachyk, Riverside Community Counselling Services’ community family violence counsellor Jacquee Loerzel and 807 & Co. Boutique’s Kaylie Lundgren marked Friday, November 13 as “Wear Purple Day” in the district as a part of Riverside Community Counselling Services’ “Shine the Light” campaign […]
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OTTAWA–Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says Chinese telecom giant Huawei rose to dominance by stealing the technology of the defunct Canadian firm Nortel. O’Toole is levelling the industrial-espionage charge against Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party as he announces that the Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to decide within 30 days […]
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Stephen Wade
Stephen Wade
TOKYO – As he toured the Athletes Village on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics – if a vaccine is available. Bach, who is visiting Tokyo this week for the first time since the Olympics were postponed, […]
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Mark Scolforo
Mark Scolforo
A hearing on the Trump campaign’s federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track for Tuesday after a judge quickly denied the campaign’s new lawyer’s request for a delay. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann told lawyers for Donald J. Trump for President Inc. […]
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Ontario will increase COVID-19 testing in its long-term care homes in an effort to pinpoint how the virus is getting into the facilities, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as more new cases and deaths were reported in the sector. Better surveillance testing for residents, staff and visitors – which is […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 569 cases are in Toronto, 256 in Peel Region and 94 in York Region. The province also reported 133 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
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Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received reports of three new positive COVID-19 test results – two in the Dryden / Red Lake region and one in the Kenora region, including one in a school. Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who […]
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MONTREAL–McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men’s varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen name. In April 2019, the university announced it was dropping the Redmen name effective immediately, saying it had […]
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Mary Clare Jalonick
Mary Clare Jalonick
WASHINGTON–Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, says he is quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus. Grassley, 87, did not say how he was exposed. He said he would follow doctor’s orders and “immediately quarantine” and work virtually as he waits for results of a test. “I’m feeling […]
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LONDON – English cricket’s governing body has commissioned a review into the lack of diversity among match officials amid allegations from two former umpires of institutionalized racism in the organization. John Holder had a 30-year career as a professional umpire before retiring in 2009, since when no non-white umpire has […]
Press Release Weechi-it-tewin Family Services will be holding a free Chili and Bannock Lunch, to promote awareness about domestic violence. The event is a public event, with pick-up and go service, T-Shirts and prize draws. Please wear a mask – a limited number are available on-site if needed. The event […]
