OTTAWA – Opposition parties are poised to approve a parliamentary probe of the Trudeau government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic despite growing objections from industry and experts. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Canada is the latest to express concerns about the probe, which is the subject of a Conservative motion that will […]
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Joseph Pisani
Joseph Pisani
NEW YORK – Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in New York each […]
The Canadian Press
Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald
HALIFAX – The First Nations chief behind a small but contentious fishing fleet trapping Nova Scotia lobster outside the regulated season raised concerns on Sunday about Ottawa’s latest bid to quell violent protests by non-Indigenous agitators. Chief Mike Sack of the Sipekne’katik First Nation said he has his doubts about […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today whether Ontario will impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions on two Toronto-area regions. Ford said Friday that the experts would look at the caseload in Halton and Durham regions over the weekend to determine whether they need to roll […]
The Associated Press
Barry Wilner
Barry Wilner
Tom Brady accounted for five touchdowns in a profitable trip to Las Vegas. The coach he left behind in New England led his team to six points and a third straight loss. For those who accept the premise that the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback left the Patriots to prove […]
The Canadian PressHolly McKenzie-Sutter Residents left behind in a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has been largely evacuated over a water crisis battled the cold and separation from relatives as they unloaded water deliveries and watched over the community on Sunday. Kelvin Moonias said he woke up feeling […]
The Canadian Press A dog in Ontario’s Niagara Region has tested positive for COVID-19, although researchers say most pet owners shouldn’t be worried. Positive tests for novel coronavirus in dogs are rare because they are typically asymptomatic and they get over the ailment relatively quickly. Scott Weese, the chief of […]
Holly McKenzie-Sutter The next week in Ontario’s battle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial, an infections diseases expert said Sunday after the province reported more than 1,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the global outbreak. Sunday’s numbers, which included 1,042 […]
The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t take the bait when asked to weigh in on the coming U.S. presidential election during a recent appearance on a prominent Canadian comedy television show. Trudeau took questions from “This Hour has 22 Minutes” anchor Mark Critch this week during a remote […]
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On Friday, October 23, the Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Kenora area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted […]
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A recent report from CBC has placed Rainycrest Long-Term Care home among the 30 homes in the province with the highest number of written notices. The article, published online by the CBC on October 23, has compiled data from five years worth of reports stretching from January 1, 2015 through […]
