Jean Clink Dear editor, I am thankful that you printed so many fine letters in regard to the Gay Pride celebration, and letters which express a different view. Any group in our towns may hold a celebration and freely enjoy themselves. If we do not fly their flag, it does […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Farms that employ migrant workers in Ontario will face expanded inspections starting this week, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as both he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted at further action against farmers not following safety rules. The promises from two of the country’s […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 more deaths. It’s the highest number of daily new cases in 10 days, but Health Minister Christine Elliott says it’s too early to draw any conclusions. Today’s new cases bring the provincial total to […]
The Associated PressMike Stobbe What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice-President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA — A national group representing Indigenous women is urging the RCMP to quickly take steps – including equipping Mounties with body cameras – to end what it calls needless killing and assaults by police. In a letter to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, the Native Women’s […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative return to the field amid the coronavirus […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario’s two largest regions will enter Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan Wednesday, with restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools in Toronto and Peel Region able to resume operations. That will leave Windsor-Essex as the only region of the province still in […]
The Canadian Press Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all easing more of the restrictions they implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for just over half of Canada’s COVID-19 cases, is reopening several sectors today, impacting the Montreal area in particular. Restaurants can open again […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA — Canada’s roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable future. The preparations, which include the distribution of a 30-page guidebook, come as provinces continue easing restrictions […]
The Associated Press The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— Two Rutgers football players have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Coach Greg Schiano discussed the test results Monday during a conference call. It was his first media availability since the team […]
