Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges residents to stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. The vaccine formula that offers improved protection against the Omicron variant is now available for anyone aged 12 and up. “The COVID-19 vaccine is still the best protection we have against the virus – I […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is “actively looking” at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province’s top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said in an interview that there haven’t been any significant increases in the past few weeks, just intermittent cases. Last month […]
By Allison Jones
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TORONTO – Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and early childhood educators have agreed to mediation with the government in contract talks that have inched toward a strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 55,000 education workers in the province, said it welcomes the assistance of […]
Shannon Anne-Marie Jackson (nee Bliss); devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to so many, ended her journey on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She lived her life with positivity, love and grit, meeting every challenge head on. Shanny was born on January 31, 1971, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to […]
By Mia Rabson
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OTTAWA – When Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne gets in front a microphone to talk about electrifying Canada’s auto industry, he has a favourite line to sum up his efforts to attract global investment: “Not everyone in the world wakes up thinking about Canada.” His job, as he sees it, is […]
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OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there is more work to do with banks after another round of carbon-price rebates went out to Canadians without making it clear why they were receiving the money. The rebates go to people in the prairie provinces and Ontario, where the federal consumer […]
By Sabra Ayres
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Hanna Arhirova And Inna Varenytsia
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them. People scurried for shelter or tried to shoot down the kamikazes. The concentrated use of the drones was the second barrage in as many weeks — […]
By Michelle Chapman
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The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. The acquisition of Parler would give West, legally known as Ye, control of a social media platform and a new outlet for his […]
By Eddie Pells
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In a lot of ways, this autumn is like so many others for Shaun White. The now-retired, three-time Olympic halfpipe champion was on a glacier in Switzerland earlier this month, taking turns down the halfpipe, trying to figure out what works, what has potential and what needs a complete overhaul. […]
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Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor has been named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday. Nestor, who is among seven returning nominees in the player category, is an eight-time Grand Slam doubles champion and four-time mixed doubles Grand Slam winner in […]
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and organizers said Monday, leaving about 7% of seats still available. People living in the United States, Saudi Arabia and England topped the list of international ticket buyers, while Mexico was the […]
