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COVID-19

‘It’s terrifying’: Police on hand as pandemic protesters picket hospitals

14 September 2021

By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Two police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, helping …

Linda O’Leary found not guilty of careless driving in fatal boat crash

14 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Linda O’Leary has been found not guilty of careless operation of a vessel in a boat crash that killed two …

Warmer-than-normal fall expected across much of the country

14 September 2021

TORONTO – Don’t store away those cutoffs and sandals just yet; The Weather Network says there are still warm days …

Fungus that’s killed millions of bats found for the first time in Saskatchewan

14 September 2021

By Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS

A fungus that is destroying bat populations in eastern North America has made its first appearance on the Canadian Prairies.…

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to face extradition hearing sooner than expected

14 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG – An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United …

COVID-19

Politicians issue warnings ahead of expected hospital protests expected

13 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Some high-ranking Ontario politicians and prominent health-care organizations are issuing warnings ahead of a number of protests expected to take …

COVID-19

Ontario reports 600 new cases and four more deaths

13 September 2021

Ontario is reporting 600 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths linked to the virus.

Health Minister Christine …

Western investigating reports of sexual violence on campus

13 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

LONDON, Ont. – Officials with a university in southwestern Ontario say they have increased security on campus and in student …

Police search for missing Good Samaritan

13 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

ELGIN COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA – Provincial police are searching for a missing swimmer at a park in Elgin County, Ont., …

Federal Election 2021

Leaders argue over how to pay for promises as voters head to advance polls

13 September 2021

By Jordan Press
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Advance poll voter levels higher than the 2019 election

OTTAWA – The fifth and final week of the federal election …

Leaders vie for votes as protests planned at hospitals nationwide

13 September 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says anyone planning to take part in demonstrations planned in front of hospitals today …

COVID-19

B.C. groups concerned over lack of compromise in vaccine card plan

13 September 2021

VANCOUVER – A group of British Columbia community organizations wants changes to the province’s COVID-19 vaccine card, saying it fails …