More than 5,000 gathered to demonstrate at Nathan Phillips Square Tensions ran high at competing demonstrations over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in both Montreal and Toronto this weekend. Police in Montreal confirmed they responded to a conflict that erupted between protesters and counter-protesters at a rally in support of Israel near […]
Canada
By David Friend
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – A new Heritage Minute is marking the 100th anniversary of groundbreaking research that led to the discovery of insulin. Historica Canada released the latest in its ongoing series which highlights some of the country’s crowning achievements. Set in late 1921, the minute-long video centres on 13-year-old Leonard Thompson, […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – The Ontario government failed to properly track billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, including for high-profile programs like pay increases for front-line workers, an audit of pandemic-related health spending has found. The report, tabled by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk on Wednesday, looked at 26 spending programs authorized […]
Ontario extends stay-at- home order to June 2
TORONTO – Ontario is extending its stay-at-home order until June 2 to bring down high rates of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford says it is too soon to lift the order, which was set to expire next Thursday. The move means thousands of businesses and outdoor recreational facilities will remain closed, […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontarians aged 40 and older can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments across the province today. The province is opening eligibility to the age cohort through its vaccine booking portal. People in their 40s could previously take Oxford-AstraZeneca shots at pharmacies and they can now book at other clinics. The […]
Press release
Suspect Charged With Second-Degree Murder (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now obtained a Canada Wide Warrant for the arrest of an eastern Ontario resident more than five years after the murder of Frederick “John” Hatch. Hatch was last seen alive on the afternoon of December 16, […]
By Shawn Jeffords
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is considering extending a stay-at-home order set to expire next week in an effort to control a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move would keep thousands of businesses closed and outdoor recreational facilities shut, despite critics saying the latter would help boost deteriorating mental […]
By Mia Rabson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests Canadians are largely open to the idea of vaccine passports but support them more for travel than for everyday activities […]
TORONTO – Ontario says it is adding health-care workers to a list of high-risk employees prioritized for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province says the workers can begin booking second doses by the end of this week, and further details will be provided in the coming days. […]
By Shawn Jeffords
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Pam Parks says she has a routine to pick herself up before she starts every one of her 12-hour hospital shifts these days. The registered practical nurse drives the five minutes to work at an Oshawa, Ont., hospital with her car radio turned up and sings along in […]
RICHMOND, B.C. – The death of a 28-year-old man outside the departure terminal at Vancouver International Airport is believed to be linked to the ongoing gang conflict that has gripped British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, police say. Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the victim is known […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes there’s a connection between anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests and far-right extremism. Singh’s comments come as rallies against COVID-19 health orders are being staged across the country while many provincial doctors battle a deadly third wave of the pandemic. […]
