By Liam CaseyTHE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – The City of Toronto is asking a court to order a local man to stop building small wooden shelters for the homeless. The city filed an injunction application on Feb. 12 against Khaleel Seivwright, a carpenter who has been building small structures for […]
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By Lee BerthiaumeTHE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – The Canadian military needs outside oversight to deal with a pattern of failure to stop sexual misconduct in the ranks, several experts on the problem say. “You have protracted media coverage of this issue and you see a number of articles go out, […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,058 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 325 new cases in Toronto, 215 in Peel Region, and 87 in York Region. The province says 1,083 cases were resolved since […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – A mandatory three-day hotel quarantine for most travellers landing at Canadian airports comes into effect today, along with a suite of measures meant to prevent contagious COVID-19 variants from entering the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the tighter border controls are meant to […]
The Canadian Press Creative Canadians of all ages are now eligible to compete for a $100,000 prize for emerging artists. The Sobey Art Award is lifting its age limit on contenders for the 2021 contest. The annual award was previously limited to artists aged 40 and under. Organizers plan to […]
Holly McKenzie-Sutter The Canadian Press Relatives of an Indigenous woman who died after being assaulted with a trailer hitch in Thunder Bay, Ont., told a court they’d lost an irreplaceable loved one as well as a sense of personal safety with her passing. Barbara Kentner’s daughter and sisters spoke of […]
Bob Weber The Canadian Press EDMONTON – Chris Herd plans to be in his living room in Edmonton today but his heart will be on Mars. The University of Alberta planetary geologist – one of a select team of scientists working with NASA – hopes to watch the successful touchdown […]
The Canadian Press NORTH BAY, Ont. – Public health authorities say a person has died after being infected with a COVID-19 variant in an outbreak at a North Bay, Ont., apartment building. The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit declared the outbreak at the building last week and has […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has left more people feeling unsure about their future. So the Government of Canada’s pre-budget meeting allowed local Members of Parliament to hear ideas and concerns from those in their communities about how Budget 2021 can best support the residents of northwestern Ontario. The virtual meeting was […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 904 new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday. The province is also reporting 964 cases from Monday that were not reported earlier due to the Family Day holiday. Thirteen more deaths from the virus were reported Tuesday, and there were also 13 recorded […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is appealing to the official Opposition Conservatives to hasten passage of a COVID-19 relief bill through the House of Commons. The appeal is in a letter from Freeland to Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole in which the deputy prime minister says […]
Christopher Reynolds The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada is behind on deliveries due to federal challenges obtaining doses on the global market, according […]
