The Canadian Press Two Toronto-area retirement homes imposed restrictions on visitors coming from an Ontario region at the centre of a more potent COVID-19 outbreak over the weekend as officials in another district said the more contagious U.K. virus variant had surfaced there as well. Shannex Inc,. confirmed Sunday that […]
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David Friend The Canadian Press TORONTO – Fans of “Trickster” are expressing disappointment after Canada’s public broadcaster announced it was cancelling the Indigenous TV series in the wake of controversy over co-creator Michelle Latimer’s claimed ancestry. Viewers, some of the show’s creators and fellow Indigenous actors took to social media […]
Lee Berthiaume The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canada’s hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head off any restrictions on vaccine shipments from Europe. Pharmaceutical company Novavax quietly submitted its […]
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OTTAWA – The federal NDP says it raised $2.5 million in the final three months of 2020, allowing it to pay off the last of its campaign debt. The figure comes as all federal parties gear up for a potential election this year. The cash haul last quarter makes up […]
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TORONTO – International travellers will have to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival in Ontario starting today in a bid to stop contagious new variants of the virus from further infiltrating the province. The provincial government announced the plan on Friday, the same day the federal government announced a similar […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,969 new cases of COVID-19 today and 36 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that there are 886 new cases in Toronto, 330 in Peel Region and 128 in York Region. A spokeswoman for Ontario’s Ministry of Health says that […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canada’s main airlines are suspending service to popular sun destinations while travellers returning from abroad will quarantine in a designated hotel as they await results of a COVID-19 test administered at the airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. As part of the new restrictions […]
Terry Pedwell The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs they apply for compared with other Canadians. The audit report on the representation of employment equity groups in public service […]
Adina Bresge The Canadian Press Pop quiz: What day is it? Answer: Does it matter? Nearly a year in, the monotony of quarantine seems to have perpetually set the clocks to half-past-who-cares. You wake up, and it’s almost like the last 24 hours didn’t happen. You’re trapped in the same […]
Press Release Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald says both on-reserve First Nations and urban Indigenous populations are priorities for the Ontario Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The Ministers’ Task Force was announced on December 4, 2020. The purpose of the Task Force is to, “provide advice on the ethical, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 2,093 new cases of COVID-19 and 56 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 700 new cases in Toronto, 331 in Peel Region, and 228 in York Region. The province is reporting that 11,910 doses of […]
Press Release TORONTO — Ontario is working with the government of Canada to provide up to $11.1 million to support small air carriers serving remote First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. The investment will help ensure access to essential goods and services during COVID-19. “Small air carriers provide remote northern […]
