The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is reporting nearly 4,500 new cases of COVID-19 over two days and a total of 78 new deaths. The province says 2,553 new infections were recorded today and 1,939 on Monday. Ontario also reported 37 new deaths on Sunday and 41 more on Monday. Provincial COVID-19 […]
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Steve Lamber The Canadian Press WINNIPEG – The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021. There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Decisions will need to be made about how many strict limits […]
Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country’s first cases of the variant had been detected. The strain of the novel coronavirus has now […]
Emma Tranter The Canadian Press IQALUIT – There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut’s hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond Inlet, on northern Baffin Island, Andrew Arreak spends a lot […]
Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – For all the bluster among federal political leaders about not wanting an election any time soon, the political truth is as cold as a winter’s wind: the potential for one is a reality in 2021. For now, political parties say getting through the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario reported 2,005 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the 13th straight day the province has seen upwards of 2,000 new diagnoses. The province also announced another 18 deaths linked to the virus. It says 823 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, including […]
Matthew Perrone and Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic Thursday as government advisers convened for a public review of its safety and effectiveness. It’s the next-to-last step for the vaccine developed by drugmaker Moderna and […]
Victoria Ahearn The Canadian Press TORONTO–Writer-director Michelle Latimer and actors Lisa Cromarty and Michael Greyeyes are among several Canadians with projects in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Latimer’s documentary “Inconvenient Indian,” which won two awards at September’s Toronto International Film Festival, will screen in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition. “Inconvenient […]
Jon Victor The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Tania Azevedo wasn’t sure if she would make it to Aruba after all. After Ontario’s lockdowns forced her to close her hair salon in Toronto, Azevedo decided to capitalize on the free time by visiting friends in the small island nation. She had filled out […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s education ministry has told school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning next year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce has told board chairs they should encourage staff and students to bring essential learning materials home over the holidays. Lecce says in his […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting a single-day record of 2,432 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 23 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 737 new cases in Toronto, 434 in Peel Region, 209 in York Region, 190 in Windsor-Essex, and […]
Lee Berthiaume The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the country. Sixty-five per cent of respondents in the poll conducted by Leger and […]
