New COVID-19 restrictions take effect in Manitoba today as the province moves to curb the spread of the virus, particularly in its capital city. The Winnipeg region faces tighter restrictions than the rest of the province, including a ban on indoor service at bars and restaurants, and a limit of […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 934 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 420 cases are in Toronto, 169 in Peel Region, 95 in York Region and 62 in Ottawa. The province says it has conducted 35,621 tests since […]
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David Friend
David Friend
TORONTO – Bob Young spent much of his life forging a career as a prominent golfer, but at 78 years old, Neil Young’s brother has released his first song. Ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 3, the elder Young has unveiled “Hey America,” a folk song where he urges […]
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Paola Loriggio
Paola Loriggio
Health officials in Ontario and Manitoba are pointing to recent Thanksgiving celebrations as they continue to see high numbers of new COVID-19 infections despite strengthening restrictions in hot spot areas. In Ontario, where new cases reached a peak over the weekend, Health Minister Christine Elliott said the holiday took place […]
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Stephanie Taylor
Stephanie Taylor
Scott Moe led his Saskatchewan Party into rare territory Monday winning a fourth straight majority for the longest-serving government in the country. The centre-right party was elected or leading in more than 45 constituencies, comfortably more than the 31 needed to control the 61-seat legislature. There was no applause or […]
The Canadian Press
Ontario is reporting 827 new cases of COVID-19 today, and four new deaths due to the virus.Health Minister Christine Elliott says 355 cases are in Toronto, 169 in Peel Region, 89 in York Region and 58 in Ottawa. The province has conducted 23,945 tests since the last daily report, with […]
REGINA – A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party: Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask. Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask. His mother was a teacher and his father farmed and owned school buses. Moe […]
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A legal advocacy group is calling for an independent review of the police investigations into the murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop. Innocence Canada says Durham Regional Police and Toronto Police Service have to be held accountable now that a suspect has been named as Christine’s killer. Toronto police Chief James […]
The Canadian Press Quebec has reached more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 as of today. The province is reporting 879 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 100,114 infections since the pandemic began. Health officials also say 11 additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus were […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Opposition parties are poised to approve a parliamentary probe of the Trudeau government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic despite growing objections from industry and experts. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Canada is the latest to express concerns about the probe, which is the subject of a Conservative […]
The Canadian PressMichael MacDonald HALIFAX – The First Nations chief behind a small but contentious fishing fleet trapping Nova Scotia lobster outside the regulated season raised concerns on Sunday about Ottawa’s latest bid to quell violent protests by non-Indigenous agitators. Chief Mike Sack of the Sipekne’katik First Nation said he […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today whether Ontario will impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions on two Toronto-area regions. Ford said Friday that the experts would look at the caseload in Halton and Durham regions over the weekend to determine whether they need to roll […]
