The Canadian PressHolly McKenzie-Sutter Residents left behind in a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has been largely evacuated over a water crisis battled the cold and separation from relatives as they unloaded water deliveries and watched over the community on Sunday. Kelvin Moonias said he woke up feeling […]
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The Canadian Press A dog in Ontario’s Niagara Region has tested positive for COVID-19, although researchers say most pet owners shouldn’t be worried. Positive tests for novel coronavirus in dogs are rare because they are typically asymptomatic and they get over the ailment relatively quickly. Scott Weese, the chief of […]
Holly McKenzie-Sutter The next week in Ontario’s battle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial, an infections diseases expert said Sunday after the province reported more than 1,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the global outbreak. Sunday’s numbers, which included 1,042 […]
The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t take the bait when asked to weigh in on the coming U.S. presidential election during a recent appearance on a prominent Canadian comedy television show. Trudeau took questions from “This Hour has 22 Minutes” anchor Mark Critch this week during a remote […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said his party doesn’t have confidence in the Liberal government, but that doesn’t mean every issue needs to turn into a confidence vote. Yet, his party is using their second chance this week to set Parliament’s agenda to propose a motion […]
The Canadian Press Ontario is reporting 841 new cases of COVID-19 today, and nine new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 335 cases are in Toronto, 162 in Peel Region, 106 in York Region and 72 in Ottawa. The province says it conducted 38,860 tests since […]
The Canadian PressAdam Burns and Nicole Thompson Hundreds of people are being evacuated from a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario due to a water crisis, the community’s chief said Wednesday, accusing the federal and provincial governments of “dehumanizing” inaction. An oily sheen was discovered in the Neskantaga First Nation […]
The Canadian Press MONO, Ont. – Provincial police say they’ve charged a man who was allegedly driving despite having eight separate lifetime bans from driving. They say an officer saw a vehicle speeding on a road in Mono, Ont., on Tuesday, and pulled him over. Police say the officer then […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Lawyers say they are close to finalizing details that would allow a trial by Zoom for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a rental van down a busy Toronto sidewalk. Alek Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 790 new cases of COVID-19 today, and nine new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 321 of the new cases are in Toronto, 157 are in Peel Region, 76 are in York Region and 57 are in Ottawa. The province says […]
The Associated PressJill Lawless LONDON–The British government and officials in Manchester, England’s second-largest city, were still talking Tuesday after a noon deadline passed for the city to agree to tighter coronavirus measures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is struggling to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions, spoke […]
The Canadian Press KINGSTON, Ont.–A board of trustees has approved Queen’s University’s decision to remove the name of Sir John A. Macdonald from its law school building. The move marks the end of a months-long process that began after a petition to change the name gathered support. Macdonald was the […]
