The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge The steady rise in Ontario’s COVID-19 caseload continued on Sunday, though at a slightly slower pace than the previous two days, when diagnoses reached levels not seen for months. The province recorded 365 new COVID-19 cases and one new death over the past 24 hours. The […]
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The Canadian Press REGINA – A mother who alleges the federal government and RCMP took a a “negligent” and “lackadaisical” approach to investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women will attend a hearing this week that will determine if her lawsuit moves forward, her lawyer says. Anthony Merchant says Diane BigEagle, […]
The Canadian Press ALBERTON, P.E.I. – An underwater search team has found the body of one of two 17-year-old boys who went missing when their small boat capsized off Prince Edward Island last week. The searchers recovered the body of Ethan Reilly at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, RCMP spokesman […]
The Canadian Press NAPANEE, Ont. – A 20-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly trying to smuggle contraband into an eastern Ontario jail. Provincial police say it allegedly happened Thursday morning near the Quinte Detention Centre in Napanee, Ont. OPP say they got involved after receiving reports of a suspicious […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO – A bitterly fought legal battle between survivors of a brutal residential school and the federal government is slated for an appeal hearing this week over whether the case should now be moved to British Columbia from Ontario. The underlying fight relates to a request […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 20, 2020: There are 143,649 confirmed cases in Canada. – Quebec: 67,542 confirmed (including 5,802 deaths, 58,796 resolved) – Ontario: 46,849 confirmed (including 2,827 deaths, 40,968 resolved) – Alberta: 16,381 confirmed […]
The Canadian Press Airbnb says it has suspended more than 40 listings across Ontario as part of its effort to crack down on party houses. The short-term rental website says the suspensions are part of its 2019 policy change to ban parties at properties. It says many of the listings […]
By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coalition of Hardest Hit businesses says the […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin consultations today with opposition leaders about next week’s throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if no opposition party supports it. He is to speak by phone with Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, who is in self-isolation along […]
Mia Rabson The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stephane Renou, the president of FPInnovations Inc., says it could be a game-changer for the environment and for a made-in-Canada […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 293 new cases of COVID-19 today, and three new deaths related to the coronavirus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says Toronto is reporting 85 new cases, with 63 in Peel Region and 39 in Ottawa. She says 70 per cent of the new […]
Merna EmaraLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Métis Manitoba Federation (MMF) recently purchased a historic building in Winnipeg, the Bank of Montreal, on the south-east corner of Portage and Main St., one of Canada’s most popular intersections. This building will house the Métis Nation Heritage Centre, which is set to celebrate […]
