By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – School boards need to pick up the pace of air quality improvements as schools reopen this fall, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday, urging them not to move “on government time” as they rush to spend millions in funding allocated earlier this […]
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By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario has released new guidance to parents and educators to help prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, including provisions that will not require ill students to take a test for the virus before returning to class. Premier Doug Ford announced the […]
By James McCarten The Canadian Press WASHINGTON – Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international public opinion survey suggests. Fully two-thirds of Canadian respondents to the Pew Research Center study released Thursday […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 118 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 41,813, which includes 2,803 deaths and 37,940 cases marked as resolved. There were 77 cases newly marked as resolved in today’s […]
By Michelle McQuigge The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s controversial back-to school plan received an infusion of cash from the federal government on Wednesday, with at least $381 million being added to what Premier Doug Ford has already earmarked for the upcoming return to class. The federal contribution met with […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to get the economy back on its feet. Respondents […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19 and two new death related to the coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 41,607, which includes 2,800 deaths and 37,748 cases marked as resolved. There were 75 cases newly marked as resolved in today’s […]
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TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province’s credit rating has remained stable in 2020 despite the costs incurred by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Financial Accountability Office says in a report today that all four major international rating agencies have reaffirmed the province’s credit at either AA- […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Some school bus drivers say they have not received COVID-19 safety protocols with just weeks to go before the start of class. The drivers, who are represented by Unifor, will hold a press conference this morning to discuss their request for information on safety measures […]
By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Among Erin O’Toole’s jobs in the military was navigating a Sea King helicopter over the skies of Canada, and now he takes on the challenge of journeying through political terrain as the new leader of the federal Conservative party. O’Toole, 47, grew […]
Nick Wells The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead author of a new study that highlights a prevalence of overdoses involving non-prescribed fentanyl and stimulants in British Columbia. There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s registered nurses have asked the province to cut elementary class sizes to protect students and school staff from COVID-19. The CEO of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario has made the request in a letter to the province’s chief medical officer of health. Doris […]
