The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that […]
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The Canadian PressStephanie Marin LEVIS, Que. – Hours after an emotional funeral for two Quebec sisters found dead following an Amber Alert earlier this month, provincial police announced they believed they’d found the body of their missing father. Police said in a social media post late Monday that they found […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A flight bound for Hamilton had to make an unexpected detour to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sunday in order to deal with what police describe as an unruly passenger. Thunder Bay Police say the incident began as the Swoop Airlines flight was making […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an “enormous step” to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal use. In a letter sent Monday to the prime minister, John Horgan says people in B.C. are experiencing […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 203 new cases of COVID-19today, the highest number recorded for several weeks, as well as one new death related to the virus. The total number of cases now stands at 37,942, which includes 2,753 deaths and 33,605 resolved cases. There were 92 […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. – Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resolved) – Ontario: 37,739 confirmed (including 2,752 deaths, 33,513 resolved) – Alberta: 9,587 confirmed (including […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the waitlist for child autism services in the province grew to 27,600 children last year. The Financial Accountability Officer says the increase came as the province shifted funding for behavioural therapy programs. The changes announced by Premier Doug Ford’s government in […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Russia’s ambassador to Britain has rejected allegations that his country’s intelligence services sought to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine. Andrei Kelin said in a BBC interview broadcast Sunday that there was “no sense” in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The White House is reviving its public coronavirus task force briefings, and President Donald Trump will again take on a starring role. Trump says he’ll lead a briefing at 5 p.m. Tuesday, his first since April 27. The coronavirus task force, led by Vice-President Mike […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO – Three protesters were charged with mischief on Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and called for the defunding of police. The protesters, who had marched on the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s looking to speak to another witness in its investigation into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from her balcony while police were in her apartment. The Special Investigations Unit says it has spoken to three of Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s […]
