The Canadian Press TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce plans for Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening today. The development comes as the spread of COVID-19 continues to slow. Most of Ontario entered Stage 2 of reopening on June 12, with another seven regions following on June 19. […]
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The Canadian PressMichelle McQuiggeNicole Thompson Teachers in Ontario’s northern school boards are sounding the alarm about back-to-school plans, saying the region’s vast geography and sparse population present challenges not considered in southern parts of the province. School boards provincewide are still in the process of developing contingency plans for September, […]
The Canadian Press ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. – Quebec provincial police continue to search today for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. The bodies of Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 11 and 6, were located in a wooded area in […]
The Associated PressDeb Riechmann WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities China has detained in the western part of the country. The decision to bar these senior officials and […]
The Associated PressMark Sherman WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict Thursday on demands for President Donald Trump’s financial records that will keep his tax returns, banking and other documents out of the public eye for the time being. The court rejected broad arguments by Trump’s lawyers and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 170 new cases of COVID-19, and three new deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 36,348, which includes 31,977 marked as resolved and 2,703 deaths. The province is also reporting 172 newly resolved cases today. […]
(Ontario) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Canada Day week traffic campaign ended in tragedy with seven people dying on OPP-patrolled roads and waterways, and thousands of others posing a public safety threat by engaging in risky behaviours. During the week-long campaign, five people died in motor vehicle collisions and […]
Press Release TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended all emergency orders currently in force that were made under s.7.0.2(4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to July 22, 2020. The extension was made to ensure the province maintains […]
The Associated PressAlan Fram WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and batons to scatter peaceful demonstrators. It never got less jarring or divisive. By month’s end, he was downplaying a coronavirus pandemic upsurge that was forcing Western […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19, and two new deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 36,060, which includes 31,603 marked as resolved and 2,691 deaths. The province is also reporting 177 newly resolved cases today. […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority says 89 members of its community fatally overdosed from illicit drugs across British Columbia between January and May, an increase of 93 per cent compared with the same period last year. The authority’s acting chief medical officer, Dr. Shannon […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Ontario is set to introduce new legislation to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says she will introduce the bill at the provincial legislature today. The proposed law would allow the government to extend […]
