The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario reported 178 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths related to the virus on Sunday. The total number of cases now stands at 34,654, which includes 30,107 cases marked as resolved and 2,658 deaths. New cases of the virus outpaced the number of […]
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The Associated PressWilson Ring BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — A Vermont tattoo artist who has long offered free removal or covering of hateful skin art like swastikas, SS lightning bolts or the words “white power,” says he’s seen an uptick in business recently following George Floyd’s death. Alexander Lawrence, who runs […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL — Despite being allowed to operate, some day camps in Quebec and Ontario are turning to the internet to keep children entertained this summer. And while online day camps can help prevent kids from catching COVID-19 and assuage the concerns of skittish parents, they aren’t […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 163 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 more deaths. That brings the province to a total of 34,016 cases, including 2,631 deaths and 29,336 resolved cases. That’s 229 more resolved cases than the previous day, resuming a trend Ontario has […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO — Authorities in some provinces ramped up often arbitrary law enforcement to help curtail the COVID-19 pandemic rather than rely on a purely public health approach, according to a report out Wednesday. The main problem, the report finds, is that marginalized or other vulnerable groups […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Farms that employ migrant workers in Ontario will face expanded inspections starting this week, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as both he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted at further action against farmers not following safety rules. The promises from two of the country’s […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 more deaths. It’s the highest number of daily new cases in 10 days, but Health Minister Christine Elliott says it’s too early to draw any conclusions. Today’s new cases bring the provincial total to […]
The Associated PressMike Stobbe What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice-President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA — A national group representing Indigenous women is urging the RCMP to quickly take steps – including equipping Mounties with body cameras – to end what it calls needless killing and assaults by police. In a letter to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, the Native Women’s […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario’s two largest regions will enter Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan Wednesday, with restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools in Toronto and Peel Region able to resume operations. That will leave Windsor-Essex as the only region of the province still in […]
The Canadian Press Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all easing more of the restrictions they implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for just over half of Canada’s COVID-19 cases, is reopening several sectors today, impacting the Montreal area in particular. Restaurants can open again […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA — Canada’s roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable future. The preparations, which include the distribution of a 30-page guidebook, come as provinces continue easing restrictions […]
