By Lee Berthiaume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Military police are investigating reports of a service member spreading racist pictures even as top defence officials apologize for their slow response to questions about systemic racism in the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces. Canada’s top military and civilian […]
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The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA — The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican men have died and hundreds more have fallen ill. The situation led Mexico to temporarily […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — A new mobile app to help track the spread of COVID-19 is expected to launch in Ontario on July 2. Ontario government officials say the app – named COVID Shield – will supplement the province’s contact tracing strategy ahead of a potential second wave of […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government’s signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit has paid $500 a week for a maximum of 16 weeks depending on when […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON — First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada and the United States are showing solidarity with the Black community as widespread demands for social change sweep across the globe. But Indigenous communities stand behind the Black Lives Matter movement in another sense as well: in […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of front-line workers in Ontario are still waiting to receive a pandemic pay premium they were promised about two months ago. The provincial government has acknowledged the delay, and says the cash is coming soon. A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine […]
The Associated PressLee Reich One way to reap an abundance of vegetables from even a tiny garden is to keep planting throughout the growing season. Soon, you could be filling in new vegetables where you’ll have harvested onions or pulled spent pea or cucumber vines. Later, there’ll be space where […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Comic-Con may be cancelled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe. The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will be held on August 22 starting at 10 a.m. PDT. The event […]
The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa cut ties with strength coach Chris Doyle on Monday, announcing a separation agreement that will pay him more than $1.1 million after former Hawkeyes accused him of mistreating and belittling African American players. The school announced the move before a news conference […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — A police officer from Waterloo, Ont., has been charged with assault, months after an incident that sent a man to hospital. Ontario’s police watchdog says on March 5, the on-duty officer had an “interaction” with a man who had earlier been arrested. The Special […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario reported 181 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the majority in Toronto and Peel Region, as the government gets set to announce which regions can proceed to the next stage of reopening. Most areas of the province were allowed to enter Stage […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — A proposed law to protect farmers from aggressive protesters will trample freedom of speech, say animal rights activists who are calling on the Ontario government to reverse course on the bill. The activists told a legislative committee Monday that the bill – dubbed the […]
