The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill Ontarians who rely on prescription medication will hopefully see an onerous COVID-19 precaution lifted by the end of June. A 30-day limit on prescriptions was brought in by the Ontario government in the early days of the pandemic in an effort to prevent drug shortages. Spokespeople […]
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The Associated PressJonathan LemireZeke MillerAlan Suderman WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation’s governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American cities. Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference with law enforcement […]
The Associated PressTim Reynolds Thabo Sefolosha knows what it’s like to be a black man, on the ground, surrounded by police officers. Such was the scenario when George Floyd died in Minneapolis last week. And when Sefolosha watched that video, his memories came flooding back. “I was just horrified by […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:25 a.m. on June 1, 2020:There are 91,647 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. — Quebec: 51,354 confirmed (including 4,661 deaths, 16,346 resolved) — Ontario: 28,263 confirmed (including 2,276 deaths, 22,153 resolved) — Alberta: […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars to promote holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds announced by Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly on Sunday include $30 million originally earmarked for attracting foreign visitors through the […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CREMONA, Alta. — A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it’s coming. Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard during annual branding last week on his ranch near […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2 billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada’s cities. He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner than planned should ease municipalities’ cashflow concerns, which is why the government is sending the money in one shot. […]
Press Release TORONTO – Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, issued the following statement on electricity rate relief measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our government is committed to supporting families and business-owners as we plan for the safe and gradual reopening of the province. Since March 24, […]
The Associated PressCarla K. JohnsonSusan HaighLisa Marie Pane HARTFORD, Conn.—The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the […]
The Canadian PressLia Levesque MONTREAL—Nurses and other workers demonstrated in front of health-care centres across the province Wednesday to protest their working conditions and lack of vacation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first of three days of planned protest, Quebec Nurses’ Federation members and other health-care workers took to […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—The two Canadians imprisoned in China could face retaliation because Wednesday’s court ruling in the Meng Wanzhou case didn’t go the way the People’s Republic would have liked, experts are warning. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa angrily denounced the decision by Justice Heather Holmes in the […]
The Associated Press JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Palestinians living in the Jordan Valley will remain in what he described as an “enclave” after Israel annexes the territory and will not be granted Israeli citizenship. Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with plans to annex the […]
