The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL — Quebec reported its sixth consecutive daily decrease in the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 on Monday, as retail stores across the Montreal area reopened following weeks of shutdowns to slow the spread of the virus. Authorities had repeatedly pushed back the reopening day […]
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The Canadian PressMelissa Couto Urban planners across the country weren’t surprised with the images they saw Saturday of a packed public park in a central Toronto neighbourhood. And while those experts didn’t condone the gathering of what looked like thousands of young adults seemingly defying physical distancing measures on a […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario says it has appointed hospitals to take over the management of two long-term care homes that have been unable to contain COVID-19. The province says Humber River Hospital will manage Downsview Long Term Care Centre, which has reported 52 deaths, up from 40 just […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Mother’s Day gatherings contrary to physical distancing rules helped boost Ontario’s COVID-19 cases, the health minister said Monday, and those rising numbers – plus concern over a large crowd at a Toronto park over the weekend – are delaying any easing of those rules. […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA — An ad-hoc transparency group is calling on governments to make crucial records related to the COVID-19 pandemic open by default as a measure of accountability to Canadians. The Canadian COVID-19 Accountability Group urges public officials to proactively release documents concerning health and safety enforcement, […]
The Associated PressJonathan Drew President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Trump’s tweets about the upcoming RNC in Charlotte come two […]
Press Release (MARATHON, ON) The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 21 year old male from Marathon. On Sunday May 24, 2020, at approximately 02:30 a.m., police received a report of a missing male, Eric Pelletier. He was last […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey VAUGHAN, Ont.—A unique crowbar allegedly used in a violent home invasion north of Toronto led to the dismantling of a drug- and gun-trafficking ring, police said Friday. In total, 17 men and women were arrested and face a slew of charges including numerous counts of drug- […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’ll push the provinces to give workers 10 days of paid sick leave a year as the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. That appears to meet a key demand from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, in exchange for the New Democrats’ […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Money laundering in British Columbia will be under scrutiny again this week when a public inquiry resumes today. Over the next 3 1/2 weeks, expert witnesses ranging from academics to police officers are expected to shed light on how dirty money is quantified and the regulatory models […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Ontario’s COVID-19 testing levels lagged well below its capacity for a fifth straight day Friday, as at least one local health unit looked to boost its numbers through random testing. Premier Doug Ford said he has asked provincial health officials to deliver a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal government is to provide more financial support to help off-reserve Indigenous People weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional funding expected today comes amid criticism that the Trudeau government has largely ignored the plight of thousands of Indigenous people who live off-reserve and in […]
