Press Release (GREENSTONE, ON) – On April 26, 2020, at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment were called to a residence on John Street in Longlac to investigate the sudden death of a 29 year olf man. On April 29, 2020, a search warrant […]
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Press Release Support for unemployed students may be coming in the near future. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, introduced legislation to establish the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), which would provide income support to post-secondary students who lost work opportunities due to […]
GLOBE NEWSWIRE Prime Minister Trudeau’s has confirmed that the government of Canada has reached an agreement with GM where the company will retool its unused plant in Oshawa for the production of much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for Canadian workers. The news has been met with approval from Ontario workers’ […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario’s elementary teachers have ratified their new contract with the provincial government. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says 97 per cent of its teacher members voted in favour of the three-year deal. It will see teachers get salary increases of one per cent a […]
The Canadian Press FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he toured the damage caused by flooding in Fort McMurray and the province is ready to help. He and Environment Minister Jason Nixon went to northern Alberta on Monday afternoon. The city’s entire downtown is under an evacuation […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario reported 525 more COVID-19 cases Tuesday, ending several days in a row of declines in new cases and likely pushing back any reopening of the province’s economy. In a reopening framework announced Monday, the provincial government said the chief medical officer will be […]
Press Release TORONTO — yesterday, the Ontario government released A Framework for Reopening our Province, which outlines the criteria Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and health experts will use to advise the government on the loosening of emergency measures, as well as guiding principles for the safe, gradual reopening […]
The Canadian Press Some key developments are coming this week in the country’s relentless struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. They begin today with businesses being allowed to apply for the federal government’s $73 billion wage subsidy program. Companies that qualify will get a subsidy worth 75 per cent of each […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Taylor REGINA–Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some businesses that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reopen next month. In a televised address from the legislature Wednesday, a first for a Saskatchewan Party premier, Moe announced that his government has a five-phase plan to allow some […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 551 new COVID-19 cases today, and 38 new deaths. The new provincial total of 11,735 cases is a 4.9 per cent increase over Monday’s total, which is the lowest growth rate in weeks. That comes a day after new provincial modelling suggests […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to provide $350 million to Canada’s charities sector, which has seen a severe drop in donations because of COVID-19. Charities have seen a severe drop in donations since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, with donors hurting […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO — Ontario is in the midst of two different COVID-19 outbreaks, health officials said Monday, as community spread appears to have peaked, but cases in long-term care homes are rising. New modelling released Monday predicts there will be fewer than 20,000 COVID-19 cases during the […]
