The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont.–A concrete manufacturer in Windsor, Ont., has been fined $175,000 for a workplace incident that killed one employee and injured another. The Ministry of Labour says the fine was imposed Monday under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after Prestressed Systems Inc. pleaded guilty to failing […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s public elementary teachers will hold another one-day strike today to ramp up pressure on the government during tense contract talks. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says the latest job action will happen today at the Avon Maitland, Halton, Niagara, and Lakehead school […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are being monitored for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China. Hajdu says five or six people, including at least one in Quebec and another in Vancouver, are under observation but stresses the risk to […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Quebec’s immigration minister has acknowledged the province’s system to sponsor refugees needs reform after hundreds of people camped out in his department’s Montreal offices over the weekend, hoping to claim one of the few available applications. The government said it would only accept 750 privately-sponsored refugee applications […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains Three possible cases of a new type of viral pneumonia have been investigated in Canada and ruled out as coronavirus, the country’s chief public health officer said Monday. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, announced plans to hold an emergency meeting to decide whether the illness linked […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains Three possible cases of a new type of viral pneumonia have been investigated in Canada and ruled out as coronavirus, the country’s chief public health officer said yesterday. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, announced plans to hold an emergency meeting to decide whether the illness linked […]
The Canadian Press A new Canadian study shows boys and young men are more likely to die than girls and young women, and they have a greater chance of dying due to injury, particularly from age 14 onwards. The study, published this month in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Catholic schools across Ontario are closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards, including the Rainy River District School Board. The union representing Catholic teachers held a one-day province-wide strike today, while the other two unions are engaged in rotating strikes. All […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected for a fourth time-a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angus says highlights major gaps in the settlement agreement for survivors. The woman, whose […]
The Canadian PressJames McCarten RICHMOND, Va.–Tens of thousands of protesters-many decked out in full tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, others brandishing colonial-era symbols of American liberty-flooded the downtown core of Virginia’s capital city yesterday (Jan. 20) in a well-armed show of defiance and force against what they consider a […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford said there will be “no surprises” for Ontario municipalities in his government’s spring budget, sounding a conciliatory tone after his government stunned civic leaders with in-year cuts last year. Ford made the comments during a speech at a conference of rural municipal leaders […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected for a fourth time-a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angus says highlights major gaps in the settlement agreement for survivors. The woman, whose […]
