Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is scheduled to deliver a keynote address about the Canadian economy in downtown Toronto this afternoon. Freeland’s speech comes as Canadians have been feeling the effects of stubbornly high inflation, as well as rising interest rates. Last month, Statistics Canada reported the inflation rate for April […]
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By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers, sources say. Chief government whip Steven MacKinnon confirmed there would be an announcement to change the government’s policy Tuesday afternoon. The government faces mounting pressure from tourism and travel […]
By Jean-Benoit Legault
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to administer naloxone — a drug used to reverse the effects of overdoses. The Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation is announcing Tuesday that its new training […]
By Mickey Djuric
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A Métis leader who fought to have his people recognized in the Constitution is to appear on a new Canada Post stamp later this month. Harry Daniels, who was originally from Regina Beach, Sask., spent 40 years of his life advocating for Métis rights before he died in 2004. Daniels’s […]
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Police east of Toronto say an 11-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing over the weekend has died. In an update, Sgt. Deb Hagarty with the Kawartha Lakes Police Service says members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s underwater search and recovery team located Draven Graham deceased in the Scugog […]
By Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today. The legislation is intended to flesh out Liberal government efforts to protect critical infrastructure following last month’s announcement that Chinese vendors Huawei […]
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TORONTO – The man responsible for Toronto’s deadly 2018 van attack has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Alek Minassian has also been sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently. He was found […]
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Provincial mask mandates for public transit and health-care settings in Ontario expire today. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says with virus indicators heading in the right direction and high vaccination rates, it’s time to replace mandates with guidance. He says it’s still recommended that masks be worn […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has not even named a new cabinet, fresh off his majority election victory, and one of the biggest challenges his new government will face is already staring him down. Four of the five major education unions have taken the first step to start bargaining, ahead of […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s COVID-19 indicators are currently heading in the right direction but the province’s top doctor is preparing for the fall, when trends will likely worsen, with plans including a new round of booster doses. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said the preparations include scenarios for various stakeholders […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
More education on intimate partner violence – starting in Ontario schools – and allowing police to disclose whether someone’s partner has a history of abuse would go a long way toward protecting potential victims in the future, an expert on research into violence against women told an inquest on Thursday. […]
By Michael Tutton
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – When Meaghan Belanger’s mother informed her about a Nova Scotia camp for children in grief, the teenager’s initial reaction was unenthusiastic as she feared it would be too teary and dull. Instead, she found herself immersed in unabashed fun – ranging from a delicious dinner to meeting new […]
