(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police has received numerous complaints where members of the public from across the province received unsolicited emails which, when opened, contained links to images of child sexual abuse. The emails, which were received from the email account mail@aloette.me contained directions, that when followed unknowingly […]
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Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s premier defended his government’s new stay-at-home order on Wednesday as critics called it unclear and officials in the province’s largest city said they were still seeking details on the rules. A day after plunging the province into its second state of emergency […]
Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press TORONTO – The Maple Leafs spent a large chunk of the off-season remaking the edges of their roster. Grit and veteran leadership were added to a talented group desperate to change the narrative of past playoff failures. Many of those new elements were on full […]
The Canadian Press The Ontario government is imposing a stay-at-home order in an effort to bring down soaring COVID-19 infections. Here’s a closer look at what that means: – When does the order take effect? It comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. – Does it mean no one can […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario has declared a state of emergency and issued a stay-at-home order that will take effect Thursday in response to surging COVID-19 infections that threaten to overrun the health-care system. Residents will be required to stay home, leaving only for essentials like work, food, health-care […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have scored their own docu-series on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming service and NHL Original Productions have announced “All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs,” which will go behind the scenes of their 2020-’21 NHL season. The Canadian multi-episode Amazon original series […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Katie Couric, Mayim Bialik, Aaron Rodgers and journalist Bill Whitaker are among the future guest hosts who will fill in for the late Alex Trebek on “Jeopardy!” The show announced Wednesday that Couric, the journalist and former “Today” show host, will become the first […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Joe Biden’s inauguration and Jennifer Lopez will give a musical performance on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol when Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th president next Wednesday. The announcement of their participation comes […]
Nash Dolyny prepares to take a shot at the McIrvine outdoor rink. During the stay-at-home order, the province is encouraging people to still get outside for exercise, but it will look a little different. Outdoor gatherings are limited household members, or to five people from differing households, with masks encouraged […]
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TORONTO — The Ontario government has issued an emergency order to temporarily pause the enforcement of residential evictions and ensure people are not forced to leave their homes during the provincial declaration of emergency and while the stay-at-home-order is in force. “By temporarily pausing residential evictions, we are ensuring that […]
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With a second state of emergency declared in the province, a volunteer group has sprung back into action in order to help people in need in the district. Rainy River District COVIDelivery, the home grown physical distancing safe delivery service, has resumed offering its services to those who cannot or […]
The planned event to collect Christmas trees for safe disposal has been cancelled. Due to the newly announced State of emergency and stay-at-home order, an event planned for January 16 to collect used Christmas trees has been forced to cancel. Any donations already made to the Fort Frances Firefighters will […]
