OTTAWA – Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal Liberal government will hire more staff to deal with backlogs and overwhelming caseloads at his department. MacAulay made the comments in an interview after The Canadian Press published a series of articles identifying some of the most pressing challenges facing […]
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By Nicole Thompson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario will keep capacity limits in place for at least a month longer than planned in some settings where proof of vaccination is required, following a rise in COVID-19 cases. Night clubs, strip clubs, sex clubs and bathhouses were expected to remove caps on the number of patrons […]
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TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is highlighting the contribution of Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan in a Remembrance Day ceremony this morning. Speaking outside the Ontario legislature, Ford noted this year marks 20 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center and the start […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS More than 213,000 Ontarians have received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far as the province takes a phased approach to boosters, making them available first to people who are at higher risk of contracting the virus. Eligibility expanded to several new groups – about […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALEDON, Ont. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants municipalities to wait for his government to strike a deal with Ottawa on child care instead of trying to start their own negotiations, saying they might undermine provincial efforts. “I’m pleading with the municipalities: don’t divide and try to conquer. It just […]
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Doug Ford says Ontario’s pit bull ban isn’t going to change right now as he expresses sympathy for a boy bitten by a dog that had drawn the attention of the premier. The dog was seized by Vaughan Animal Services a month ago on suspicion of being a pit bull […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – Canada, the United States and Mexico are getting the band back together. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House next week, the first gathering of the so-called Three Amigos since the dawn of the […]
By Carla K. Johnson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer? Yes, combined with vaccination, home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance by providing on-the-spot results during this second year of pandemic holidays. “We will be using rapid tests to doublecheck everybody before we gather together,” says […]
Couchiching Chief Brian Perrault observed a moment of silence after laying down a wreath for Remembrance Day at the War Veterans and Peace Time Armed Forces Memorial Site on Couchiching First Nation. – Merna Emara photo
By Colleen Long
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments. The effort centers on lung problems suffered by troops […]
By Frank Jordans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – Several countries and companies announced plans Wednesday to stop selling cars that run on gasoline or diesel over the next two decades, as part of efforts to clamp down on a significant source of planet-warming emissions. But the impact of the measures will likely be limited […]
By John Leicester And Travis Loller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, France (AP) – The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, setting the stage for emotional reunions nearly two years in the making and providing a boost for the airline and tourism industries decimated […]
