TORONTO – Ontario is set to introduce legislation proposing a host of measures for workers, including right-to-disconnect policies. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said he doesn’t want Ontario to become a place where people burn out from endless work, and where family time comes last. “This is an issue that’s been […]
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After months of watching the flurry of construction, the former A&W building took a leap forward with new signage, revealing the site as a new Pizza Hut. The eatery is located beside the town’s former Pizza Hut location, which has since been transformed into Carl’s Eatery, and now Neighbours Modern […]
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OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau is swearing in his new cabinet, a slightly larger lineup that adds nine new faces, drops three and moves most other senior ministers to new posts. It’s a major overhaul of the cabinet as Trudeau gears up to rapidly deliver on his top six priorities for […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TORONTO – Reducing patient wait times; expanding mental health, addiction and home care services; and preparing for the next pandemic are among top priorities for a group representing Ontario doctors. The Ontario Medical Association shared its recommendations for improving the province’s health system in a new report published today. It […]
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A possible Listeria contamination has prompted the recall of sliced white mushrooms sold in Ontario and Quebec and possibly other provinces or territories. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall has been issued by Carleton Mushroom for the mushrooms, which were prepared for Metro Brands. The product was sold […]
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TORONTO – Every public school in Toronto will have take-home COVID-19 test kits available by the end of the week. City officials say the take-home PCR kits can be used when a student shows symptoms of the virus or if another student or staff member in their class has tested […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other countries are eligible. The online criteria for the “special humanitarian program” used to include Afghans “who are […]
By Christopher Reynolds
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Many parents are planning to let their children go trick-or-treating this year – but a new poll suggests they may find fewer doors open than in pre-pandemic Halloweens. Some 93 per cent of respondents whose kids trick-or-treated last year intend to have them go candy hunting again this […]
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson And Nathan Ellgren
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago. About 6 out of 10 Americans also believe that […]
By Pan Pylas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – Britain has experienced a series of shortages these past few months, from a lack of fuel at gas stations to not enough workers picking the fall harvest, but Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is unlikely to dwell on them when he delivers his annual budget statement on Wednesday. […]
By Arnie Stapleton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tom Brady had one memento he wanted back from a fan in the stands and one he wanted to give his biggest little fan after his latest historic performance. Both of the Brady admirers left Raymond James Stadium happy and sporting swag on the day Brady led Tampa Bay’s 38-3 […]
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LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA – Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., scored back-to-back deuces in the fifth and sixth ends in a 7-5 win over Jestyn Murphy of Mississauga, Ont., on Monday in the first draw of Canada’s Olympic curling pre-trials. McCarville, backed by vice-skip Kendra Lilly, second Ashley Sippala, […]
