TORONTO – A member of Ontario’s pandemic science advisory table has resigned, alleging “political considerations” appear to be influencing the group’s work and how much of it is shared with the public. Dr. David Fisman announced this morning in a tweet that included his resignation letter that he would be […]
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TORONTO – The Ontario government is extending a wage increase for personal support workers brought in during the pandemic. The province says the temporary $3-per-hour wage increase for workers in long-term care homes and similar facilities will now continue until Oct. 31. It says extending the program will cost $169 […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 639 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 515 of the infected people are not fully vaccinated or have unknown vaccination status. The case numbers are based on 19,866 tests. There are 151 patients in intensive […]
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TORONTO – Accusations of wanton spending, misleading the public and prioritizing votes over the crisis in Afghanistan dominated the seventh full day of the federal election campaign. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began Sunday in Toronto at an event honouring the tenth anniversary of Jack Layton’s death. Layton led the NDP […]
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OTTAWA – Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa and its allies, officials said Sunday. Canada will work tirelessly to evacuate people from Afghanistan “for as long as it is safe […]
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OTTAWA – The main federal party leaders are in central and eastern Canada as the election campaign enters its second full week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau remains on the East Coast today, making an announcement in Halifax before heading to St. John’s, N.L., to meet with locals and supporters. Conservative […]
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Public Safety Canada says it has approved a request for help from the Northwest Territories as the territory deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases. The territory says there are 198 active cases, with the majority of them occurring in the Sahtu region. The Fort Good Hope area has been […]
By Jacob Serebrin
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MONTREAL – New COVID-19 cases are rising in Quebec, but unlike during previous waves of the novel coronavirus, the level of vaccination in the province should lead to significantly fewer hospitalizations, experts said Friday. Dr. Donald Sheppard, director of the interdisciplinary initiative in infection and immunity at McGill University, says […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military reported its biggest day of airlifts out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the evacuation. Twenty-eight U.S. military flights […]
TOKYO – Stocks were solidly higher Monday, led by gains in a broad range of technology, financial and health care companies. Energy stocks rose as the price of crude oil recovered some of the ground it has lost in recent days. Crude oil prices were up 5.5%. The S&P 500 […]
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OTTAWA – Canadian officials say the military’s special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul’s chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not provide more details, citing the sensitivity of the security situation, but they said they are having success in getting […]
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will convene a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday for “urgent talks on the situation in Afghanistan.” Johnson revealed the plan in a statement posted on Twitter. He says it’s “vital that the international community works together […]
