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Canada’s Kennedy to Yesterday’s Man: Former PM John Turner Dead at 91

Canada’s Kennedy to Yesterday’s Man: Former PM John Turner Dead at 91

Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a “Liberal dream in motion” to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91. Marc… Read more »

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Ontario Limits Gathering Sizes Provincewide as Cases Hit 400-Mark for 2nd Day

Ontario is lowering the number of people allowed to attend social gatherings across the province. Premier Doug Ford announced this morning that the new limits, which were imposed… Read more »

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Hospital Workers’ Union Concerned With Ford’s Pharmacy Testing Plan

A union representing Ontario’s hospital workers says it has concerns about the safety of the province’s plan to expand COVID-19 testing to pharmacies, as Premier Doug Ford pushed Friday… Read more »

Silver Lining? Cases of Infectious Diseases Plunge Amid Anti-COVID Measures

Silver Lining? Cases of Infectious Diseases Plunge Amid Anti-COVID Measures

Lockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitted infections, public… Read more »

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Sept 18: These are the New Gathering Limits & Rules in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa

Ontario is lowering the number of people permitted at social gatherings in three regions that have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 cases. The new limits will… Read more »

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Ontario Cracks Down on Social Gatherings; $10,000 Fines for Rule Violators

Ontario is lowering the number of people permitted at social gatherings in three regions that have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 cases. The change will only affect… Read more »

Edmonton to Host World Junior Championship With No Fans

Edmonton to Host World Junior Championship With No Fans

Edmonton will host another major hockey event with no fans after the International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed Rogers Place will be the site of the 2021 world junior… Read more »

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Gathering Rules Change Coming for Three Ontario Regions, Source Says

Premier Doug Ford will announce today the number of people permitted at social gatherings in three regions of Ontario will be lowered. A senior government source confirms that… Read more »

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From Beef and Hot Tubs to Shellfish, Cargo Theft a Growing Concern in Canada

People may have found it odd when thieves made off with truckloads of hot tubs and beef within days of each other in rural Alberta, but the… Read more »

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Queen’s University Threatens to Punish Pandemic Partiers as City Hikes Fines

A prominent university has threatened to discipline students caught partying through the pandemic as part of an effort to cut down on “superspreader” events. The most serious offenders —… Read more »

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Ontario to Lower Limits on Social Gatherings After COVID-19 Cases Increase

Ontario will lower the limits on social gatherings in a bid to stem a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. Premier Doug Ford’s office has confirmed the move… Read more »

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2020 Fall Weather Forecast by Weather Network

The Weather Network says most Canadians can expect near or above normal temperatures during 2020 fall, but parts of northern B.C. and Alberta are at risk of… Read more »

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Ontario Businessman to Pay $50K+ a Month in Spousal Support Despite No Home or Kids Together

A wealthy businessman will have to pay more than $50,000 a month in spousal support for 10 years to a woman with whom he had a long-term… Read more »

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Pillsbury Canada Rolls Out Eat Raw Cookie Dough Across Canada

Pillsbury Canada is rolling out Safe to Eat Raw Cookie Dough across Canada. As per the news release, Safe to Eat Raw Cookie Dough can be eaten… Read more »

Economy Added 246,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Rate 10.2%

Economy Added 246,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Rate 10.2%

Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked… Read more »

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WestJet Increases Surcharges After Nav Canada Rate Hike

WestJet Airlines Ltd. is raising its surcharges on domestic flights in response to a 30 per cent rate increase by Nav Canada, which operates air navigation across the… Read more »

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Surgery Backlog in Ontario Due to COVID-19 Could Take 84 Weeks to Clear: Study

A new study suggests it could take more than a year and a half to clear the backlog of surgeries in Ontario hospitals caused by the COVID-19… Read more »

Trudeau Calls Out Vandals Who Toppled Montreal’s MacDonald Statue

Trudeau Calls Out Vandals Who Toppled Montreal’s MacDonald Statue

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denouncing the vandals who toppled and defaced a Montreal statue of the first prime minister of Canada over the weekend, while the Quebec… Read more »

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Ontario Liberal Party Wants Education Workers Treated Like Front-Line Workers

The leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is asking businesses to treat education workers as front-line workers. Steven Del Duca says retailers and institutions have made life… Read more »

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Study Finds Chronic Health Issues More Common among Transgender People

New research finds transgender people in Ontario suffer more chronic physical and mental health problems than the general population. Researchers say the findings underscore the need to… Read more »

‘I Don’t Drop the Ball’: Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole Promises to Fight for West, Human Rights

‘I Don’t Drop the Ball’: Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole Promises to Fight for West, Human Rights

Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said Tuesday that as leader, and as a prime minister, he will stand up for the rights of women and the LGBTQ… Read more »

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Winter of the Great Divide: Farmer’s Almanac Releases 2021 Winter Forecast

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released the 2021 long-range winter weather forecast and is calling for frigid and frosty temperatures throughout most of Canada this winter. Dubbing… Read more »

June 2020 Retail Sales Topped Pre-pandemic Levels in June, Statcan Reports

June 2020 Retail Sales Topped Pre-pandemic Levels in June, Statcan Reports

Canadian monthly retail sales topped their pre−pandemic levels for the first time in June as more parts of the country moved ahead with plans to reopen their… Read more »

Opposition Parties Decry Black Ink in WE Documents, Allege Continuing Coverup

Opposition Parties Decry Black Ink in WE Documents, Allege Continuing Coverup

Opposition parties are taking issue with the black ink applied to many of the thousands of pages of newly released documents about the WE Charity controversy. Prime Minister… Read more »