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Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Cancelled Due to COVID-19

Canadian Pacific has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CP Holiday Train will not be running this year. Canadian Pacific says CP will donate to food… Read more »

CFL Teams Reveal 10 Players Who Are on Their Exclusive Negotiation Lists

CFL Teams Reveal 10 Players Who Are on Their Exclusive Negotiation Lists

The Calgary Stampeders are taking a flyer on linebacker Marcus Smith II. Smith, a former first-round pick of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, is one of 10 players on… Read more »

Extend CERB and Provide Paid Sick Leave If You Want Our Votes, Singh Tells Trudeau

Extend CERB and Provide Paid Sick Leave If You Want Our Votes, Singh Tells Trudeau

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party hasn’t decided whether it can vote to support the minority Liberal government’s throne speech. He says he wants to see… Read more »

These are the 60 Pharmacies Which Will Offer COVID-19 Testing in Ontario by Friday, Sept 25 (List)

These are the 60 Pharmacies Which Will Offer COVID-19 Testing in Ontario by Friday, Sept 25 (List)

Premier Doug Ford says up to 60 pharmacies across Ontario will begin to offer COVID-19 tests starting Friday. He says the initiative will reduce pressure on the… Read more »

Ontario to Review COVID-19 Symptoms List for Schools, Minister Says

Ontario to Review COVID-19 Symptoms List for Schools, Minister Says

Ontario’s education minister says he is considering shortening the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require kids to stay home from school. Stephen Lecce says he is working with the province’s… Read more »

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Laser Quest Closing Locations Across Canada

One of Canada’s favourite go-to birthday party location is ending its operations across Canada due to COVID-19 economic climate. Laser Quest announced the decision through its website… Read more »

Ontario Officials Report Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since Early May

Ontario Officials Report Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since Early May

Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with three new deaths related to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 153 cases reported in… Read more »

Preparations Underway for Pandemic Election in Saskatchewan and Maybe B.C.

Preparations Underway for Pandemic Election in Saskatchewan and Maybe B.C.

Election administrators in British Columbia are ready with hand sanitizer for voters and personal protective equipment for polling station workers as part of a pandemic plan similar to one used recently in New Brunswick. Elections BC… Read more »

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Nunavut Reports First Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Saying Both Are Mine Workers

Nunavut is reporting its first confirmed cases of COVID-19. The territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says in a news release there are two cases at the… Read more »

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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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 »