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‘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 »
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
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 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 »
How COVID-19 Is Changing Back-To-School Shopping and Budgets
Vonny Sweetland has yet to decide if he will be sending his 12-year-old sister Josephine back to class in September, but just in case he does, he’s been… Read more »
Ontario Ends Police Access to COVID-19 Database after Legal Challenge
Ontario has ended police access to a COVID-19 database after a legal challenge was filed by a group of human rights organizations. Aboriginal Legal Services, the Black… Read more »
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now Available at 28 Parks Canada National Parks & Historic Sites
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change has announced that 28 of the most popular Parks Canada places now have Tesla donated electric vehicle charging stations… Read more »
School Boards ‘Frustrated And Concerned’ By Ford Government’s Reopening Plan
Ontario school boards said Friday their reserve funds are already budgeted for high-priority initiatives not related to the COVID-19 pandemic and should not be used to lower class… Read more »
Canada’s Top Doctors Say Safety Won’t Be Compromised as Russia Approves World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine
Canada will not cut corners to get a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 approved, the country’s chief public health officer said Tuesday. As news emerged that Russia had… Read more »
Metallica’s First Show of 2020 at Select Drive-In Theatres Across Canada
Metallica will return to the stage for the first time since the September 2019 S&M2 concerts that opened Chase Center in San Francisco. Metallica will be the… Read more »
New York Rangers Win NHL Draft Lottery
The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase… Read more »
Ottawa Sets Minimum Unemployment Rate at 13.1 Per Cent for EI Calculation
The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in… Read more »
Who Can Dismiss the Governor General? A Look at Protocols and Possibilities
With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall and alleged mistreatment of current and former staff, renewed interest has been sparked… Read more »
Canada to Match Donations to Lebanon Relief
The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week’s deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development Minister Karina… Read more »
Canada Signs Deals With Pfizer, Moderna to Get Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
Canada now has deals in place with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and U.S.−based biotech firm Moderna to secure millions of doses of their experimental COVID−19 vaccines, in case either… Read more »
KFC to Introduce Plant-Based Fried Chicken Sandwiches Across Canada
KFC is bringing plant-based KFC sandwiches to Canada. Plant-Based fried chicken sandwiches will be available across Canada starting August 10th. Plant-Based KFC is made in Canada by… Read more »
Ontario Sets New Rules for Restaurants as Toronto, Peel Region Enter Stage 3
Restaurants and bars across Ontario must now keep records of their clients to help track any possible spread of COVID−19, officials said Friday as Toronto and Peel Region joined… Read more »
Costco Launches Same-day Grocery Delivery Across Canada; Membership Not Required
Costco has partnered with Instcart and has launched same-day delivery from 76 Costco warehouses across Canada. Canadians can shop online from Costco’s wide assortment of items including… Read more »
PHAC: Do Not Eat Red Onions Imported from U.S. Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Public Health Agency of Canada is asking Canadians to throw away or return red onions imported from the USA due to possible Salmonella contamination. PHAC says as of… Read more »
List of Ontario School Boards Where High Schoolers Will Attend Part-Time this September
High school students in all but 24 of Ontario’s school boards will be back in class full time in September, the province announced Thursday. In those two… Read more »
Ottawa Imposes Stricter Rules for Americans Travelling Through Canada to Alaska
The federal government is tightening the rules for non−essential American travellers passing through Canada en route to Alaska, in order to reduce the time spent in the country… Read more »
Health Canada Approves Remdesivir For Treatment of COVID-19
Health Canada has approved Remdesivir with conditions for the treatment of COVID-19 and this is the first drug authorized in Canada for COVID-19 treatment. The drug Remdesivir… Read more »
Colborne’s Big Apple is Now Wearing a Giant Mask
The Big Apple in Colborne is now wearing a mask. The quirky tourist attraction in Northumberland County which is an easy day trip from Toronto is now… Read more »
Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation 0.7% in June 2020
Statistics Canada says the consumer price index for June was up 0.7 per cent compared with one year ago, ending a run of negative inflation that began… Read more »