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Make Fruit Scones Served during Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace – Recipe

On Queen’s Elizabeth’s 94th birthday, the Royal Family has shared a chocolate birthday cupcake recipe. Last week, the Royal Pastry Chefs shared their recipe for fruit scones… Read more »

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Trudeau Seeks 10 Days of Paid Sick Leave for Workers in Bid for NDP Support

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’ll push the provinces to give workers 10 days of paid sick leave a year as the country deals with the COVID-19… Read more »

Twenty-Eight Soldiers Test Positive for COVID-19 After Working in Care Homes

Twenty-Eight Soldiers Test Positive for COVID-19 After Working in Care Homes

The Canadian Armed Forces is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of military personnel who have contracted COVID-19 while working in long-term care facilities in Ontario… Read more »

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This Is How Retail Customers are Behaving in Quebec Since the Reopening

More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn’t mean a… Read more »

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Trudeau Promises $75M More for Off-Reserve Indigenous Services in Pandemic

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the… Read more »

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May 20: Guidelines by Ontario Regarding the Use of Face Masks

Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, released recommendations regarding the use of face-covering as Ontario is gradually reopening its economy. The Chief Medical Officer… Read more »

Poll: Canadians Disagree on Province Wide Reopening

Poll: Canadians Disagree on Province Wide Reopening

As provinces take their cautious first steps to allow people back into local businesses, a new poll suggests most Canadians don’t think province-wide measures are the best way to reopen the… Read more »

Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation Rate Turned Negative in April

Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation Rate Turned Negative in April

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the pandemic. The… Read more »

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May 19: Canada Emergency Business Account Eligibility Extended to Include Sole Proprietors and Family-Owned Corporations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced an expansion to the eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) to include many owner-operated small businesses. The federal… Read more »

Ontario to Hold Independent Commission into Long-Term Care

Ontario to Hold Independent Commission into Long-Term Care

Ontario is launching an independent commission into the province’s long-term care system. Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton says in a statement that the commission will start in… Read more »

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Canadian Snowbirds Cross Country Flyover Schedule – Operation INSPIRATION

The unique mission dubbed, Operation INSPIRATION will see the team’s signature nine-jet formation, with trailing white smoke, flying over cities across the country starting in Nova Scotia and working west throughout the week.

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First Clinical Trial For COVID-19 Vaccine Approved By Health Canada

Health Canada has approved the first clinical trials in Canada of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. This news was announced by Trudeau today… Read more »

Nando’s Canada Closing 21 Locations Due to COVID-19 Crisis

Nando’s Canada Closing 21 Locations Due to COVID-19 Crisis

Nando’s Canada has announced that it is permanently closing 21 of its corporate owned-and-operated restaurants due to a sharp decline in sales during the COVID-19 crisis. Nando’s… Read more »

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May 15: More Employers Can Now Apply For Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy as Eligibility Criteria Expanded

The federal government announced that federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. Trudeau also… Read more »

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Feds Extend GST/HST Credit and Canada Child Benefit for Those Unable to File Their 2019 Tax Returns on Time

Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier announced that benefit payments will continue for an additional three months for those who are not able to file their 2019… Read more »

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Doug Ford Shares His “Famous” Cheesecake Video Recipe and Wants You to Try Making It This Victoria Day Weekend

During a press conference, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that he makes the best cheesecake. Today morning, he shared the video recipe through a “Cooking With Doug”… Read more »

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May 15: How to Apply For Canada Emergency Student Benefit

The CESB, which will be delivered by the Canada Revene Agency (CRA), will provide temporary income support to eligible post-secondary students and new graduates who are unable to work or find work this summer due to COVID-19, or are working and are not making over $1000.

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What is Allowed When Retail Stores in Ontario Reopen From May 19th

Premier Doug Ford has announced that Ontario is moving to Stage one of the reopening plan from Tuesday, May 19th. Most retail stores that have a street… Read more »

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Stage 1 of Reopening: This is What is Open in Ontario From May 16, 2020 (List of Businesses)

Ontario is set to enter its first stage of reopening next Tuesday including lifting restrictions on retail stores, golf driving ranges and tennis courts, surgeries and dog grooming. In… Read more »

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What is Allowed at Parks Canada National Parks and Historic Sites From June 1

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that national parks will resume some operations from June 1. Wilkinson says some trails, day use areas, green spaces and recreational boating… Read more »

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Ontario Will Now Test Anyone with COVID-19 Symptoms

Ontario has finally announced that the province will test anyone with COVID-19 symptoms. The new guidelines from chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams will say… Read more »

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LCBO Expanding Hours of Operation of 360 Stores From May 14th

With May long weekend around the corner LCBO is expanding its hours of operation at 360 stores starting today (May 14).

Optional Buyback Program Could See Assault-Style Gun Ban Unravel, Group Warns

Optional Buyback Program Could See Assault-Style Gun Ban Unravel, Group Warns

A leading proponent of stricter gun control says allowing owners of recently banned firearms to keep them would make it easier for a different government to reverse the ban in future.

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Face Masks are Mandatory For Uber Passengers & Drivers In Canada

Uber has announced that all Uber drivers and passengers in Canada will have to wear a mask from Monday, May 18. According to the statement, both drivers… Read more »