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Walmart Looking to Immediately Hire 10,000 People in Canada

Walmart is looking to immediately hire 10,000 people as associates for various positions in Canada. Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide and… Read more »

Canada Adds 378,000 Jobs in September, Accelerating Growth From August

Canada Adds 378,000 Jobs in September, Accelerating Growth From August

Statistics Canada says the country added 378,000 jobs in September as Canadians adapted to back-to-school routines and their parents back to work. The overall gains in September… Read more »

Sexualized Onions: Facebook Lifts Ban on Newfoundland Advertisement for Seeds

Sexualized Onions: Facebook Lifts Ban on Newfoundland Advertisement for Seeds

Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had… Read more »

List of Single-Use Plastics to Be Banned in Canada by 2021

List of Single-Use Plastics to Be Banned in Canada by 2021

Canada is on track to ban some single-use plastics, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, has released the list of harmful single-use… Read more »

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Virtual Thanksgiving Gatherings Urged to Control COVID-19

Health Minister Patty Hajdu is telling Canadians to celebrate Thanksgiving virtually this weekend to avoid spreading COVID-19. She says it is “an act of love” to celebrate… Read more »

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October 6 & 13: Look Up as Mars Will Not Be This Bright Until 2035

Gaze up the sky. Do you see a bright red star? That’s Mars! Mars has been very visible in the evening sky for the last couple of… Read more »

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2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program for Canada Immigration Opens Oct. 13 2020

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced today details 2020 Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program that will allow immigrants to Canada, who are now citizens or permanent residents to… Read more »

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Human Rights Groups Ask Feds for Plan to Deal With White Supremacy in Canada

Multifaith human rights organizations are calling on the prime minister to come up with a plan to dismantle white supremacist groups across the country. The open call… Read more »

University of Guelph Testing Campus Residences’ Wastewater to Detect COVID-19

University of Guelph Testing Campus Residences’ Wastewater to Detect COVID-19

Researchers from the University of Guelph say they’re testing wastewater from campus residences for early signs of COVID-19 and could find out this week if new cases… Read more »

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New COVID-19 Benefits: A Quick Look at CRB, CRSB and CRCB – Eligibility, Payments, Duration, and Taxes

COVID-19 Response Measures Act (formerly Bill C-4) which provides new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic received Royal Assent on October 2. … Read more »

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CN Tower to Close Starting Oct 3rd Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Canada Lands Company has announced that CN Tower will be closing from Saturday, October 3rd to do “their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19”. The statement… Read more »

Trudeau Says More Compassionate Approach to COVID-19 Border Restrictions Is Needed

Trudeau Says More Compassionate Approach to COVID-19 Border Restrictions Is Needed

The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of… Read more »

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2020 Toronto Santa Claus Parade Goes Prime-Time, Broadcast-Only for First Time

Santa Claus is moving to prime time in Toronto. The city’s annual Santa Claus parade will go broadcast-only this year, with a two-hour show set for the… Read more »

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Justin Trudeau Sends Best Wishes After Donald & Melania Trump Test Postive For COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering his family’s best wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump and the first lady. Early Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump and… Read more »

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Ontario Revises School Screening Guidelines, Asking Parents to Keep Kids Home for 24 Hours

Ontario is changing its COVID-19 symptom screening guidance for the province’s schools and child care centres. The province is now asking parents to keep their children home from school… Read more »

Ontario Raises Pay for Personal Support Workers to Boost Pandemic Recruitment Efforts

Ontario Raises Pay for Personal Support Workers to Boost Pandemic Recruitment Efforts

Ontario says it will give pay raises to personal support workers throughout the health-care system in a bid to recruit and retain them during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read more »

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Markham Teen, Iman Vellani Set to Play Ms. Marvel a.k.a Kamala Khan

Marvel is casting Iman Vellani, a teenager from Markham, Ont. as Ms. Marvel in an upcoming series for Disney Plus. Iman Vellani will play Marvel’s first Muslim… Read more »

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Casa Loma Cancels 2020 Legends of Horror a Day Before Opening

The spooky Halloween event held at Casa Loma grounds is cancelled as COVID-19 cases are soaring across Toronto. Legends of Horror is a 2 km self-guided walking… Read more »

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Stay In or Escape from Ontario’s Haunted Jail

Do you and your friends love haunted escape rooms? Would you like to spend the night in a unique haunted escape room with your friends? If your… Read more »

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Ontario Tightens Long-Term Care Visitor Rules as COVID-19 Cases Increase

Ontario is restricting visitor access to long-term care homes in COVID-19 hot spots as cases surge in some parts of the province. Premier Doug Ford says that as… Read more »

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This Haunted Campfire Experience in Ontario is the Spookiest Place to Visit with Friends this Halloween

Don’t you just love campfires! you’re sitting around the warm fire, roasting marshmallows and then someone decides to tell a spine-chilling story. If you’re one of those… Read more »

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NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning Beats Dallas Stars to Capture Stanley Cup in Six Games

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL’s top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at… Read more »

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Ontario Is in a COVID-19 Second Wave: Ford

Ontario’s premier says the province is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 and all options are on the table to combat a surge in cases. Doug Ford… Read more »

Ontario Reports 700 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death From the Illness

Ontario Reports 700 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death From the Illness

Ontario is reporting 700 new cases of COVID-19 today and one new death from the illness. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 344 cases are being reported in Toronto, 104 cases in Peel Region, 89 in Ottawa… Read more »