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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 »

How COVID-19 Is Changing Back-To-School Shopping and Budgets

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 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 »

Ontario Rejects TDSB Pitch to Cut Class Size, Wants to Maintain Full-Day

Ontario Rejects TDSB Pitch to Cut Class Size, Wants to Maintain Full-Day

Talks between Canada’s largest school board and the Ontario government to cut elementary class sizes and address pandemic safety concerns continue after the province rejected a board plan that… Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

National Ballet of Canada Cancels ‘the Nutcracker’ for the First Time Since 1955

National Ballet of Canada Cancels ‘the Nutcracker’ for the First Time Since 1955

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the National Ballet of Canada to cancel its performances set for November and December, including its annual production of “The Nutcracker.” In a news… Read more »

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24-Year-Old Man Killed by Loose Wheel on Highway 401 in Toronto

Provincial police in Toronto say a 24-year-old man is dead after his vehicle was hit by a loose wheel on Highway 401. Police say the incident happened… Read more »

Canada’s Top Doctors Say Safety Won’t Be Compromised as Russia Approves World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine

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 »

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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 »

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Toronto Board of Health Chair Calls for Action After 27 Opioid Deaths in July

The chair of the Toronto Board of Health is calling for action following a spike in opioid overdose deaths in July. Coun. Joe Cressy is urging all levels of… Read more »

New York Rangers Win NHL Draft Lottery

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 »

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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

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 »

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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 »

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Authorities Urge Caution After Markham Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile

Authorities are urging caution after mosquitoes in the area of Markham, Ont., tested positive for the West Nile Virus. In a statement released Friday, the York Region… Read more »

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Police Investigate After Remains of Infant Found in Pickering

Police east of Toronto say homicide detectives are investigating the death of an infant. Investigators say the infant’s body was found Thursday at the shoreline of Lake Ontario… Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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These are the New Rules For Restaurants in Toronto During Stage 3

Toronto is now in Stage 3 and restaurants are permitted to open for indoor dine-in with new safety measures. The city of Toronto has set out the… Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »