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Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy, more support for student...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19 will have looser standards than previously announced.
After...
Ford says patience has run thin with low numbers of COVID-19...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says his patience with Ontario's slow pace of testing for COVID-19 has run thin and he wants more done starting Thursday.
He says...
Canada’s top doctor changes position on use of face masks
By: James Burrows
For several weeks now the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US and the Canadian government...
Local businesses are struggling to stay afloat during COVID-19 pandemic
By: Michelle Poirier
Despite the promise of emergency wage subsidies and low-interest loans, many local businesses in Georgina are struggling to pay rent and may...
Legions begin fundraising to save branches as financial challenges mount
TORONTO — A number of Royal Canadian Legion branches across the country have launched online fundraising efforts to keep their doors open after suffering...
More help on way for those not eligible for emergency aid...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today further measures to financially support entrepreneurs, small businesses and young people who aren't...
Canada failed to learn from past pandemics: health-care associations
OTTAWA — Canada has failed to learn vital lessons from past pandemics, and front-line workers are now paying the price, according to some of Canada's...
Toronto Zoo taking precautions with big cats after tiger in N.Y....
TORONTO — The news that a tiger tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York dropped like a bomb at the Toronto...
Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too...
OTTAWA — The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be...
Ontario calls for anyone with health-care training to join fight against...
TORONTO — Ontario put out a wartime-like plea Tuesday to press anyone in the province with health-care experience into service, as the first Ontario-made personal protective...














































