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New Leaf dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks at four group homes
By: Mike Anderson
New Leaf, a not-for-profit organization that operates 13 group homes for close to 100 people with intellectual disabilities in York Region, is...
Town of Georgina challenges community to donate to local food bank
By: Mike Anderson
The Town of Georgina will match each dollar donated by the community to the Georgina Community Food Pantry, up to a total...
Open letter from MPP Caroline Mulroney to York-Simcoe residents
To the residents of York-Simcoe,
Throughout Canadian history, generations have faced challenges that at times seem unsurmountable. During times like these, we must remain resilient...
Local food bank sees increased demand due to pandemic
By: Michelle Poirier
Residents laid-off as a result of the
pandemic are beginning to show up at the local food bank, according to
Catherine Cook, Executive Director...
Canadian health officials stress COVID-19 risk remains low as case load rises
OTTAWA — With a slowly, but steadily rising number of COVID-19 cases in Canada, health officials continue to stress that the risk posed by the novel...
Ontario to temporarily stop issuing problematic licence plates
TORONTO — Ontario’s problematic new licence plates will stop being manufactured on March 4, but the government won’t say what the root cause of the...
Trudeau urges peaceful end to blockades as Scheer says PM’s done ‘literally nothing’
OTTAWA — The spirit of reconciliation requires a “peaceful resolution” to the blockades that have kept rail traffic from operating across the country, Prime...
Lake Simcoe Championship Ice Fishing Derby raises record $70,000 for Jumpstart charity
By: Mike Anderson
Former Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Doug Gilmour helped launch this year’s Lake Simcoe Championship Ice Fishing Derby by signing hundreds of autographs,...
Nurses’ unions warn national standards for coronavirus protection too low
OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is warning that the federal public health agency’s guidelines to protect front-line health-care workers from outbreaks of...
Low number of novel coronavirus cases ‘reassuring,’ Ontario health official says
TORONTO — It is still early days in dealing with the novel coronavirus, but the relatively low number of cases here is “reassuring,” Ontario’s...
