Hand sanitizers recalled due to industrial-grade ethanol content

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OTTAWA — Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol. The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains chemicals that may not...

Trudeau takes a knee at anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill

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By the time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived, streams of people clutching signs had made their way on to Parliament Hill and through surrounding streets...

Ontario reports 455 new COVID-19 cases, including 68 due to a...

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TORONTO — Ontario reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases Saturday, though dozens were attributed to a reporting delay, as the province extended its...

Anti-racism protests take place across Canada

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TORONTO — Hundreds of anti-racism demonstrators took their message to Toronto's city hall and Ontario's legislature in a pair of protests Saturday, taking a...

Federal funding offer not enough to cover Ontario’s COVID-19 costs, Ford...

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TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says a $14 billion federal financial aid offer to all of Canada's provinces and territories isn't enough. Ford says Ontario's costs...

Ontario lifts restrictions, reopens short-term rentals starting today

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TORONTO — Ontario is lifting restrictions on short-term rentals today. Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli says the facilities were able to resume operations as of...

New Canadian modelling shows COVID-19 waning but relaxing restrictions still risky

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OTTAWA — Canada's top doctor says the country has been successful at slowing the spread of COVID-19 but warns that relaxing public health restrictions...

Toronto police chief defends the service, promises change in wide-ranging speech

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Toronto's chief of police is promising big changes to the force — but he says that change will look like a continuation of existing efforts...

Court throws out law barring self-induced intoxication as defence to violence

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TORONTO — A law that bans an accused from using intoxication as a defence in cases of sexual assault and other violent crimes tramples...

Protests are important but risks of COVID-19 must be considered: Freeland

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OTTAWA — Deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland suggested Wednesday that COVID-19 will keep her away from anti-racism marches planned across Canada in coming days. Freeland...

Ford says decision on second stage of reopening could come within...

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TORONTO — Ontario health officials are in discussions about the second stage of the province's economic reopening plan, and Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday...

Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships...

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OTTAWA — Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread...

Ontario mulls collection of race-based COVID-19 data; some argue it’s essential

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TORONTO — The importance of understanding the role race might play in the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Ontario to look at regulatory changes to...

Ontario patient ombudsman starts new investigation into long-term care

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TORONTO — Ontario officials have launched four separate probes into the long-term care system amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen more than 1,600...

120 workers test positive for COVID-19 in outbreak on farm near...

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NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Premier Doug Ford pledged Monday to ramp up testing for thousands of migrant workers across Ontario after a number of new farm outbreaks...