Feds to partly cover ‘top ups’ for front-line workers on minimum...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in...
Ontario allowing curbside pickup for retail, reopening of garden, hardware shops
TORONTO — Ontario announced small steps Wednesday toward reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic as the growth in new cases slows, including allowing...
Ontario allowing curbside pickup for retail, reopening of garden, hardware shops
TORONTO — Ontario announced small steps Wednesday toward reopening the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic as the growth in new cases slows, including allowing...
Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links
TORONTO — The Canadian Paediatric Society is closely monitoring reports that COVID-19 may be linked to a strange inflammatory syndrome in some children.
The society says...
Students start looking for summer work, with few options in usual...
OTTAWA — Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week.
Brown counts himself among the lucky...
Ontario extends low hydro rates, emergency orders
TORONTO — Ontario is extending a period of lower hydro rates as well as its emergency orders.
The orders, which were set to expire today,...
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL...
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of...
Cycling advocates say a different mindset is needed for people taking...
David Shellnutt and Cathy Watts want new cyclists to try and change the way they think before hitting the road.
Shellnutt and Watts are cycling...
Aid package to agriculture aims $252 million at multiple pressures
OTTAWA — Add chickens, mushrooms and potatoes to the ever-longer list of products being purchased by the federal government to combat the impact of...
Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle...
OTTAWA — Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal...
Ontario reports 387 new COVID-19 cases, 61 more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario reported 387 new cases of COVID-19 and 61 more deaths on Tuesday, as the growth rate remained steady.
The new cases bring...
Aid package to agriculture aims $252 million at multiple pressures
OTTAWA — The federal government moved Tuesday to ease multiple pressures in Canada's agriculture industry created by the COVID-19 pandemic with the promise of...
Ontario getting close to reopening parks, retail curbside pickup, Ford says
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is teasing good news on steps toward reopening for retail stores, parks and cottagers, if the COVID-19 numbers...
Ontario reports 370 new COVID-19 cases, 84 more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 370 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 84 more deaths.
That brings the provincial total to nearly 17,923 cases, including...
Provinces set to ease restrictions Monday as death toll increases
OTTAWA — Provinces across the country are set to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday following a weekend in which thousands more cases of...
















































