A woman receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the home field of Japanese professional baseball team Yomiuri Giants, which is currently being used as a large-scale vaccination centre in Tokyo. (Issei Kato/Reuters) The latest: Erin O’Toole opposes mandatory vaccination for federal public servants, travellers. Federal election outcome […] […]
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According to a 2020 Statistics Canada report, the rate of gun violence in Canada has continued to increase. (Erik White/CBC News) A recent spike in gun violence in Quebec — which saw a triple homicide in Montreal on Aug. 2 and two more fatal shootings in the same week […] […]
A pedestrian walks past The Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS) OTTAWA — Good morning. Here is the latest news on COVID-19 and its impact on Ottawa. Fast Facts: Ottawa’s COVID-19 case numbers, active cases continue to rise with back to […] […]
As of Monday, March 29, 2021, Hamilton Ontario will be entering another grey lockdown. The increased restrictions will impact the retail industry, the foodservice industry, fitness and wellness centres, and personal care facilities. This new lockdown comes amid much confusion and frustration among the business industry whom feel unduly targeted […]
The armed robbery of a Burlington pharmacy is being investigated by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS). Three suspects entered a Shoppers Drug Mart store located near the intersection of Walkers Line and Dundas Street in Burlington at around 3:50 pm on January 31, 2021. One of the suspects had […]
The death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi came as a shock to the two paramedics summoned to treat him the night he was wounded. Chris Marchant and Steven Snively say identical versions of what happened; they refused to provide their patient with the necessities of life, both testifying in their own defence […]
In an inquiry into the province’s towing industry, three veteran Ontario Provincial Police officers face charges and four other provincial police force members are suspended due to the investigation that began in October 2019. He operated with the Ontario Provincial Police for at least twenty years, serving either in the […]
This weekend, the first since the latest stay-at-home orders took effect earlier in the week, Major Box stores throughout the province will face greater scrutiny. Provincial labour inspectors would perform a blitz to ensure that laws on public health are followed. In Toronto, Hamilton, Peel Area, York Region and Durham […]
Ontario has announced it is extending for a further 30 days virtually all emergency orders in the province. On Saturday morning, the government made the announcement that the continuation of most orders under the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) would help “preserve our health care capacity and protect Ontarians until everyone […]
Halton police are asking residents of an Oakville neighbourhood to get safe as an active shooter investigation continues. In a tweet, police asked residents to hide in their basements until further notice and there is a heavy police presence in the area, including on Lakeshore Rd. W is closed from […]