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Canada announces additional support for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war
The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring cou…
09 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
U.K., allies to ‘ratchet up’ Russia sanctions, PM Johnson says during Kyiv visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Kyiv on Saturday that countries supporting Ukraine following its invasion by Russia would continue to ti…
09 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Montreal French expats face hours-long wait to vote in France election
French nationals showed up in droves Saturday at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès to cast their ballots in the first round of voting for France’s presidential election.
09 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Pakistan PM Imran Khan ousted after losing no-confidence vote in parliament
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partne…
09 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Pierre Poilievre draws huge crowds amid Conservative party leadership race
With 10 days left for candidates to enter the Conservative party leadership race –and 20 before $300,000 worth in fees are due– what’s capturing the attention of th…
09 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Shanghai looking to ease COVID-19 lockdown after mass testing
China‘s largest city of Shanghai will soon begin lifting lockdown in communities that report no positive cases within 14 days after another round of COVID-19 testin…
09 Apr 2022 | Health -
Budget 2022 and Canada’s incredible disappearing deficits
Before we’d ever heard of COVID, there was a time when the first question asked of any Finance Minister delivering their budget was always: “Is it balanced?” Those …
09 Apr 2022 | Economy -
Hernandez leads Blue Jays to wild 10-8 win in Toronto’s first home opener since 2019
TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ first home opener in Toronto in three years won’t soon be forgotten by Teoscar Hernandez, his teammates, or the sold-out crowd at Rogers Ce…
09 Apr 2022 | Sports -
Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years after Chris Rock slap
The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences have decided to ban actor Will Smith from attending the award show for 10 years, follo…
08 Apr 2022 | World -
Britney Spears objects to paying her mother’s $660K legal fees
Pop star Britney Spears is refusing to pay USD$663,202.84 in her mother’s legal fees incurred during Spears’ more than 13-year conservatorship.
08 Apr 2022 | Canada -
U.S. restricts Russian access to fertilizer, valves as it broadens export curbs
The United States on Friday broadened its export curbs against Russia and Belarus, restricting access to imports of items such as fertilizer and pipe valves as it s…
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
More than 1,500 of Betty White’s personal items to hit the auction block
Those hoping to secure a memento from the life of Betty White will soon have the chance, as personal items from the late actor hit the auction block later this year.
08 Apr 2022 | World -
Reinfection risk: Omicron appears to produce shorter-lived immunity, experts say
If you still haven’t been infected with COVID-19, the highly transmissible Omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant probably have you thinking you’re next in line.
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
B.C. scientist wins prestigious national award for work on mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
A British Columbia biochemist whose work played a key role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been honoured with one of Canada’s most prestigious scientifi…
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
Russia’s war on Ukraine sends food prices soaring to record levels
Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive …
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Man accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dogwalker mistakenly released from jail
Los Angeles police are on the hunt for a man accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dogwalker and stealing two of her French bulldogs, after he was mistakenly released fro…
08 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Ruble rebounds despite Western sanctions as Russia cuts interest rates
Russia’s central bank has managed to stabilize key aspects of the economy with severe controls, artificially propping up the ruble to allow it to rebound to levels …
08 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Former F1 driver Nikita Mazepin calls Russian sanctions ‘cancel culture’
Former Formula One (F1) driver Nikita Mazepin has described the sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as “cancel culture against my country.”
08 Apr 2022 | Sports -
Nova Scotia doctor wait list hits new record high with more than 88,300 people
Nova Scotia’s registry of people in need of primary care climbed to 88,300 this month — a new record high.
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
Amazon to hike price of Prime membership in Canada
Amazon is raising the price of its Prime membership in Canada.
08 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Sexual assault claim against Snoop Dogg dropped
A sexual assault claim from an unknown woman against American rapper Snoop Dogg was withdrawn this week.
08 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Ontario COVID update: 1,135 people in hospital with the virus, 166 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,135 people in hospital with COVID-19. There are 166 people in intensive care with or due to the virus.
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec’s higher education and seniors ministers won’t seek re-election amid calls for resignation
A pair of Quebec ministers will not seek re-election in the fall amid growing calls for their resignations from opposition parties.
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 sixth wave renews labour shortage concerns in restaurants and retail
Businesses across Canada are struggling to cope with an apparent sixth wave of COVID-19, as staffing shortages hamper sectors from health care to hospitality and re…
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
Vaccinated Canadians can have COVID-19 symptoms despite testing negative. Here’s why
As Canada heads towards a sixth wave of COVID-19 with rising cases and hospitalizations across the country, experts say people can still test negative on a rapid te…
08 Apr 2022 | Health -
Funeral arrangements announced for Hamilton conductor Boris Brott
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Hamilton conductor Boris Brott.
08 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Unemployment rate hit record low 5.2% in March: Statistics Canada
Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low 5.2 per cent in March as provinces including Ontario and Quebec saw record employment gains in an already tight j…
08 Apr 2022 | Economy -
2 prime ministers named Trudeau, 2 minority governments — and 2 very different budgets
The predictable story coming out of Thursday’s budget is the partisan contrast between the Conservatives, on the one hand, and the Liberals and their junior partner…
08 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun are engaged after romantic proposal in Paris
Avril Lavigne is engaged to be married to Mod Sun.
07 Apr 2022 | World -
Budget 2022: Liberals will put $15B toward new business investment fund
The Trudeau Liberals are promising to create two new arm’s-length bodies to handle billions in federal funds to prod businesses to invest in themselves.
07 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Quebec man stuck in Mexico with cancer after family says back pain dismissed at Canadian hospital
The family of a Quebec man stuck in Mexico is searching for answers after they say he received medical clearance to travel and then discovered his cancer had return…
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
U.S. suspends Russian trade relations, bans oil amid ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s…
07 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Federal budget: Bank tax could hurt Canada’s competitiveness, CIBC CEO says
CIBC’s chief executive officer says a tax hike targeting major financial institutions expected in today’s federal budget could send the wrong signal to the world ab…
07 Apr 2022 | Economy -
COVID-19 sixth wave: 5 ways Canadians can reduce and evaluate health risks
As most provinces and territories lift COVID-19 public health measures, Canadians are left to assess their own risk level amid signs of a sixth wave.
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
Marjorie Taylor Greene reports Jimmy Kimmel joke to Capitol Police as ‘threat of violence’
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s accusation that a joke told on Kimmel’s show was a “threat …
07 Apr 2022 | Canada -
6 cases of COVID-19 XE have been reported in Canada
With a sixth wave of COVID-19 around the corner, Health Canada confirmed there are at least six cases of the XE recombinant of Omicron in the country.
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ezra Miller arrest triggers emergency Warner Bros. meeting about actor’s future
Following the arrest of The Flash actor Ezra Miller in a Hawaii karaoke bar, Warner Bros. and DC executives held a meeting to discuss the actor’s future involvement…
07 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Ontario COVID numbers: 1,126 people in hospital, 159 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,126 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 159 in intensive care.
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
BlackBerry will pay $165M to settle lawsuit over BlackBerry 10 smartphone
BlackBerry Ltd. says it has reached a deal to settle a drawn-out class action lawsuit alleging the company defrauded shareholders by making misleading claims about …
07 Apr 2022 | Canada -
Patrick Brown is juggling mayoral duties with Conservative leadership bid
Conservative Party leadership hopeful Patrick Brown has not officially stepped back from his mayoral duties almost a month after entering the party’s leadership rac…
07 Apr 2022 | Politics -
Here’s who is eligible for a 4th COVID-19 vaccine across Canada
Provinces and territories are expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more Canadians.
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 28 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations keep rising
Quebec recorded 28 new deaths linked to COVID-19 amid another uptick in patient numbers Thursday.
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
NDP expecting no ‘surprises’ in federal budget, want Liberals to honour spending promises
The New Democrats are confident there will be “no surprises” in the federal budget and that the Liberals will honour spending pledges made in their confidence and s…
07 Apr 2022 | Economy -
COVID-19 rapid tests an imperfect and necessary tool in potential sixth wave, experts say
Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada’s pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal respo…
07 Apr 2022 | Health -
Elon Musk’s Twitter board appointment stokes panic among some workers
News of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm’s ability to mo…
07 Apr 2022 | World -
Playoff berth feels like just reward to Raptors
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors faced obstacles unlike any other NBA franchise last season, roadblocks so unwieldy that Nick Nurse said they were more like “cement wa…
06 Apr 2022 | Sports -
Health Canada mulling B.C.’s drug decriminalization request but with lower threshold: minister
Health Canada is considering British Columbia’s decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry, says a provincial m…
06 Apr 2022 | Health -
Over 5,000 dead in Mariupol as Ukraine braces for battle in the east
The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atro…
06 Apr 2022 | Ukraine -
Amid soaring gas prices, Republicans in U.S. Congress bring up Keystone XL decision
Republicans are doing their best to resurrect the controversy around the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion, using it as an election-year political cudgel aga…
06 Apr 2022 | Economy -
As COVID-19 swept through Montreal long-term care home, owners called for help out of desperation
Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government-run health line in 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were during the pan…
06 Apr 2022 | Health