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Teachable tech glitches a virtual certainty
Glitches a virtual certainty as classes resume, but lessons to be learned
Retracing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s steps in small-town B.C.
VICTORIA—Down the winding walkway leading to the exclusive Deep Cove Chalet restaurant and winery is fixed a strongly worded sign: Do not come in without a reservation, even just to “look around.”
Sudbury school board says it’s ready for 2020-2021 year
The Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario says it’s ready for the 2020-21 school year.
Today’s coronavirus news: Rental prices dip in Vancouver and Toronto due to the pandemic; South Korea cases increase, health officials prepare to tighten distancing restrictions
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Defence says Crown’s case against Jeremy Hall is ‘screaming’ with reasonable doubt
Crown to submit closing arguments next week for first-degree murder trial in the death of Billy Mason
Defence says Crown’s case against Jeremy Hall is ‘screaming’ with reasonable doubt
Crown to submit closing arguments next week for first-degree murder trial in the death of Billy Mason
To all who fall from the nest
Regina Haggo: Anna Kutishcheva, a landscape painter, illustrates her book about a bird
Nose jobs, facelifts and Botox: Demand for plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures soars during COVID-19
There’s something hiding behind all those face masks: the marks of fresh facelifts and rhinoplasties.
Canada faces questions as Mali enters new era
Canadian commitment to Mali questioned as coup ushers in new era
Does it pass the sniff test? Citizen ‘Pipe Watch’ program resurrected to track rogue sewer pollution
Environment Hamilton got its start doing pollution testing in Red Hill Creek. They’re looking for volunteer eyes — and noses — on east-end pipes once
‘Third’ gets cancelled for the second time
Timely play falls victim to pandemic, again, after Players’ Guild of Hamilton cancels 2020-2021 season, writes Gary Smith.
No winning ticket for Lotto Max jackpot
No winning ticket for Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
Man dies after skydiving crash in central Alberta
Ontario man dies after skydiving crash in central Alberta
Toronto rally to push for paid sick leave planned ahead of back to school
Teachers, parents and health workers will push for a permanent increase to the minimum amount of sick leave Canadian workers are entitled to at a rally in Toronto on Saturday, warning that without it, lower-income parents and education workers may not take time off.
Man dead after Friday afternoon car crash
Paramedics say it’s not clear what caused the crash. The man was pronounced dead on scene.
B.C. hits new daily record, reporting 124 cases of COVID-19 on Friday
VICTORIA—British Columbia reported 124 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, setting a new daily record.
Union wants Calgary chicken processing plant shut down after COVID-19 outbreak
CALGARY—The union representing workers at the Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant in Calgary is calling for the immediate closure of the plant following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Ontario government to introduce legislation to prevent rent increases for most tenants in 2021
The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation this fall to prevent rent increases for most tenant households in 2021, Housing Minister, Steve Clark, said on Friday afternoon.
‘They’ve dropped like a rock’: Hamilton non-profits struggle to keep up after a pandemic-induced decline in volunteers
Welcome Inn Community Centre would have to double its fundraising efforts to fill thousands of volunteer hours with paid staff
Opioid hotline goes 24-7 amid Hamilton overdose crisis
Front-line workers say they’ve seen a spike in cases during COVID-19 pandemic; data gap on deaths leaves information void
Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30
OTTAWA—The federal government is extending travel restrictions by one month to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Manitoba sees more COVID-19 cases, but test positivity rate drops
WINNIPEG—The Manitoba government is reporting 32 new COVID-19 cases, and says the percentage of people testing positive has started to drop from a recent spike.
‘There is a communication problem:’ back-to-school headaches in Quebec
MONTREAL—A private high school on Montreal’s south shore sent an entire Grade 7 class home this week after a parent of one of the students called in to say he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Heather Scoffield: One of his predecessors sent underwear. Justin Trudeau understood that cash was better
It was November 1933, and Mrs. Thomas Perkins of Kingdom, Saskatchewan, was desperate — like so many people in Canada during the Great Depression.
A Friday paddle around Cootes Paradise
Ron Veerman and sons Josh, 8, and Connor, 14 (in the bow) head in to Princess Point after a paddle around Cootes Paradise.
'We cannot continue': COVID-19 forces permanent closure of Rising Star Performing Arts
After 33 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the permanent closure of Flamborough’s Rising Star Performing Arts.
‘It means everything’: Hamilton family welcomed to new home after two years in the making
A Hamilton family has been handed the keys to their new home built by Habitat for Humanity Hamilton.
Duffy loses appeal over Senate lawsuit
Sen. Mike Duffy loses appeal over lawsuit seeking damages from Senate
Loonie gains altitude as Fed news digested
S&P/TSX composite up in early trading, U.S. stock markets also rise
Plan for COVID-19 cases in schools: Tam
Plan for inevitable COVID-19 cases in schools, says chief public health officer
Ontario to freeze rent for some families
Ontario to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall
LTC residents can leave for day, overnight
Ontario long-term care residents allowed to leave for day trips, overnight
Slump, downturn, recession: What's in a name
Economists agree we're in a recession, but there's little consensus on why
Transport Canada runs flight tests on Max 8
No safety OK for Max 8 aircraft until all issues resolved, Garneau says
‘Rents have been exploding’: Hamilton one of just 10 Canadian cities to see rent prices jump this year
Single units in the city are costing renters $1,489 a month, about 20 per cent more than the going rate last year
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
S&P/TSX composite down, U.S. markets up
S&P/TSX composite up in early trading, U.S. stock markets also rise
To teach COVID safety, Catholic board joins public board in limiting students for first week
Kids will be divided up so they can learn the new pandemic-related rules
'Negative response': Waterdown Memorial Park public art project shelved
The Waterdown Memorial Park Public art project has been shelved.
Canada extends COVID-19 travel restrictions
Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30
Staggered return to class for Haldimand-Norfolk students
Grand Erie board heading back to school in alphabetical order
More than 1,800 without power in lower Stoney Creek
A power outage is affecting more than 1,800 homes and businesses in lower Stoney Creek, according to Alectra Utilities.
Economy posts record quarterly plunge
Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for June, second quarter
Ancaster residents angered over tree cutting along pathway to school
Hydro One official says tree cutting was needed to be done along pathway from Taylor Road for safety reasons.
Ontario police bust illegal marijuana farm
Provincial police bust illegal marijuana farm in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
Timing of new math curriculum worries teachers
Ontario teachers worry about implementing new math curriculum during pandemic
Grimsby man charged in Hamilton police drug trafficking investigation
Police seized loaded handgun, drugs from Grimsby car and residence
Homeless man and his dog living at Mountain Drive Park
Cory Hatcher says he would rather be living in a rented room or apartment.
Ontario is above 1,100 active cases of COVID-19 for the first time in three weeks
Ontario is back above 1,100 cases of COVID-19 for the first time in three weeks as the number of new infections continued to climb, hospitalizations rose 27 per cent and six new deaths were reported Friday, the highest since early July.
LIVE VIDEO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford provides daily update on COVID-19, August 28
Watch Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s daily news conference on COVID-19 and the government’s response to the pandemic.
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