Walkerton 20 years on: A lingering tinge of grief amid community pride

As lockdown eases, immunocompromised people prepare for long-term isolation

The City of Brampton is beginning to plan for life after COVID-19 and is looking for feedback from the community.

Shelley Falconer is making good use of her increased time at home during COV-19 isolation to relearn piano and getting out into nature. It helps, she

At the time of the shooting, a number of people were inside the business however, there were no reported injuries to police.

The guide — titled “The Dine-In Reopening Playbook” — does not outline a strict timeline, giving franchisees some discretion to decide when to reopen

The guide — titled “The Dine-In Reopening Playbook” — does not outline a strict timeline, giving franchisees some discretion to decide when to reopen

The Spectator found several inconsistencies in the way the unit reports and collects its testing data

COVID-19 drives rental prices down in Canada’s too most expensive markets, but Hamilton’s rise

Trump no worse than Trudeau, blame DemocratsTrump’s dangerous China syndrome (May 11)I take issue with how are you are portraying United States in this pandemic. The U.S. by far is not the worst country affected. It is currently at 247 deaths pe

The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.

Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada

Some facts about the Walkerton water tragedy

PM to announce extension of wage subsidy, financial aid for medical researchers

VANCOUVER—People who clean teeth, cut hair, work with children and serve food will be at high risk for coming into contact with COVID-19 when the economy opens, says a new report released Friday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

EDMONTON—Ernie Tsu saw light on the horizon for Calgary restaurants reopening. Then, all of the sudden, he was tallying their financial losses.

WASHINGTON, Va.—One of the U.S.’s most renowned restaurants says mannequins will add a touch of whimsy and help with social distancing when customers return to its grand dining room later this month.

Nicolas Deslauriers could yet go down in hockey history.

Helen Keene, one of the first COVID-19 patients admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital, was discharged on Wednesday

Alberta’s unemployment rate skyrocketed in April after non-essential businesses were forced to close amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

MEXICO CITY—Itinerant farm workers in Mexico have been hit by a double whammy of rising competition from unemployed locals amid coronavirus lockdowns and unsafe or unhygienic working and living conditions, a coalition of advocacy groups said Thursday.

Canadian telecom companies says COVID-19 causing surge in demand for services

The regions of the province with the highest prevalence of COVID-19 cases are not testing as widely as ones with less spread of the disease, according to a study released this week by ICES.

The regions of the province with the highest prevalence of COVID-19 cases are not testing as widely as ones with less spread of the disease, according to a study released this week by ICES.

Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19

Ontario to provide update on reopening plan for provincial economy

Of course we want to spring free. No, Canada and Ontario and Toronto were never asked to lock down the way they did it in China, or Italy. As epidemiologist and lawyer Dr. Amir Attaran of the University of Ottawa puts it, we tried “a half-ass lockdown.”

GTA mayors are urging caution even as Ontario Premier Doug Ford Thursday unveiled details of a plan to start reopening the province for business, pointing out that big cities are in a different situation from smaller communities.

When Cristina punches out late at night on the parking level of the downtown Vancouver office building where she works as a janitor she feels unsafe. This isn’t because she’s alone. It’s because she’s not.

Dave Murphy, president of CUPE Local 7800, said hospital workers such as clerical, pharmaceutical, social workers and those responsible for sterilizin

Officials say ventilation woes not key factor in COVID-19 spread at Montreal home

But golf is in the forecast as Ontario starts to allow some parts of the economy to reopen

Bank of Canada warns in report of business, household debt from COVID-19

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

Canada thanks early departing WTO chief for help on reform efforts

Forward Shane Wright cements exceptional season with rookie of the year award

The COVID-19 shutdown of most places in the city has closed washrooms the homeless might otherwise have had access.

North American stock markets open trading day lower, loonie down

Premier Francois Legault says conditions not met to reopen Montreal schools, businesses

Toronto starts closing streets to cars to give cyclists, pedestrians more room

Court quashes government cancellation of eastern Ontario wind farm

Man found dead after fire in laundry room; homicide unit investigating

Canadian university football coaches turn to charity

Hamilton’s public school board says Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s call for more “synchronous” — or live — online instruction isn’t altering its approach to home learning during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1

You know Hamilton is starting to reopen when the city starts to enforce parking violations on its main commercial streets.James Buffet, manager of parking Enforcement and School Safety, said starting May 16, bylaw officers will be out enforcing o

While most are isolating at home, hundreds of thousands of Canadians remain stranded abroad, with their families searching for answers. Canada’s foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne calls the work of repatriating them, one of the most complex foreign affairs missions in Canadian history.

Christopher Hudspeth is wondering just how much longer he’s going to be able to pay the monthly rent on his bar, closed to the public due to COVID-19.

Spot It, an Ontario-based digital mapping and data visualization startup, has launched a free website to help grocery shoppers better navigate their l

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