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Death toll continues to rise at Pickering’s Orchard Villa where 65 have died
Although the death toll continues to rise, officials at Orchard Villa say “significant strides” are being made to combat the outbreak of COVID-19 at the Pickering facility.
New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic
New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic
Barrick reports Q1 profit up from year ago
Barrick Gold reports US$400M Q1 profit up from US$111M a year ago
Doug Ford doesn’t blame cottage owners for being upset with ban
Go jump in the lake. That was the message from Premier Doug Ford to a public health official in Haldimand-Norfolk who has banned cottagers from visiting their seasonal homes due to COVID-19 and threatened them with $5,000 daily fines.
B.C. Premier John Horgan set to announce slow reopening of economy in pandemic
VICTORIA—British Columbia is expected to announce plans today for a gradual reopening of services, but the provincial health officer warns people should stay in their social “bubble” to prevent a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Hamilton man, woman among trio charged in Brantford drug and gun bust
Brantford police seized semi-automatic handgun, ammunition, cocaine and cash.
North American stock markets open higher
North American stock markets open trading day higher, loonie slips lower
20 dead at Ina Grafton Gage as COVID-19 outbreaks at Scarborough nursing homes kill more than 100 seniors overall
COVID-19 is now confirmed to have killed more than 100 Scarborough seniors in long-term-care, according to publicly released data.
Torstar reports Q1 loss, lower revenue
Torstar reports $23.5 million loss as Q1 revenue falls in wake of COVID-19
Ontario time-of-use electricity rate relief extended to May 31
Are you enjoying the reduced time-of-use rates for electricity?
Moment of silence planned at Cargill for worker who died of COVID-19
HIGH RIVER, ALTA.—A moment of silence is planned at the Cargill meat packing plant near High River, Alta., Wednesday to honour an employee who died of COVID-19.
Shopify reports Q1 loss, revenue up
Shopify reports Q1 revenue up as more businesses go online due to the pandemic
Ontario extends low hydro rates
Ontario extends low hydro rates, emergency orders
McDonald's starts 'Fries for Good' campaign to help Canadian Red Cross
Portion of sales to support national relief efforts
Premier Doug Ford lowers booze prices and extends takeout beer, wine, and liquor measures to help ailing restaurants during the pandemic
Premier Doug Ford’s government is further liberalizing Ontario’s liquor laws as a prescription for helping an ailing restaurant sector stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto millennials embrace old-timey hobbies
The collection of postage stamps has long been a hobby dominated by “old white men” according to Bill Longley. He has been operating a public auction firm for over 30 years specializing in selling postage stamps and postal history memorabilia.
Norbord cuts dividend, reports Q1 profit
Norbord cuts dividend due to pandemic, reports Q1 profit up from year ago
The last supermoon of 2020, the Flower Moon, will rise Thursday
May’s “Flower Moon” is the third and final in a series of supermoons that began in March, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
The last supermoon of 2020, the Flower Moon, will rise Thursday
May’s “Flower Moon” is the third and final in a series of supermoons that began in March, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
In the global race against COVID-19, this Canadian company says it’s moving toward a treatment at ‘breakneck speed’
VANCOUVER—A Canadian biotech company says it’s well on its way to developing a treatment for COVID-19 that could help save the lives of those most vulnerable to the virus.
Councillor proposes canoe ban at Cootes Paradise
But RBG finds proposal ‘mindboggling,’ considering their ‘safe’ canoeing program that connects people to nature
Hamilton shelters bracing for surge in women, children fleeing abuse when COVID-19 ends
“It is the eerie, quiet calm before the perfect storm,” says Nancy Smith, executive director of Interval House.
Retail display manufacturer pivots business to make face shields for front-line workers
North Design Build has donated more than 1,000 high-quality face shields to health-care workers in Hamilton.
Double trouble: Hamilton’s beach strip braces for flooding amid the COVID-19 lockdown
The city is preparing to battle a rising Lake Ontario again — because pandemic self-isolation stinks even more when you have soggy basement.
Barnside pickup: Farm-fresh picks available in Flamborough during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way businesses operate. And Flamborough farms aren’t immune.
Ontario craft distillers make cocktail kits with curbside pickup and delivery
Cocktail hour has changed.
Toronto musicians share their touring anthems and reflect on life stranded at home
As the shutdown of live music — now entering its eighth week — drags on, it’s no surprise that entertainers are getting antsy.
Disneyland theme park in Shanghai to reopen May 11; Indian health officials rush to contain outbreak at marketplace in Chennai
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
May 6: Praise for Churchill football team, let’s wait and learn from the U.S. before reopening and other letters to the editor
What a wonderful thing the Churchill football team has done by donating funds raised for new team jerseys to Hamilton Food Share, writes Sharon McKibb
Want the latest COVID-19 health advice? On Twitter, ‘we’re seeing scientific and medical research unfold in real time’
On March 22, Dr. Janine McCready, an infectious disease specialist at Michael Garron Hospital, called out the province for maintaining that COVID-19 is coming primarily from foreign travellers.
Canada invests another US$70M in F-35
Canada invests another US$70M in F-35 development despite no commitment to buy
Ramp ceremony for service members who died in crash
Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash
Feds face grilling over COVID-19 response
Government faces opposition grilling over COVID-19 response, Commons reconvenes
Isolation affecting seniors' mental health
'Some days I get very depressed:' seniors discuss isolation during the pandemic
PM defers to military on Cyclone crash details
Family remembers Nova Scotia sailor killed in military helicopter crash
After banning migrant farm workers, this ‘country boy’ premier volunteered. Farmers say they need real help
Emilio Ramirez Agudo was planning to return to New Brunswick this week to work on a fruit and vegetable farm.
Fauci on Chinese lab origin theory: ‘I don’t get what they’re talking about’
The boss isn’t going to like this one bit.
Mississauga’s diversity committee set to look at decision to relax noise bylaws to allow call to prayer in Ramadan
A Mississauga councillor has put forward a motion to have the city’s diversity committee consider the decision that allowed the easing of noise bylaws to broadcast the call to prayer during Ramadan, citing “unsolicited feedback” from thousands of members of the public.
Mississauga set to have its diversity committee look at decision to relax noise bylaws to allow the call to prayer during Ramadan
A Mississauga councillor has put forward a motion to have the city’s diversity committee consider the decision that allowed the easing of noise bylaws to broadcast the call to prayer during Ramadan, citing “unsolicited feedback” from thousands of members of the public.
10 Pearson taxi and limo drivers have died in COVID-19 pandemic, union says
At least 10 taxi and limo drivers working out of Pearson International Airport have died since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, including three more since Friday, the drivers’ union says.
She stopped work last Monday at a Toronto long-term-care centre. By Friday, she died at home, alone
Sharon Roberts heard the words she dreaded: COVID-19 positive.
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being hub city
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season
Wellness Together Canada offers online mental health help during COVID-19 and hopefully beyond
A first-of-its-kind mental health portal for adults is changing the way Canadians can access mental health services during the novel coronavirus pandemic — and hopefully beyond.
Conservative campaigns a tangled web
Conservative campaigns weave tangled webs of allegations as race intensifies
COVID expected to affect home prices for years
Home prices won't recover from COVID for at least 2 years, CMHC says
Canada will eventually wind down its COVID-19 aid. However that happens, it will be ‘messy’
OTTAWA — As the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic sent a tsunami sweeping through the economy, Ottawa quickly rolled out financial assistance to the millions of suddenly unemployed Canadians.
Moms-to-be to get CERB Friday, Liberals say
Fix on Friday to finally let moms-to-be receive CERB, Qualtrough tells MPs
Bruce Arthur: As Quebec gives families more access to the dying, should Ontario follow?
On Sunday night the former head of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Joanne Liu, said something that stopped me in my tracks. The Quebec City-born doctor has said she read “The Plague” by Albert Camus as a teenager; she was inspired by the line a doctor says, amid the carnage: “I never got used to death.” She has seen plagues.
Sun Life Q1 net income falls by 37 per cent
Sun Life net income falls by 37 per cent, but beats expectations in Q1
Rosie DiManno: ‘She died in front of my eyes’: How the COVID-19 death of one personal support worker devastated her family
A person succumbs to the coronavirus and that death enters the statistical tables.
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