Jul 31 2021 — The Canadian Press — As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each jurisdiction reaching vaccination targets at certain dates, while also keeping the number of cases and hospitalizations down. Here's a […]
Jul 31 2021 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 3 will be an estimated $26 million. The Canadian Press
Jul 31 2021 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 3 will be an estimated $26 million. The Canadian Press
Jul 31 2021 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Mo Babouli scored his league-leading fourth goal of the campaign and Forge FC beat York United FC 1-0 on Friday in the first Canadian Premier League game outside of Winnipeg this season. Babouli put one home in the fourth minute of the match to tie Valour FC's Austin Ricci for goals as Forge […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta Medical Association says he has significant concerns with the province's decision to suspend almost all of its COVID-19 public health protocols. In an open letter to members, Paul Boucher says the pace at which the United Conservative government is ending restrictions is troubling. He says the government should […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta Medical Association says he has significant concerns with the province's decision to suspend almost all of its COVID-19 public health protocols. In an open letter to members, Paul Boucher says the pace at which the United Conservative government is ending restrictions is troubling. He says the government should […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Ondrej Kase to a one-year contract worth US$1.25 million. The 25-year-old Kase became available when free agency officially opened Wednesday after the Boston Bruins declined issuing him a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent. The Maple Leafs made the announcement on Friday. Kase scored a […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has reached a nearly $8-billion settlement with First Nations who launched a class-action lawsuit over the lack of clean, safe drinking water in their communities. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside chiefs of the First Nations behind the lawsuit, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement in principle to […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has reached a nearly $8-billion settlement with First Nations who launched a class-action lawsuit over the lack of clean, safe drinking water in their communities. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside chiefs of the First Nations behind the lawsuit, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement in principle to […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,311.78, up 81.38 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 33 cents or 1.37 per cent, to $24.56 on 7.9 million shares. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. (TSX:TVE). Energy. Up 12 cent or 4.67 per cent, to $2.69 […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — CHISASIBI, Que. — Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating Pakesso Mukash, who received 34 per cent. Gull-Masty, who was elected deputy grand chief in 2017, had received 46.6 per cent […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — CHISASIBI, Que. — Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating Pakesso Mukash, who received 34 per cent. Gull-Masty, who was elected deputy grand chief in 2017, had received 46.6 per cent […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec reported 125 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death attributed to the novel coronavirus Friday. Health officials said the death, the first recorded since July 22, occurred sometime before Thursday. Authorities said 60 patients were in hospital with the virus, a drop of two from the day before, and 17 were in […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Department's regular fiscal monitor says the budgetary deficit over April and May was $23.8 billion, […]
Jul 30 2021 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Department's regular fiscal monitor says the budgetary deficit over April and May was $23.8 billion, […]