Oct 18 2021 — Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) — What could be one of the most competitive House races in the country is taking shape in California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley, where a Democratic assemblyman Monday became the latest candidate to announce a bid to oust Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao. The heavily Latino, strongly Democratic 21st District has been a […]
Oct 18 2021 — Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Raptors host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in their first season opener at Scotiabank Arena in two years. Here are five more games to watch this season: Feb. 3 versus the visiting Miami Heat: Considered the greatest Raptor of all time, Kyle Lowry crushed Raptors fans when he left for Miami in […]
Oct 18 2021 — Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris stood before the record-low water levels of Nevada’s Lake Mead on Monday and made the case for the Biden administration’s climate change agenda by warning that “this is where we’re headed.” “Look at where the water has receded over just the last 20 years,” she said. “That space […]
Oct 18 2021 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TECUMSEH, Ont. — Ontario's opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for a comment he made about immigrants. Ford was in Tecumseh, near Windsor, on Monday to announce funding for the planning of a new hospital in the region. After the announcement, Ford launched into a familiar line about Ontario's biggest problem being a shortage […]
Oct 18 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The fallout from a Facebook whistleblower's explosive revelations this month continues to descend on Canada as politicians and experts grapple with how to regulate Big Tech amid renewed questions on the harm it can wreak. A prolonged "techlash" over the past few years has seen western countries adopt varying degrees of platform regulation, […]
Oct 18 2021 — Virginie Ann, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec expects to have its first all-electric ambulances hit the road next year, which provincial Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday will position the province as a leader in electric transportation. Demers Ambulances and Lion Electric unveiled at a news conference in Beloeil, south of Montreal, their first 100 per cent electric ambulance, […]
Oct 18 2021 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,985.37, up 57.27 points.) Trevali Mining Corp. (TSX:TV). Materials. Up three cents, or 13.04 per cent, to 26 cents on 20 million shares. The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). Financials. Up 62 cents, or 0.48 per cent, […]
Oct 18 2021 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. The vaccine was developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech and is now marketed under the brand name Comirnaty. It was authorized for people at least 16 years old last December, and for kids between […]
Oct 18 2021 — John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is very proud of how his club did in 2021. But he's also bitter. "Every team that is not the team that wins the last championship game played is bitter," said Shapiro on Monday, hours before Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. "The fact that we're not […]
Oct 18 2021 — The Canadian Press — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. As soon as the regulator gives the green light, providers will be able to start offering the COVID-19 shot to kids, though new child-sized doses might need to be procured. The doses are about one-third the […]
Oct 18 2021 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. As soon as the regulator gives the green light, providers will be able to start offering the COVID-19 shot to kids, though new child-sized doses might need to be procured. The doses are about […]
Oct 18 2021 — Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says that the economic and financial sanctions the United States has employed over the past two decades to battle global terrorism, nuclear proliferation, drug cartels and other threats need to adapt to a rapidly changing financial world. The department issued a report Monday that said it needs to modernize […]
Oct 18 2021 — Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Canada's main stock market moved further into record territory Monday despite a relatively quiet day marked by a pullback in the key energy sector. There was "little conviction" overall in equity markets to start the trading week even as investors are focused on earnings season, which has started very strongly, said Craig Fehr, […]
Oct 18 2021 — Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir said Justin Trudeau's visit Monday was a chance to move forward, even as she publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the community to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. While Trudeau sat beside her with the former Kamloops […]
Oct 18 2021 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A senator resigned Monday from the upper chamber's biggest parliamentary group before a hearing could take place to consider kicking her out. Sen. Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators’ Group (ISG) because she did not think she would receive a fair hearing. McPhedran, who was named to the Senate in 2016 by […]