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Quebec makes mask mandatory on public transit, but experts say province needs to go further
Wearing a face mask will be mandatory for all public transit users in Quebec beginning July 13, Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. The announcement frustrated some...
Toronto mayor, top doctor want to make masks mandatory indoors
Toronto’s mayor and medical officer of health want non-medical masks and face coverings to be made mandatory in indoor public spaces to help limit...
Kingston, Ont., declares mask use mandatory at many indoor locations after COVID-19 outbreak
The city of Kingston, Ont., has decided to make mask use mandatory for workers and customers at many indoor public locations following an outbreak...
Ontario police watchdog investigating after man, 62, shot and killed by police
The province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 62-year-old man who was shot by a Peel Region police officer in Mississauga on...
Officer suspended after online video shows altercation involving youth in Oakville, Ont.
The Halton Regional Police Service says it has suspended one of its officers in connection with a video circulating online Saturday that appears to show...
Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash
Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality. If it weren’t for the backdrop, the image could have been captured...
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean?
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean? The increasing calls to defund the police in...
Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...
Time to ‘defund the police’? Outrage over brutality, racism in U.S. casts new light on Toronto’s police budget
Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet still be alive if a mental health nurse had turned up when her family called 911, instead of just police officers? What...
In their own words: political leaders in Canada weigh in on Trump’s response to U.S. protests
Canadian political leaders are weighing in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of anti-racism protests sweeping across the United States in the wake...
In their own words: political leaders in Canada weigh in on Trump’s response to U.S. protests
Canadian political leaders are weighing in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of anti-racism protests sweeping across the United States in the wake...
Thousands rally in Toronto against anti-black, anti-Indigenous racism
Thousands of people took part in a rally on downtown Toronto streets on Saturday in protest of what organizers described as anti-black and anti-Indigenous...
29 of Canada’s national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada’s national parks — including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia —...
Military report reveals what sector has long known: Ontario’s nursing homes are in trouble
Jacqueline Mitchell hasn’t been able to hug her 94-old-mother since March, and now, in the face of a shocking Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)...
‘I don’t know how I’m gonna go back to the office’: COVID-19 forces women to rethink careers
Before COVID-19, Rachel Dei-Amoah would typically be asleep by 10 PM. Now, she’s often awake past midnight, reading or online window shopping. The...
