“If you wear a mask, if you stay two metres from someone, if you’re washing your hands frequently, that is going to clearly reduce a lot of infections that are transmitted by those routes.”
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Health, Main
Toronto to open centre for those with COVID-19 who can’t self-isolate at home
Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Friday the federal government is providing $13.9 million to Toronto Public Health — enough to operate the 140-room isolation centre that opens this weekend...
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Main, Politics
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
He said he began frequenting the Casino du Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Que., in early 2016, racking up debt in the millions of dollars playing high-stakes blackjack. He started to borrow money from family and friends to continue to gamble.
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Canadian News, Main, Politics
Federal language czar to probe choice of WE Charity for student program
Official languages commissioner Raymond Theberge to investigate the government’s choice of WE Charity, saying the move showed contempt toward francophones.
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Ako'y Filipino, Canadian News, Lifestyle, Philippine News
ASEAN Committee in Ottawa bids farewell to Philippine Ambassador, Petronila P. Garcia
Ambassador U Kyaw Myo Htut of Myanmar, in his capacity as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa (ACO), hosted a farewell breakfast in honour of outgoing Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia. Chief of Protocol Stewart Wheeler represented Global Affairs Canada in the event. ACO is composed of the heads of mission of the ASEAN resident...
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Canadian News, Politics
Learn the lessons of history, don’t ‘cancel’ them, new Tory leader O’Toole says
“Through respect, professionalism, and the pursuit of excellence, we will show Canadians that we are a government in waiting," the Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said.
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Business, Canadian News, Main
Statistics Canada rejigs low-income stats, showing growing poverty gap
OTTAWA — An updated picture of poverty across the country prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is showing that those living well below the low-income threshold had fallen further behind. The figures from Statistics Canada show the average “poverty gap,” which measures how far people on average fall below the official poverty line, grew from 31.8 per...
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Canadian News, Education, Main
Thousands of students return to schools as new COVID-19 cases emerge
“I think the prudent thing when someone is symptomatic is keep them at home, don’t go to school, but also call up the local public health hotline and figure out if a child needs to be tested.”
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September 7, 2020September 7, 2020Canadian News
Toronto considering ambitious homeless housing plan in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
The move came after encampments across the downtown core rapidly expanded, driven by outbreaks of COVID-19 that swept through the city’s shelter system and pushed many homeless people outdoors.
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September 7, 2020September 7, 2020Business, Canadian News, Immigration
No easy way home for seafarers delivering goods to Canadian ports during pandemic
MONTREAL — Resig Calanog’s walk around Montreal’s port is only the second time in nine months he’s been on solid ground. Even for a career ship worker, it’s a lot of time at sea. As for when he’ll be able to walk in his homeland in the Philippines and see his three children, that remains uncertain. “Soon, I hope,”...