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Five things that likely won’t happen in 2021 2020-12-31 10:53:23The past year has proven that you never know what’s coming. But these things, you can probably rule out… The post Five things that likely

My mom turns 80 this summer. Can we 2020-12-22 13:20:27Vaxx Populi: Hopefully, people in high-risk categories will be vaccinated by mid-2021, but the virus may still be transmissible. Experts suggest proce

COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle against the 2020-12-22 07:14:09The latest numbers from across country showing where the virus is spreading, and how quickly The post COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle against the s

Who is next in line for the vaccine 2020-12-21 16:27:36Vaxx Populi: In early 2021, Canada will begin vaccinating essential workers. Who falls into that category, and in what order will they be vaccinated?

‘Life isn’t a given, it’s a gift’: Read 2020-12-18 17:48:00Sham Al Mukdad: "The uncertainty, the fear of illness, of death, has made us appreciate how it can all be taken away, so swiftly, and without reason.

Why I’m spending the holidays alone 2020-12-18 17:14:06Five Canadians on the decision to self-isolate over the holidays—and what they're doing to cope The post Why I’m spending the holidays al

Burying Sir John A. Macdonald 2020-12-18 11:07:01The first prime minister will no longer be put on a pedestal as the debate turns to what to put up in his place The post Burying Sir John A. Macdonald

There’s a new strain of COVID-19. Will the 2020-12-17 15:30:09Vaxx Populi: The mutations identified in England affect the virus's crucial spike protein, but so far scientists expect the vaccines will protect aga

Can Canada keep up with a global icebreaker 2020-12-17 15:27:39Russia, China and the United States are racing to build big ships meant to slice through ice in an Arctic region rich in natural resources and new shi

Bardish Chagger reflects on a tumultuous 2020 in 2020-12-17 11:27:09The minister for diversity and inclusion and youth hopes the Liberals can document their lessons learned for the benefit of future governments, but sh

Canada is planning for a literal moonshot as 2020-12-17 09:49:36Politics Insider for Dec. 17: A Canadian will join a mission to orbit the moon, Carla Qualtrough admits the government's mistakes and Santa Claus is

Working from home thanks to COVID-19? The CRA 2020-12-16 10:12:16Politics Insider for Dec. 16: The feds secure more vaccine as Ontario hospitals brace for the worst, Erin O'Toole fights the culture wars and what is

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Quebec's college of physicians calls for cosmetic surgeries 2021-01-15 16:30:56While some patients are waiting months for non-urgent surgeries and medical procedures, others have still been using private clinics for facelifts and

Director of UBC's school of public health resigns 2021-01-15 14:38:05Peter Berman has resigned as director of the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health just over a week after admitting

Trudeau says Bloc leader is using 'coded' language 2021-01-15 14:32:35Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today accused Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet of pandering to the worst elements in Canadian society

N.L. heading to the polls on Feb. 13 2021-01-15 14:04:37Newfoundland and Labrador voters will head to the polls on Feb. 13, a Saturday — a first for an election in the province.

Trudeau 'open to strengthening' international travel measures as 2021-01-15 13:15:20Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government is open to strengthening pandemic restrictions on international travel as concerns mou

Couche-Tard drops bid to take over Carrefour: source 2021-01-15 13:02:19France on Thursday took a tough line against any takeover of retailer Carrefour by a foreign company, dealing a major blow to a nearly $25-billion Cdn

What we know and don't know about the 2021-01-15 11:55:46While there's been more clarity about what the fields for both the Scotties and Brier will look like with just over a month from the beginning of the

Quebec's attorney general seeks to challenge mosque shooter 2021-01-15 11:50:54Quebec's attorney general and the Crown prosecutor's office will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on the sentencing of the man who killed

Yellowknives Dene First Nation to meet with federal 2021-01-15 11:13:56After months of requesting to meet with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation chiefs will be sitting

Canadian home sales see a record December — 2021-01-15 09:53:43National home sales set an all-time record in December, the Canadian Real Estate Association says.

Ford ousts MPP from caucus over open letter 2021-01-15 09:31:08Ontario Premier Doug Ford has kicked York Centre MPP Roman Baber out of the Progressive Conservative caucus for sending an open letter that

2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in 2021-01-15 09:15:06New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the number of daily COVID-19 cases could more than triple to 30,000 if pe

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Former paramedic on trial ‘distraught’ when learning patient 2021-01-15 22:42:29Steve Snively returned to testify for a second day offering up his side of an encounter with shooting victim Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

Canada records over 6,800 new COVID-19 cases as 2021-01-15 22:03:15Deaths linked to COVID-19 now stand at 17,729 after another 192 fatalities were reported.

Kelowna airport reporting massive drop in passenger traffic 2021-01-15 21:02:00More than 737,000 air travelers made their way through YLW last year. The airport says that’s a 64 per cent drop from the more than 1.2 million

B.C. announces month-long spring construction shutdown of Trans-Canada 2021-01-15 20:48:23The shutdown will run April 12 to May 14. Motorists can expect to add 90 minutes of extra travel time via a long detour.

43 people at Saskatoon apartment building treated for 2021-01-15 20:40:10Saskatoon paramedics were called to an apartment building on Thursday evening for reports of multiple people being exposed to carbon monoxide.

UBC Okanagan building new research facility with federal 2021-01-15 20:21:44The Okanagan university received $1.9 million from the federal government for the new innovation hub.

Weyburn, Sask., police report 2 suspected drug overdose 2021-01-15 20:11:17After two deaths, Weyburn police were able to revive a person unconscious from a suspected drug overdose using Narcan.

Petition calls for resignation of Sask. corrections minister 2021-01-15 19:27:27A petition was delivered to Saskatchewan's legislature Friday morning calling on Minister Christine Tell to resign for 'hiding' rather than respond

B.C. students, teachers, don black shirts Friday for 2021-01-15 19:19:36Organizers missed the December deadline to have the B.C. Ministry of Education officially proclaim Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Junior's birthday, as

‘It’s unprecedented’: No cases of the flu detected 2021-01-15 18:55:12Incidents of the flu are lower than expected, even though influenza vaccinations this season are slightly down from the previous year.

Toronto speed cameras caught thousands, but devices ticketed 2021-01-15 08:17:22The City of Toronto says data from speed cameras had a "positive impact on driver behaviour" that showed a "reduction in speeding incidents and a r

‘There’s so much pain’: Art shows mental toll 2021-01-15 06:47:03A collection of children's drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll it's taking on Canadian youth.

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Hiker who went missing near Cypress found dead 2021-01-15 23:46:11The 21-year-old woman failed to return from a hiking trip to St. Marks Summit on Thursday.

COVID-19: As outbreaks continue at long-term care homes, 2021-01-15 21:12:27Seniors advocate wants to find out why some homes were able to stop outbreaks, while others had large death tolls

Max Cameron: Should university admissions be decided on 2021-01-15 21:00:58Opinion: The idea may not be as crazy as it sounds. And when it is advocated by one of the world’s leading philosophers, perhaps we should pay a

Jonathan Manthorpe: Washington siege warns of need for 2021-01-15 21:00:56Opinion: Western governments must finds way to undo the centralization of national power in a single person

Dr. Stuart Kreisman: Smoke-free, multi-unit dwellings: The absent centrepiece of 2021-01-15 21:00:30Opinion: Secondhand smoke seeps through multiple connections between units, including the ventilation system. Up to 65 per cent of the air in a unit c

Letters, Jan. 16, 2021: Milan Kljajic deserves 2021-01-15 21:00:17Letter writer Kathy Chan pays tribute to the building manager of Kiwanis Towers senior citizens housing in Richmond

Vaughn Palmer: Furstenau doubles down on pre-election charges 2021-01-15 20:18:42“Government has known about these issues for well over a year. Why did the B.C. NDP not appoint experts with the capacity to answer these questi

Delta hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying 2021-01-15 20:07:05Fraser Health will serve 30 days’ notice to the society on Feb. 25

COVID-19: Pfizer vaccine production delay will slow first 2021-01-15 19:56:40‘This is going to have some impact and delay some of our immunization efforts,’ says Health Minister Adrian Dix

COVID-19: UBC public health school director resigns after 2021-01-15 19:52:21Peter Berman says he resigned as director because of ‘distress and division’ in the department, which made it impossible for him to provid

COVID-19: Pfizer vaccine production delay will slow first-phase 2021-01-15 18:08:44"This is going to have some impact and delay some of our immunization efforts," Health Minister Adrian Dix

Horgan doesn't have to "hem and haw" on 2021-01-15 18:05:38The premier wants to put the issue of whether government can ban travel into B.C. to rest by seeking legal advice. Experts say the answer has been cle

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Stu Cowan: Canadiens face full dose of Connor 2021-01-15 18:08:08Saturday night's game in Edmonton the first of nine meetings between the Habs and Oilers in the new all-Canadian North Division.

Crown won't appeal acquittal in Gilbert Rozon case 2021-01-15 17:52:02The Quebec Court judge said there existed in the mind of the court a reasonable doubt as to Rozon's guilt.

Should Quebec be closing schools in its COVID-19 2021-01-15 17:50:32'One could argue that the development and safety of a child is as important as controlling the pandemic'

Crown to appeal Quebec City mosque massacre case 2021-01-15 17:03:15Mass murderer Alexandre Bissonnette recently saw his eligibility for parole reduced to 25 years from 40.

Man arrested at vandalized Westmount synagogue will have 2021-01-15 17:02:10The assessment will determine if Adam Riga was suffering from a mental disorder when he allegedly threatened to set fire to the Shaar Hashomayim synag

COVID-19 updates, Jan. 15: Despite vaccine delay, Canada 2021-01-15 16:57:53Quebec’s case count dips below 2,000, and the number of hospitalizations drops for the first time in a week.

Here's how to enjoy Montreal's sledding hills without 2021-01-15 16:39:06With snow on the horizon, the team at the Montreal Children's Hospital is concerned people will flock to the hills, resulting head injuries, broken b

Anti-vaccination group might harass health-care workers, Montreal police 2021-01-15 16:31:05Police say the group has threatened to visit vaccination sites in order to hand out "accusation" forms to personnel for inoculating the public again

What the Puck: The new-look Habs' first loss 2021-01-15 16:10:24Claude Julien had his team playing not to lose instead of to win Wednesday night during the team's 5-4 OT loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Worried seniors remain in the dark about COVID-19 2021-01-15 15:58:18Quebec seniors are calling their family doctor, local CLSCs and health clinics seeking answers, but say they are coming up empty.

#ICYMI: Delays for second vaccine doses, flowers an 2021-01-14 22:04:48In brief: A selection of today's reports on montrealgazette.com

Nine Quebec Dollarama stores fined for sanitary violations 2021-01-14 22:03:30In total, 11 fines were handed out, the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du trava

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Chamber offers public speaking workshop 2021-01-15 16:59:49

Impaired driver found guilty in pair of 2016 2021-01-15 16:51:54

4 new ICU beds coming to hospital, Mono 2021-01-15 16:32:12

Mono to grant another $1,000 to Hockley community 2021-01-15 16:30:00

Mono contribution to Credit Valley Conservation up $13,000 2021-01-15 16:22:13

Rochling Plastics explosion caused $750K in damages: Orangeville 2021-01-15 16:21:45

Stratford seeking to extend into Bunbury district for 2021-01-15 16:16:00

Alberta eases restrictions on outdoor gatherings, funerals, some 2021-01-15 16:05:24

Brewery seeking Oliver’s Funniest Home Videos 2021-01-15 16:02:42

How COVID-19 has transformed neighbourhood food networks 2021-01-15 16:01:27

Nova Scotia jails will get vaccines when supply 2021-01-15 15:51:04

Williams Lake chief, city mayor and regional chair 2021-01-15 15:40:30

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Mississauga family invents brilliant inflatable lawn decorations for Ramadan 2021-01-15 17:04:01The inflatable holiday decoration industry has blossomed to new heights recently, if the advent and popularity of that human centipede-style racc

Peel police dog finds suspect hiding under a 2021-01-15 16:43:26A Peel police dog is surely being hailed as a very good boy this week after finding a suspect in an unlikely hiding spot. According to a social m

Toronto woman gets stranded on mountain overnight while 2021-01-15 16:28:53Nikki Donnelly, a 21-year-old Toronto resident, has finally been found by search and rescue crews after getting lost and spending the n

Traditional winter weather set to return to Toronto 2021-01-15 16:26:50Though the rest of winter in Toronto is due to be milder than what we're used to, there's going to be no shortage of snow, with things slated to fee

Toronto DJ asks government to do better after 2021-01-15 16:19:15A Toronto DJ who poured his life savings into his new Queen West restaurant says his business might not be able to make it past lockdown without bette

GO Transit introducing service changes amid Ontario's stay-at-home 2021-01-15 15:36:24Any essential workers still relying on GO Transit to get to and from work should be aware of a number of service changes coming into effect next weeke

Ontario's top doctor urges federal government to tighten 2021-01-15 15:20:31As the provincial government continues to implement progressively more extreme lockdown measures, officials are pointing to one major contributor to C

The Best New Bars in Toronto 2021-01-15 15:20:20The best new bars in Toronto are the watering holes that arrived in the city during, what was undoubtedly, the worst year for liquor licensed biz

You can now get a Shawn Mendes bowl 2021-01-15 14:12:09Chipotle Mexican Grill just launched a brand new menu item for all those that want to support singer Shawn Mendes' charitable foundation while a

People furious over Ontario's plans to demolish four 2021-01-15 13:25:38News that the Province plans on razing four heritage buildings in Corktown, without permission from community members or the City, has sent waves

These are the rules for dog walkers and 2021-01-15 13:00:14People have been pretty confused about the latest additions to Ontario's pandemic lockdown restrictions, which include an official stay-at-home order

Someone hacked a virtual classroom in Ontario with 2021-01-15 12:45:29Parents of Grade 4 students at Chris Hadfield Public School in Mississauga were horrified this week to learn that an external party had hacked in