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73,000 Quebec teachers plan to walk off the job for more than two hours April 27
MONTREAL - Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27. The strike is scheduled to take place from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the second strike day ...
Apr 16, 2021
Canadian Corey Conners surges into lead at PGA Tour's RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada's Corey Conners notched six birdies on his back nine to take the lead after his second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday. Conners, from Listowel, Ont, shot a 7-under 64 to...
Apr 16, 2021
Guitarist is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - A heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Jon Ryan Schaffer, the frontman of...
Apr 16, 2021
NewsAlert: Ontario asks other provinces, territories to send nurses as COVID surges
TORONTO - Ontario is pleading with other provinces to send nurses and other health workers as it buckles under surging COVID-19 infections.In a letter to all provinces and territories, the Ontario gov...
Apr 16, 2021
2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians
The Oscar isn't the only one celebrating its 93rd trip around the sun at the Academy Awards ceremony this year. The shorts category features two documentaries, " A Concerto is a Conversation " and " C...
Apr 16, 2021
Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more th...
Apr 16, 2021
Solutions for Income Tax Debt
It is that time of year again - income tax time. Many people will find that they have income taxes to pay this year. Perhaps they also owe for income tax from previous years. People seem to experience...
Apr 16, 2021
Liberal government pressed to delay tax filing deadline from end of April
OTTAWA - The federal government is coming under pressure to extend this month's tax-filing deadline, much like it did last year during the first wave of COVID-19. The Opposition Conservatives are aski...
Apr 16, 2021
Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...
Apr 16, 2021
Age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru and walk-in clinics 48 to 54 only
Given the rapidly changing rollout of the vaccines, Saskatchewan Health Authority is reminding the public as of today drive-thru and walk-in clinics are accepting residents aged 48 to 54 only. They're...
Apr 16, 2021
