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Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:49:22 EST
Europe warns it might restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines. Justin Trudeau says Canada shouldn't be affected
Canada’s entire supply of approved vaccines — amounting to 80 million doses expected to ship here this year — is manufactured in Europe, where politicians are threatening export controls to protect their own supplies

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:23:00 EST
Bureaucrat who was fired after alleged $11M COVID-19 fraud has millions of dollars in India, court documents say
The Ontario government computer specialist fired after the alleged theft of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds has about $12.4 million in cash in Indian banks, the Star has learned.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:05:00 EST
Do COVID-19 variants mean we should crack down on interprovincial travel? One province just did
The “window of opportunity” is closing to contain the spread of new, more contagious COVID-19 variants in Canada, health experts say, which leads to the question: Are tough restrictions needed on interprovincial travel?

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:23:27 EST
Dominion Voting Systems — the Toronto-founded company which filed a defamation lawsuit against Giuliani — has stepped up security for its offices after receiving threats
Company built on desire to strengthen trust in democracy by using robust voting technology was subjected to hateful and violent messages over the U.S. election results.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:10:22 EST
Drug smuggler linked to Canadian Hells Angels gets last-minute pardon from Donald Trump
Jonathan Braun’s 10-year sentence was commuted on Jan. 19. Braun, who was represented by Trump lawyer Alan Deshowitz, was convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana from Canada and money laundering conspiracy.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:50:21 EST
Ottawa learned China blocked CanSino’s vaccine shipment days after announcing deal
Justin Trudeau’s government found out that China’s government was getting in the way of Canada’s plan to test and potentially produce a COVID-19 vaccine made by a Chinese company just days after the prime minister announced the deal, according ...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:45:26 EST
U.K. variant of COVID-19 on cusp of community spread, says top doctor in hard-hit Simcoe Muskoka region
School reopenings, travel within Ontario could be affected, public health official says, after samples from 99 people in the region test positive for a “variant of concern.”

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:00:00 EST
The problem with profits: As Ontario’s long-term-care homes stagger under a COVID death toll of more than 3,000, some say it’s time to shut down for-profit homes for good
The argument against the for-profit homes is simple, critics say: they get the same money as the non-profit and municipal homes, but they don’t provide the same level of service.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:30:00 EST
Doug Ford wants mandatory COVID-19 tests for people coming to Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a voluntary testing program has found more than two per cent of international travellers arriving at Pearson airport have COVID-19, making it crucial for the federal government to make such tests mandatory at air and la...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:08:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Cancel travel plans, PM urges Canadians; Ford wants testing mandatory at international airports; Ontario reporting 1,740 cases with 63 more deaths including 24 in LTC
Meanwhile, a new report on billions of dollars Ottawa has sent to provinces to help safely reopen the economy suggests much of the money is sitting unused.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:39:00 EST
Couple who chartered plane to get COVID vaccine in Yukon misled about jobs, locals say. Now they face charges — and fury
CEO of Great Canadian Gaming Corp. steps down after charges of failing to comply with Yukon emergency measures.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:44:00 EST
This student from India spent thousands taking a Canadian college program online during COVID. Now Ottawa is refusing to give him a study permit to travel here
Some international students who started their programs virtually from abroad last fall have been refused study permits. ‘I felt cheated,’ says one rejected student.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:39:24 EST
Province pledges help for universities struggling with financial woes amid the pandemic
Financial troubles — caused or exacerbated by COVID-19 — reported by institutions across the province



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