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Fri, 8 Oct 2021 18:46:00 EDT
Man arrested in triple homicide was a suspect in death threats against Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay has asked Ottawa police to reopen an investigation into threats made against his family during last year’s Conservative leadership race after a man who was questioned in connection with them was charged with three homicides in the Cari...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 17:14:41 EDT
Ontario lifts capacity limits for theatres and pro sports venues, but not gyms or restaurants
Just in time for the hockey and basketball seasons, Ontario is lifting COVID-19 capacity limits in some places where proof of vaccination is required — such as movie theatres, concert halls and venues like the Scotiabank Arena — but not in restau...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 14:00:00 EDT
The Liberals promised to make housing more affordable. What if their policies do the opposite?
As housing prices in Canada continue to climb, experts are cautioning prospective buyers not to be too hopeful that the reelected Liberal government’s promises to help make homes more affordable will have the intended results.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 20:01:00 EDT
Chelsea Manning’s sentence was commuted in the U.S. Will Canada now let her in?
Observer says a lot is at stake whether a Canadian tribunal is going to uphold a decision by Canada Border Services Agency to make the world famous whistleblower Chelsea Manning inadmissible in the country.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 15:07:38 EDT
Toronto rapper Top5 arrested in Los Angeles, faces first-degree murder charge
The arrest comes nearly 10 months after 20-year-old Hashim Omar Hashi was shot multiple times outside his apartment garage in North York.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
In a county with one of Alberta’s lowest vaccination rates, faith and freedom divide a Mennonite community
Many residents of Two Hills, east of Edmonton, simply believe the government shouldn’t tell them how to live. But as some have been hit hard by COVID, there are tensions in the town.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 19:27:00 EDT
Political parties are aligning their stars for next year’s Ontario election
All four political parties are touting prominent people running for them in the June 2 campaign — including two provincial watchdogs whose jobs were axed by Premier Doug Ford shortly after the 2018 election.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 19:45:44 EDT
As families approach Thanksgiving with fewer restrictions, they’re also balancing risk — and thorny conversations
When it comes to COVID-19, vaccines and other topics likely to become heated around the dinner table, one psychology professor has a suggestion: “Agree to not go there.”

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 18:30:00 EDT
Heat fans can’t stop talking about Kyle Lowry. Raptors fans don’t want to hear it
The transition appears to be a difficult one for Raptors fans as they watch from afar while Heat supporters tweet about their new point guard.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 20:09:00 EDT
Heather Scoffield: How Canada’s jobs market is changing, in 4 graphs
Canada’s employment market has finally recovered to pre-pandemic levels — but because the population has grown, the employment rate is still below what it was in the pre-pandemic days.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EDT
The hugely controversial Highway 413 will cost taxpayers billions. But just how much the province won’t say
Fight for province to disclose costs to build Highway 413, which would pave over farmland, waterways and a portion of protected Greenbelt land, hits a roadblock as current estimates remain sealed in secrecy.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 06:12:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 573 COVID-19 cases; province lifts capacity limits on concert venues, theatres, cinemas
Meanwhile, Health Canada said Friday that new cases among unvaccinated people were 10 times higher than among the fully vaccinated, and hospitalized cases among unvaccinated people were 36 times higher; Pfizer, BioNTech seek approval for vaccines for...



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