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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:19:24 EST‘Canada will defend its national interests’: Ottawa threatens U.S. with tariffs over EV subsidy
The Canadian government revved up its fight against a U.S. proposed incentive for electric car buyers, threatening a slew of tariffs against American products.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:30:00 ESTOmicron threat grows as COVID-19 surges in Ontario and Quebec
New modelling from Health Canada predicts national cases could skyrocket if Omicron becomes the dominant strain of COVID-19.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:11:00 ESTOntario expanding boosters with Omicron set to overtake Delta in January
Ontario is expanding the COVID-19 booster shot program to everyone 18 and up as of Jan. 4 in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:48:00 ESTToday’s coronavirus news: Ontario to extend boosters to those 18 and over; Ontarians urged to keep holiday gatherings small
Meanwhile, Canada could see 2,900 to 15,000 daily cases by mid-January; nearly 30 per cent of Toronto kids aged 5-11 have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:49:33 ESTMajority of Canadians polled support a full boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games
New survey also finds that Canadians back a boycott of made-in-China products
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:57:22 ESTToronto Public Health asks attendees at Dec. 5 Raptors game to monitor for COVID symptoms after Masai Ujiri tests positive
Several cases have been linked to a gala event for the Giants of Africa charity, and several attendees also went to the Raptors game on the same night.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:00 ESTEverything she does she does alone. Marineland’s Kiska has been called the ‘world's loneliest orca’ — and she’s showing signs of distress
Kiska is Canada’s lone captive orca. Animal experts are raising concerns about her welfare. But how do you help a 45-year-old killer whale?
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:00 ESTMillions of Ontarians will need a third COVID vaccine this month. Can we ramp up capacity like in the summer?
More than 5 million Ontarians will need a third shot soon to boost protection against Omicron, according to the science table’s scientific director.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:00:00 ESTWorld’s most powerful space telescope will let researchers look back in time. This Canadian astronomer will be among its first users
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch this month and will orbit the sun 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:57:54 EST'Heavy police presence': Halton police bomb squad called to Oakville plaza with evacuation, significant road closures in place
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:01:25 ESTBoxer charged with attempted murder in Playa del Carmen
Canadian Peter Nowaczeck is in custody after being charged with attempted murder, aggravated with femicide, for alleged attacks on two Canadian women.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:13:42 ESTRaptors dig in on defence to edge the Knicks
Toronto builds a 20-point lead early but, with little from the reserves, lets New York back into the game.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:33:22 ESTVinay Menon: After calling the burning of their Christmas tree a ‘hate crime,’ Fox News is now the Jussie Smollett of cable
Sometimes an unhinged kook burning a tree is just an unhinged kook burning a tree. It’s not about identity.