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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:11:00 EDT
Trudeau government was told of ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with protesters a day before it used Emergencies Act, cabinet documents reveal
Trudeau’s national security adviser told the cabinet that “there was potential for a breakthrough,” newly released documents show.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:08:00 EDT
Police say mother of Brampton man, who fended off her son’s machete-wielding attackers with a shoe, likely saved his life
He said the victim's mother saved his life by confronting his assailants armed only with a piece of her son’s shoe.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:16:00 EDT
Toronto Hydro restores power to downtown core Thursday evening after major outage leaves businesses, residents without electricity from 1 p.m.
Businesses and residents in the busy downtown Toronto corridor are tweeting of a massive power outage.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:49:00 EDT
Ford government offered to meet with Ambassador Bridge protesters if they lifted blockade, documents reveal
Protesters who shut down the vital trade corridor over the Ambassador Bridge to denounce COVID-19 health measures earlier this year rejected an offer from the Ontario government to meet and discuss their concerns if they lifted their blockade, newly ...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:34:51 EDT
Canada plans to test wastewater for polio ‘as soon as possible’
Several Western nations have recently reported incidents of polio.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:17:36 EDT
Pair of Alberta MLAs picked racist, sexist essay from five submissions in total
The essay, submitted for a contest, argued that women are “not exactly equal to men” and opined about Albertans being replace by foreigners. It was given third place.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:50:27 EDT
Ride-hailing drivers who did online training too fast will have to do it again
Council rejected calls to make training mandatory for ride-sharing drivers, but reversed the move after the death of an Uber passenger in a collision.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:26:39 EDT
Ontario school support staff to consider strike vote
Union leader Laura Walton told the Star any move to hold a strike vote must first be endorsed by local leaders, and only after a strike vote could job action be called.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Are you one of the 1.7 million Ontarians eligible for the $300 LIFT credit? Here’s how to find out
The Ontario budget offers new tax credits for low income earners, seniors and parents of children under 13. Here’s what they are and how to apply.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:54:46 EDT
Male winner of 2022 National Bank Open will take home twice as much as the female champion. Why?
The total purse for the men’s 2022 National Bank Open in Montreal is $5,926,545, more than twice as much as the women’s prize money in Toronto at $2,697,250. We look at reasons why and how this can be addressed.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:10:31 EDT
Rosie DiManno: Coco Gauff gets rid of the negative thoughts, and gets rid of Sabalenka at National Bank Open
“If I was going to lose, I’m not going to lose like this. So I had to change,” the American teenager said. “And that’s what I did.”



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