TORONTO – The balance of power between the parties is changing. At the beginning of the third week of the election campaign, the Conservatives consolidate the advantage over the Liberal Party, completely overturning the balance in voting intentions in view of the electoral round on September 20th. (more…)
Thanks to improvements in key health indicators, Ontario will move into Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan on Friday. That means the easing of Covid-19 restrictions for several public health and workplace measures including capacity limits for indoor/outdoor settings. It also opens opportunity for more Ontarians to return to work.
TORONTO ― The Ontario government is investing $141 million to extend the temporary wage increase for personal support workers and direct support workers in publicly funded home and community care, long-term care, public hospitals, and social services sectors. This temporary wage increase will continue until August 23, 2021, and will help stabilize, attract and retain the workforce needed to provide a high level of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
What does a masked dancing stripper have in common with Ramadan, Netflix, marijuana buyer, a gym, a T-shirt bought on Amazon and the church of Polish pastor Arthur Pawłowski in Calgary?
On Monday, a Polish pastor in Calgary, Artur Pawłowski, was released from jail. On Saturday he was arrested for (more…)
TORONTO – Humanity is facing the biggest threat of the last century. Covid-19, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, has so far infected more than 155 million people worldwide, killing more than 3.2 million. (more…)