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[ad_1] WAUWATOSA, WIS. – A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a shooting in a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall that injured eight people, authorities said Sunday. Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said the shooting took place on Friday afternoon during a dispute between two groups. He said four “innocent …

[ad_1] TORONTO – Health Canada has cleared Eli Lilly and Co’s monoclonal antibody therapy for emergency use in the treatment of COVID-19 infections. According to a press release issued Friday, treatment with a single antibody called bamlanivimab has been approved for use in adults and children 12 years of age …

[ad_1] CUISINE – Another person has died of COVID-19 in the Waterloo region as there have now been over 3,000 cases confirmed by public health. The dashboard update on Sunday morning saw the total number of cases increase by 61, but only 60 new cases reported. This quantity and other …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States hopes to begin an extensive COVID-19 vaccination program in early December, the head of the government’s coronavirus vaccine effort said Sunday as cases increase in the worst-hit nation. The start of vaccinations could be a crucial turning point in the battle against the virus …

[ad_1] TORONTO – All Canadians who have old paper bills in their wallets have until the end of the year to use them in daily transactions before merchants no longer have to accept them. The Bank of Canada (BoC) issued a reminder Thursday that hundreds of millions of $ 1, …

[ad_1] Mayor John Tory is urging Toronto residents not to rush to stores to buy non-essential items this weekend amid reports of large crowd scenes in malls and other retail stores. “Everything I’ve learned … says crowd scenes are a place for the virus to spread. Even if everyone wears …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – A COVID-19 antibody therapy used to treat US President Donald Trump was approved Saturday by the US drug regulator for people who are not yet hospitalized from the disease but are at high risk. The green light for drug maker Regeneron came after REGEN-COV2, a combination of …

[ad_1] OTTAWA – Seven provinces signed a federal rental assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show. So far, Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to provide Canada Housing Benefit to vulnerable renters, such as low-income families, indigenous people, veterans and newcomers. …

[ad_1] TORONTO – Toronto shoppers flooded stores and malls on Saturday as many tried to cram last-minute Christmas shopping before non-essential businesses closed for nearly a month during the looming city lockdown. On Monday, Toronto and the Peel region will enter a block, which will close most non-essential businesses, including …

[ad_1] VANCOUVER – A Hudson’s Bay store in Coquitlam is closed and a letter posted on the front door indicates that the closure was due to non-payment of the rent. The letter on the door of the department store inside the Coquitlam Center shopping mall indicates that the owner, Pensionfund …