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[ad_1] TORONTO – While Ford pickup trucks usually top the Canada Insurance Bureau’s annual ranking of most stolen vehicles in Canada, high-end SUVs have become the most desirable targets for thieves this year. According to the IBC, which works with law enforcement and the Canada Border Services Agency to identify …

[ad_1] Hundreds of Mississauga city employees have been temporarily laid off, some for the second time this year, due to the COVD-19 blockade. In a press release released Tuesday, officials said some 1,100 part-time employees working in the city’s facilities have been temporarily laid off as of December 7. Most …

[ad_1] Canadian cases of the novel coronavirus topped 380,000 on Tuesday after health authorities added another 5,326 new cases of COVID-19 and another 81 deaths. The data, announced by public health officials across the country, pushed the country’s total COVID-19 cases to 383,132 and the virus’s death toll to 12,211. …

[ad_1] TORONTO – Hundreds of Mississauga city employees have been temporarily laid off, some for the second time this year, due to the COVD-19 blockade. In a press release released Tuesday, officials said some 1,100 part-time employees working in the city’s facilities have been temporarily laid off as of December …

[ad_1] SASKATOON – You can now pay for a COVID-19 test in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) partnered with biotech company Quantum Genetics to come up with the COVID-19 tests. The tests cost $ 150 and people can get the results in up to 48 hours. Private testing is …

[ad_1] WINNIPEG – Closing a landmark in downtown Winnipeg is sparking many memories for Morris, Man. Female. On Monday, the Hudson’s Bay Company announced it would immediately close its store in downtown Winnipeg, although it was originally scheduled to close in February 2021. For Ruth Schroeder, 99, the shop has …

[ad_1] VICTORIA – BC Hydro is reducing its tariffs by 0.6% for fiscal year 2020-21, the energy supplier announced Tuesday. BC Hydro customers will receive a one-time credit following the rate reduction, which is retroactive to April 1, 2020. Credit is expected to average around $ 4 for residential BC …

[ad_1] VICTORIA – A Vancouver Island man was arrested and fined for refusing to wear a mask and verbally abusing staff at a Langford gas station. Police were called to the Peninsula Co-op at 2320 Millstrearm Road at 3:30 pm Monday for a man causing a disturbance. West Shore RCMP …

[ad_1] Ontario reported 1,707 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths on Tuesday, as positivity across the province soared above 5% and Toronto hit a new one-day record. “Locally, there are 727 new cases in Toronto, 373 in Peel and 168 in the York region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott …

[ad_1] TORONTO, SD – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment says it is slashing the salaries of up to a quarter of its full-time staff and extending pay cuts for senior executives and executives to cope with the financial impact of COVID-19. The company that owns Toronto professional sports teams, including …