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[ad_1] TORONTO – No winning tickets were sold for the $ 8.9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the $ 1 million guaranteed prize went to a ticket holder in the prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on December 2 will be approximately $ …

[ad_1] TORONTO – When the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines finally arrive in Canada, the country will face a number of tough questions that ethics experts fear we haven’t spent enough time to answer. For example, which groups should get vaccinated after the most vulnerable? How long will it take …

[ad_1] LONDON, ONT. – Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified by the Middlesex-London Health Unit in two separate schools in the London area. One case was confirmed at the St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Primary School and a case at the John Paul II Catholic Secondary School. MLHU is …

[ad_1] The York region says 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked to an indoor sports facility in Vaughan, and eight companies were indicted and fined Saturday for violating public health protocols. In a public notice, York Region Public Health said the cases were traced to two football games …

[ad_1] Eleven confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked to an indoor sports facility in Vaughan. York Region Public Health said the cases are linked to a group of 20-25 people who played football at the TRIO Sportsplex and Event Center in the Teston Road and Highway 400 area on …

[ad_1] REGINA – Another resident of Saskatchewan died after testing positive for COVID-19. The province said the person, in the 80+ age group, came from the northwest area. This is the province’s forty-fifth death related to COVID-19. Saskatchewan also reported 197 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing active cases …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS – Tony Hsieh, retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, who worked for years to transform the downtown area, is dead. He was 46. Hsieh was with the family when he died Friday, according to DTP Companies, which he founded. He died from injuries sustained …

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting 1,822 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the tests processed exceeded the province’s daily target for the second consecutive day. Provincial health officials say 29 other people have died from the virus, 11 of whom were long-term nursing home residents. Currently, there are 105 long-term …

[ad_1] TORONTO – When many Canadians think about how they can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they often look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint by flying less frequently or by driving an electric vehicle, for example. However, as commendable as these actions may be, climate activists say there …

[ad_1] VANCOUVER – At the end of a difficult week that saw several broken records for COVID-19 infections and deaths in BC, the province now has more than double Ontario’s active per capita cases. The federal government makes daily, moving average, and active case counts available in an infographic, and …