[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, …
Read More »Shoppers flood the malls as the Toronto lockdown looms
[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 …
Read More »Snow warning issued for Ottawa: 15-20 cm of snow expected for the arrival of a “significant” storm on Sunday
[ad_1] OTTAWA – The first “significant snow” of the season is destined to bury the region of the capital. Environment Canada has issued a “snow alert” for Ottawa, Gatineau and Renfrew County, with 15-20 inches of snow expected early Sunday and Monday morning. “The snow will start on Sunday afternoon. …
Read More »Record year for Montreal airport leaves key REM station up in the air
[ad_1] MONTREAL – Trudeau airport expects losses of $ 600 million this year, which raises doubts as to who will pay for the REM station. Just over a year ago, the light rail station of the international airport was launched with great enthusiasm. It was intended to be a key …
Read More »‘I’m not aware of where she got her numbers’: Federal government questions implementation of COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario
[ad_1] TORONTO – Hours after Ontario’s health minister announced that the province expects to receive more than two million COVID-19 vaccines in the next few months, the federal government says it’s not sure where those numbers come from. Liberal MP and Health Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary Darren Fisher exposed the apparent …
Read More »YMCA to permanently close two Regina offices
[ad_1] REGINA – The YMCA has decided to permanently close two locations in Regina after facing higher construction and capital costs. In a letter to members, YMCA CEO Steve Compton said the organization has also seen a decrease in market share and revenue in the health and fitness industry in …
Read More »Goodbye, gas eaters: a ban on the sale of gas vehicles in Quebec by 2035 is expected to be announced on Monday
[ad_1] MONTREAL – Gasoline-powered vehicles could be off the roads of Quebec within 15 years as the provincial government plans an ambitious new environmental plan this week. The early announcement was welcomed by conservationists on Saturday. “It’s a big step forward,” said Andreanne Brazeau, Equiterre’s mobility analyst. “It sends a …
Read More »Middlesex-London returns to double-digit daily COVID-19 with 24 new cases
[ad_1] LONDON, ONT – The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the region on Saturday. The new cases bring the overall total of the region to 1,347, of which 1,132 resolved and 63 deaths. Since Friday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit has been among regions that …
Read More »YouTube restored after an unspecified problem prevented playback
[ad_1] TORONTO – YouTube was briefly inaccessible Wednesday night due to an unspecified problem that prevented users from all over the world from playing videos. Problems were reported on Wednesday around 7pm as users complained about slow download times and subsequently received playback errors. According to Down Detector, which tracks …
Read More »YouTube restored after an unspecified problem prevented playback
[ad_1] TORONTO – YouTube was briefly inaccessible Wednesday night due to an unspecified problem that prevented users from all over the world from playing videos. Problems were reported on Wednesday around 7pm as users complained about slow download times and subsequently received playback errors. According to Down Detector, which tracks …
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