[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 …
Read More »Ontario Reports 1,707 New Coronavirus Cases; Toronto sets a new record with 700+
[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 …
Read More »MLSE cuts salaries for full-time staff, extends management and executive reductions
[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 …
Read More »TTC seeks to take advantage of fewer passengers as it closes portion of Line 1 for nearly 10 days to overhaul the reporting system
[ad_1] Part of the Line 1 subway will be closed for signage work for nearly 10 days as the TTC works to speed up the installation of a new signaling system during a time when passenger numbers are plummeting due to the COVID pandemic -19. The TTC will close the …
Read More »Register cases in Toronto and register admissions in Ontario
[ad_1] No fewer than 622 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the past 24 hours in Toronto, a record for a city in this province since the start of the pandemic, while the number of hospitalized patients in Ontario has peaked. The most populous province in the country announced …
Read More »62 cases of COVID-19 linked to the outbreak in the window factory in Vaughan
[ad_1] York Region Public Health says 62 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been linked to an outbreak at a window manufacturing and installation facility in Vaughan. In a public notice released Sunday, public health officials said they were notified of the first case at the State Window Corporation located on …
Read More »Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers in a growing COVID-19 case count
[ad_1] The Canadian press Published November 29, 2020 3:52 PM EST Last updated Sunday, November 29, 2020 5:29 PM EST The federal government says it is extending a series of travel restrictions and rules intended to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the new year as case counts …
Read More »The Prime Minister put all the vaccine “eggs” in a Chinese basket, he didn’t consider other options: O’Toole
[ad_1] Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press Published on Sunday, November 29, 2020 1:52 PM EST Last updated Sunday, November 29, 2020 3:00 PM EST OTTAWA – Conservative leader Erin O’Toole accused the liberal government on Sunday of putting too much emphasis on partnering with a Chinese company for a COVID-19 …
Read More »No winning tickets for Saturday’s $ 8.9 million Lotto 649 draw
[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 $ …
Read More »‘Why are we so different?’: Confusion continues among small business owners over Toronto’s lockdown restrictions
[ad_1] Small business owners say Toronto’s blockade restrictions continue to unfairly restrict small businesses while allowing department stores to stay open. Two flower shops in the same neighborhood were visited by law enforcement officers on Friday and said they couldn’t display flowers and plants outside their shops. Yang, the owner …
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