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12/09/2020

TORONTO -- Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count has surpassed 200 for the first time in almost two months. On Friday, provincial health officials logged 213 new patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Of those patients, 71 are in Toronto, 38 are in Peel Region, 14 are in York Region, nine are in Durham Region, and six are in both Hamilton and Halton Region. [ 319 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/ontarios-covid-19-case-count-surges-to-highest-level-since-june/

12/09/2020

TORONTO -- The federal government will provide Toronto with nearly $14 million in funding to operate a voluntary quarantine facility for people with COVID-19 who can't safely isolate at home. Health Minister Patty Hajdu made the announcement during a press conference outside city hall on Friday morning. She said that the $13.9 million in funding provided by her government will cover the entire cost of operating the 140-bed, hotel-based facility for the next 12 months and will hopefully contribute to a reduction in the spread of the virus within households, particularly for those who have roommates or live in multi-generational homes. [ 513 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/feds-provide-toronto-with-nearly-14m-to-operate-voluntary-quarantine-facility-for-covid-19-patients/

12/09/2020

VANCOUVER -- With summer winding down and COVID-19 restrictions slowly being lifted on amateur sports, there is a new baseball season starting this fall, and one player is rising above the competition. “The big dream is to make it to the big leagues, but we’ll have to see about that,” said 15-year-old Raine Padgham. It's a lofty goal for Padgham, but the teenager is already making headlines for a recent powerful pitch that rivals the speed of some thrown in the major leagues. [ 477 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/12/abbotsford-b-c-pitcher-throws-some-serious-heat-at-performance-camp/

12/09/2020

TORONTO -- Thousands of students across Canada returned to school this week amid looming concerns from children, parents and teachers about safety protocols regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Kids Help Phone says eight in 10 children are nervous about returning to school and deem it a major stressor. The national phone service offers professional counselling and volunteer-led, text-based support to youth across Canada. [ 431 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/8-in-10-children-face-back-to-school-anxiety-amid-pandemic-kids-help-phone/

12/09/2020

TORONTO -- Montreal-based Groupe Dynamite, Inc. filed for creditor protection this week under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and will restructure its business, becoming the latest retailer crippled by the economic fallout of the pandemic. The company behind the Garage and Dynamite store brands said COVID-19 caused an “unsustainable strain” on the business, which includes more than 300 North American stores -- 85 of them located in the United States. [ 215 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/12/retailer-behind-garage-dynamite-latest-company-hit-by-pandemic/

12/09/2020

SALEM, ORE. -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says "dozens of people" are missing from the large wildfires that have burned across the state. Brown made the announcement at a news briefing Friday afternoon, and said the reports of missing people come from blazes in southern Oregon near Medford and the northern part of the state near the state capital of Salem. [ 988 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/dozens-missing-from-large-wildfires-in-oregon-governor/

12/09/2020

OTTAWA -- The RCMP has charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with four counts of breach of trust and one count of fraud over $5,000. The RCMP said the charges are the conclusion of an "extensive criminal investigation" that began in September 2017 after the RCMP was alerted to “suspicious transactions” involving Grewal, during the time he served as a member of Parliament. [ 251 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/former-liberal-mp-charged-by-rcmp-with-breach-of-trust-and-fraud/

OTTAWA — The RCMP has charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with four counts of breach of trust and one count of fraud over $5,000. The RCMP said the charges are the conclusion of an “ex…

12/09/2020

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- After fouling out of the game in the dying seconds, Kyle Lowry watched the clock tick down on his team's season end, biting hard on the neck of his red jersey in frustration. A feel-good season that saw the defending NBA champions play beyond virtually every pre-season prediction came to an end when the Raptors didn't live up to their potential, and their own expectations on Friday, done in by uncharacteristic turnovers. [ 1,114 more word ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/raptors-season-is-over-after-a-92-87-game-7-loss-to-boston-celtics/

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — After fouling out of the game in the dying seconds, Kyle Lowry watched the clock tick down on his team’s season end, biting hard on the neck of his red jersey i…

12/09/2020

SAN FRANCISCO -- About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, authorities said Friday. The Trump administration has expelled more than 159,000 people since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emergency order took effect in March, a figure that also includes more than 7,600 adults and children who crossed the border in families. [ 207 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/12/about-8800-unaccompanied-children-are-expelled-at-u-s-border/

SAN FRANCISCO — About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, au…

12/09/2020

TORONTO -- Divorced parents at odds over arrangements for their child’s safety during COVID-19 have been turning to Canadian courts to settle custody disputes, sometimes in an attempt to limit one parent’s access to a child. In one case, a father temporarily lost physical access to his daughter after taking her shopping in April without a mask. The child has asthma, putting her at higher risk of complications from the virus, and the judge expressed worry that the father would continue to dismiss safety guidelines. [ 817 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/12/covid-19-custody-battles-present-tricky-challenge-for-overwhelmed-courts/

TORONTO — Divorced parents at odds over arrangements for their child’s safety during COVID-19 have been turning to Canadian courts to settle custody disputes, sometimes in an attempt to limit…

12/09/2020

Jen Kish, former captain of Canada's rugby sevens team, is sharing her diagnosis of bipolar disorder so that others know they aren't alone in their battles. "I just want to let people know that I struggle too," she said. "You can still be successful with whatever you have ... get the support you need or surround yourself with people who can give you the courage to reach out." [ 821 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/canadian-rugby-7s-great-jen-kish-opens-up-about-her-battle-with-mental-illness/

Jen Kish, former captain of Canada’s rugby sevens team, is sharing her diagnosis of bipolar disorder so that others know they aren’t alone in their battles.”I just want to le…

12/09/2020

It was approaching an hour after the Toronto Raptors' heart-pounding Game 6 double-overtime victory against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night to force a seventh and decisive finale. A downtown Toronto neighbourhood basketball court, dimly lit by surrounding street lights, was packed with a bunch of young men, shooting hoops and mulling every detail of the game, discussing with great enthusiasm the awesome Raptors moments — almost too many to recall. [ 724 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/after-rallying-a-nation-once-again-raptors-look-for-more-game-7-magic/

It was approaching an hour after the Toronto Raptors’ heart-pounding Game 6 double-overtime victory against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night to force a seventh and decisive finale.A…

12/09/2020

Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but most of the province is now covered by Environment Canada advisories about wildfire smoke. A smoky skies bulletin says all but the most northerly regions of the province are likely to be affected by wildfire smoke wafting up from the United States over the next three days. [ 567 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/murky-skies-poor-air-quality-in-b-c-as-more-smoke-from-u-s-wildfires-drifts-north/

Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but most of the province is now covered by Environment Canada advisories about w…

12/09/2020

The federal cabinet will meet for several days next week to finalize a throne speech and a fall agenda that's likely to include significant investments in housing and a long-term overhaul of the employment insurance system, senior government sources tell CBC News. The government also will use its speech from the throne on Sept. 23 to signal its intention to make child care more widely available and to launch a green recovery plan. [ 677 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/cabinet-weighing-housing-plan-and-ei-reform-as-government-prepares-fall-agenda/

The federal cabinet will meet for several days next week to finalize a throne speech and a fall agenda that’s likely to include significant investments in housing and a long-term overhau…

12/09/2020

By the time Dr. Bonnie Henry walks into the marbled library in the B.C. Legislature at 9:30 a.m., her Wednesday is already well underway. In less than three hours, she'll be on a conference call, walking dozens of reporters through the provincial plan for handling the pandemic during the winter flu season. An hour after that, she'll step to the podium to announce the plan to the public. [ 888 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/months-into-the-pandemic-with-more-to-come-dr-bonnie-henry-will-not-waver/

By the time Dr. Bonnie Henry walks into the marbled library in the B.C. Legislature at 9:30 a.m., her Wednesday is already well underway. In less than three hours, she’ll be on a confere…

11/09/2020

An elementary school teacher died of coronavirus complications a week into the start of the school year in South Carolina. Demetria Bannister was diagnosed with the virus Friday and died Monday. The 28-year-old had taught at the Windsor Elementary School in Columbia for five years, CNN affiliate WIS reported. She started her third year of teaching third-grade students virtually on August 31. [ 299 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/u-s-elementary-school-teacher-dies-three-days-after-coronavirus-diagnosis/

An elementary school teacher died of coronavirus complications a week into the start of the school year in South Carolina. Demetria Bannister was diagnosed with the virus Friday and died Monday. Th…

11/09/2020

TORONTO -- A leading American historian best known for successfully predicting every U.S. election for more than three decades says newly published revelations that U.S. President Donald Trump knew COVID-19 was deadly in the early days of the pandemic but publicly downplayed the virus will go down in history as "damning." “This is the greatest dereliction of duty in the history of the U.S. [ 695 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/historian-says-trump-responsible-for-greatest-dereliction-of-duty-of-any-u-s-president/

11/09/2020

TORONTO -- A divorced father who didn't want his son to return to school due to concerns about COVID-19 has lost a legal fight with the child’s mother after an Ontario judge determined that returning to class was best for the child. The precedent-setting decision, published in late August following an urgent legal motion, is the first of its kind in Ontario during the pandemic, and legal experts say it offers guidance for parents in similar disputes. [ 766 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/divorced-father-loses-legal-fight-to-stop-son-from-returning-to-school/

11/09/2020

TORONTO -- As Canada marks Su***de Prevention Day amid a pandemic that has magnified the mental health struggles of many across the country, the federal government has announced that they are investing in community programs to help marginalized communities, including Black Canadians, battle this hidden health crisis. Around 4,000 people die by su***de in Canada every year. That’s nearly 11 people per day. [ 607 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/feds-to-invest-11-5-million-in-su***de-prevention-for-marginalized-communities/

11/09/2020

OTTAWA -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the quarantine system is "broken" because federal health officers are not charging people ignoring self-isolation orders for COVID-19. Since the end of March, an emergency order under the federal Quarantine Act has required most people arriving from outside Canada to isolate themselves for 14 days, even if they don't have symptoms. While more than 2.5 million border-crossings have been recorded since then, only a fraction of crossers are ordered to quarantine, while the rest are exempt as essential workers, such as truck drivers, front-line health staff or airline crew. [ 554 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/ontario-premier-frustrated-over-lack-of-charges-after-622-people-caught-ignoring-isolation-laws/

11/09/2020

OTTAWA -- Health Minister Patty Hajdu fired back at Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday, reminding him that provincial police can enforce quarantine rules too. Her comments come after the premier lambasted the quarantine system as "broken" in a Wednesday press conference, saying federal health officers aren’t laying charges against Quarantine Act rule breakers. "I'll just remind Premier Ford that in fact, the OPP, who are participating in enforcing the quarantine with the RCMP, have full authority to lay charges," Hajdu told CTV Power Play Host Evan Solomon during Thursday's episode. [ 364 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/federal-health-minister-fires-back-at-ford-says-provincial-police-can-enforce-quarantine-rules-too/

11/09/2020

OTTAWA -- Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the decision to sideline the intelligence network that informs Canada’s response to disease outbreaks was an "administration" one made by the Public Health Agency of Canada, and that no one was involved at the political level. Hajdu ordered a review of the decision this week, after a Globe and Mail investigation reported in late July that the research unit, the Global Public Health Network (GPHIN), was silenced last year. [ 428 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/hajdu-sidelining-of-pandemic-alert-system-an-administrative-decision/

11/09/2020

LONDON -- A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that prompted a pause in testing, a spokesman for drugmaker AstraZeneca said Thursday. The study participant in late-stage testing reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, said company spokesman Matthew Kent. "We don't know if it is (transverse myelitis)," Kent said. [ 265 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/patient-who-prompted-vaccine-trial-pause-developed-severe-neurological-symptoms/

11/09/2020

VANCOUVER -- In a lengthy decision released Thursday, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled against a constitutional challenge launched by a doctor who argued patients should be able to pay for faster treatment and tests. The ruling comes following a legal battle spanning over a decade, and it’s likely not over yet. The matter is expected to continue on to the Supreme Court of Canada. [ 183 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/b-c-supreme-court-rules-against-legalizing-private-health-care-following-decade-long-battle/

VANCOUVER — In a lengthy decision released Thursday, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled against a constitutional challenge launched by a doctor who argued patients should be able to pay f…

11/09/2020

EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP. Online job postings show the province wants the contractor to do a feasibility review of a possible transition from the RCMP to an Alberta Provincial Police Service. An executive manager, with a salary of up to $164,000, would oversee a team that is to provide an evidence based and objective assessment of the idea. [ 237 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/11/alberta-hiring-staff-for-feasibility-study-of-replacing-rcmp-with-new-force/

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP. Online job postings show t…

11/09/2020

A front-running team in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has put its late-stage trial on hold after a reported "unexplained illness" in one of the trial volunteers. Here's what that means for the quick development of a COVID-19 vaccine. What kind of vaccine trial got put on hold? The trial was a Phase 3 clinical trial for a vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. [ 1,376 more word ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/late-stage-covid-19-vaccine-trial-on-pause-due-to-possible-serious-side-effect-heres-what-that-means/

A front-running team in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has put its late-stage trial on hold after a reported “unexplained illness” in one of the trial volunteers. Here’s w…

11/09/2020

The governor of the Bank of Canada warns the slower rebound facing women, youth and low-wage workers could pose a threat to a broader economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tiff Macklem says uneven recessions that affect some workers and sectors more than others tend to be longer and leave a larger mark on the labour market. He notes in a speech to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that women and young people are more likely now to be permanently laid off from their jobs due to the pandemic. [ 482 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/uneven-rebound-poses-risk-for-entire-economy-bank-of-canada-governor-says/

The governor of the Bank of Canada warns the slower rebound facing women, youth and low-wage workers could pose a threat to a broader economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tiff Macklem…

11/09/2020

Quebec police will begin handing out fines to anyone who isn't wearing a mask when required under public health regulations, Premier François Legault says. The province also moved to ban karaoke in bars after one event at a Quebec City bar led to an outbreak of more than 80 cases. The new fines will apply across the province, but Legault said authorities will target regions classified as "yellow" under the government's… [ 855 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/quebec-will-hand-out-fines-to-those-who-refuse-to-wear-masks/

Quebec police will begin handing out fines to anyone who isn’t wearing a mask when required under public health regulations, Premier François Legault says.The province also moved to ban …

11/09/2020

A University of Windsor law professor who was successfully sued for defamation by a former colleague has filed a notice of legal action against her school, accusing it of "unconscionable" behaviour by hiding documents that would have cleared her. Julie Macfarlane says the university owes her a public apology and financial compensation for refusing to make available to her documents, including a termination letter, that she believes backs up the claims she made against her former colleague Emir Crowne. [ 1,405 more word ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/law-professor-accuses-university-of-windsor-of-hiding-documents-in-defamation-case/

A University of Windsor law professor who was successfully sued for defamation by a former colleague has filed a notice of legal action against her school, accusing it of “unco…

11/09/2020

A Nanaimo, B.C., family is still in shock after returning home from a three-week vacation to find their home had been broken into and lived in while they were away. After spending the past three weeks in Yukon with relatives, Allison Greenway, her husband and their four children returned home, where their post-vacation happiness quickly turned into a living nightmare. [ 573 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/he-was-in-our-kids-beds-nanaimo-home-broken-into-and-lived-in-during-familys-vacation/

A Nanaimo, B.C., family is still in shock after returning home from a three-week vacation to find their home had been broken into and lived in while they were away.After spending the past thre…

10/09/2020

OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Derek Sloan has sponsored a parliamentary e-petition calling for a "moratorium" on the medical transitioning of transgender youth under the age of 18. However, Sloan hasn't said whether he personally endorses the petition’s contents. The petition also calls for an inquiry into why "vulnerable children" engage in gender-affirming surgery. "The medical transitioning of these vulnerable youths could be regarded as a crime against humanity that preys on the weakest children and can permanently sterilize them and cause irreversible changes to their bodies and lives," the petition reads. [ 777 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/tory-mp-sloan-sponsors-e-petition-calling-for-moratorium-on-gender-affirming-surgery-for-transgender-minors/

10/09/2020

TORONTO -- A new study suggests that cats may be catching the novel coronavirus at far higher rates than thought before, which could mean they have unique ways of fighting off the virus. The findings were published last week in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections, and describe how researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University took serum samples from 102 cats in Wuhan, China following its COVID-19 outbreak. [ 370 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/cats-may-be-contracting-covid-19-at-a-higher-rate-than-thought-before-study/

10/09/2020

TORONTO -- Scientists have discovered a brand new species of crustacean, living in a temporary lake in a desert that has recorded some of the hottest temperatures on the planet. Described in a paper published last month in Zoology in the Middle East, the new freshwater crustacean is smaller than a standard paperclip and almost transparent. It also was found in a desert where NASA satellites once recorded a surface temperature of 70.7 degrees Celsius. [ 518 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/scientists-discover-a-new-crustacean-species-in-one-of-the-hottest-places-on-earth/

10/09/2020

OROVILLE, CALIF. -- A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Several other people have been critically burned and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes and other buildings are believed to have been damaged or destroyed by the North Complex fire northeast of San Francisco, authorities said. [ 702 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/10/california-fire-that-killed-3-threatens-thousands-of-homes/

10/09/2020

CALGARY -- A Calgary-based plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay more than $16,000 to cover his hearing costs after a surgeon working under his supervision removed the wrong bone from a patient's wrist. In its hearing tribunal decision, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta says Dr. Alan Lin failed to adequately supervise a third-year resident surgeon during a left-hand trapezial excision conducted on Dec. [ 114 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/calgary-surgeon-disciplined-after-resident-removes-wrong-bone/

10/09/2020

OTTAWA -- Black Canadians who want to start or expand a business will have access to loans and supports for training and mentorship under a new federal program unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto Wednesday. The $221-million program jointly funded by the federal government and eight financial institutions, is the first of its kind to help Black businesses on a national scale. [ 377 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/trudeau-announces-cash-for-loans-support-to-black-canadian-entrepreneurs/

10/09/2020

SARNIA, ONT. -- A group of border city mayors is calling on the federal government to keep the Canada-U.S. border closed to non-essential travel until at least next year. The group met this week by online video conference with Canadas' Public Safety Minister Bill Blair. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, who was part of the meeting, said they drove home the message that extending the closure is the most sensible path to take. [ 349 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/keep-canada-u-s-border-closed-say-ontario-border-city-mayors/

10/09/2020

TORONTO -- WE Charity is selling off its assets, eliminating staff and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog. The charity announced Wednesday that, due to financial pressure and loss of sponsors, it plans to sell off tens of millions of dollars’ worth of assets, including real estate in Toronto, in hopes of keeping its international humanitarian programs afloat. [ 951 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/kielburgers-devastated-by-we-charity-closure-but-say-theres-no-one-to-blame/

TORONTO — WE Charity is selling off its assets, eliminating staff and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigation…

10/09/2020

VICTORIA -- B.C. health officials announced 100 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the provinces’ total to 6,691. No new deaths related to the virus were reported over the past 24 hours, leaving the province’s death toll at 213. There are now 1,378 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, including 37 people who are in hospital for treatment, 15 of whom require critical care. [ 491 more words ]
https://mycitynews.ca/2020/09/09/b-c-announces-100-new-cases-of-covid-19/

VICTORIA — B.C. health officials announced 100 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the provinces’ total to 6,691. No new deaths related to the virus were reported over the past 24 hours…