Markham — Bob Saroya, Member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, today expressed disgust and sadness at the string of “hate-motivated” assaults in the York region against the Asian community. He issued the following statement. “The huge rise of Anti-Asian racism brought on by COVID-19 has been shocking. Racists have been emboldenedContinue Reading
Asian Canadian women, communities, organi・zati ons, and allies are comi ng together for a Solidarity Rally Against Anti-Asia n Racism on March 28, 2021, 2:00 p.m・ at Nathan Philips Square, Toronto. This rally is organized by Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA), Butterfly, Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC・SJ),Continue Reading
On March 1, and continuing through May, Meng Wanzhou will return to the British Columbia Supreme Court. During this next phase of extradition proceedings, the court will hear arguments related to the four branches of abuse of process raised by Ms. Meng’s counsel — including political motivation, unlawful detention, materialContinue Reading
Just as in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” a monolith has appeared. This time, though, it showed up near the 12th hole of a St. Catharines golf course. The piece of art, standing about three metres in height, appeared at Rockway Vineyards Golf Course sometime during the last week. JordanContinue Reading
The testing of asymptomatic students and staff at a school in East York has resulted in 19 additional cases of COVID-19. In a letter sent to parents on Sunday, the principal of Thorncliffe Park Public School said Toronto Public Health (TPH) notified the school of the cases after 433 testsContinue Reading
A private members bill that would bring an end to Daylight Saving Time in Ontario has passed third reading in the legislature. Jeremy Roberts, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, tabled the bill back in October, calling for an end to the bi-annual practice of changing clocks. On Thursday, Bill 214 –Continue Reading
Most people across Canada can expect an interruption today by an emergency public alert that will be broadcast on television, radio and sent to mobile devices as part of a countrywide test of the system. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says all provinces and territories, except Nunavut, will getContinue Reading
The Ford government is placing Toronto and Peel under the “lockdown” category in its tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions, ordering the closure of gyms, recreation facilities and personal care services while also limiting all non-essential retail stores to curbside pickup only. The new restrictions were announced by Premier Doug FordContinue Reading
Premier Doug Ford announced today that the province is establishing Supply Ontario, a centralized procurement agency that will leverage the province’s buying power and save taxpayers money. Ford said the new initiative will allow Ontario to purchase PPE in bulk at a lower cost, while coordinating distribution more efficiently. SupplyContinue Reading
comments Ontario is making changes to its colour-coded COVID-19 system and putting several regions into the red “control” zone with more severe restrictions, the province announced Friday. The change comes after Premier Doug Ford’s government came under fire recently for its system being too lenient while case counts in Ontario surge to record levels. SinceContinue Reading
