The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of the Honourable Bob Rae as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations (UN) in New York. Mr. Rae brings a wealth of experience to the role, most recently serving as Canada’s Special Envoy on Humanitarian and Refugee Issues, buildingContinue Reading
Premier Doug Ford says that he feels sorry for the residents of downtown condominiums and apartment buildings who may have few ways to spend time outside other than at a packed beach or busy park but is nonetheless “pleading” with them to continue practicing physical distancing. Large crowds have beenContinue Reading
Mayor John Tory is warning that the city will soon have to “begin the process” of implementing a myriad of devastating service cuts, unless the federal and provincial governments come to an agreement on a major bailout package for municipalities. Tory made the comment following a virtual meeting with mayorsContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s re-election campaign made the decision to “strongly encourage” masks at the Republican president’s next rally as a precautionary measure, the White House chief of staff said on Monday. The Trump campaign plans an outdoor rally on Saturday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “Obviously we’re looking forward toContinue Reading
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a pass on a meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Trudeau’s office says he wishes the two countries and their leaders well but Trudeau will remain in Ottawa for a cabinet retreat and a scheduledContinue Reading
OTTAWA – The federal ethics watchdog is examining whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the conflict of interest law over how he handled a decision to have WE Charity manage a $900-million federal program to pay students and fresh graduates for volunteer work this summer. The Liberal government announced FridayContinue Reading
The requirement to wear a cloth mask inside public places in Ottawa could come into effect as early as Monday.The parameters of the requirement to wear a mask will be issued at a joint press conference by Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, and her counterparts from theContinue Reading
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has no firm date or timeline for when the province can move to the third and final stage of reopening its economy, saying he doesn’t “have a crystal ball” and wants to avoid the surge in cases seen in some U.S. states. A largeContinue Reading
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit effectively shut down one of the biggest greenhouse growers in the region Wednesday after reporting 191 new COVID-19 cases at the farm last weekend.Multiple sources identified the farm as Nature Fresh in Leamington, which volunteered to have its workers tested. A health unit news releaseContinue Reading
Senator Victor Oh and Canada Zhejiang Council of Commerce’s Anti Pandemic Action——donated more than 10,000 masks, isolation gowns, and eye protectors to frontline health care workers at Don Mills Family Health Team On July 2, Canada Senator Victor Oh with the vice president of the Canada Zhejiang Council of CommerceContinue Reading
