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Election Sign Debate 2021
By: Laura Steiner Council is debating the merits of a ban on election signs on public property. It’s the third time an outright ban has […]
Month: October 2021
COVID-19
Still worried about getting a vaccine for COVID-19? Here’s how to understand the rare-but-real risks
Whether you’re scrolling through your Facebook feed, checking texts from friends and family, or chatting with fellow parents from your kid’s hockey team, you’re bound […]
Featured
Viral trend targets school bathrooms
By: Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press At a time when public health officials are touting the importance of proper hand hygiene […]
COVID-19
Questions on inflation, jobs and housing reveal U.S. concerns on Canadian recovery
Tiff Macklem faced some tough questioning yesterday, as members of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations grilled the Bank of Canada governor on whether their […]
COVID-19
Halton Releases Guidelines for Thanksgiving
By: Laura Steiner, Local Journalism Initiative The Region of Halton is out with its guidelines for a safe Thanksgiving. They are recommending that residents keep gatherings […]
National
157,000 new jobs in September gets Canada’s economy back above pre-pandemic level
Canada’s economy added 157,000 new jobs last month, Statistics Canada says, enough to put employment numbers back above where they were before the pandemic started. […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Ontario Records another lowest growth in Business Investment
By: Shazia Nazir, Local Journalism Initiative For the last two decades Ontario has experienced weak business investment with one of the lowest growth rates in […]
COVID-19
Migrant Workers Await Justice as Charges laid against Scotlynn Farms
By: Shazia Nazir Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has laid 20 charges against Scotlynn SweetPac and owner Scott Biddle. The actions follow COVID-19 outbreak where 199 […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Brock Township adopting vote by mail election method
By: Dan Cearns, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Standard Newspaper The Township of Brock is once again adopting vote by mail as their voting method […]
Featured
Ontario government making Indigenous education available for students in Grades 1 to 3
By: Dan Cearns, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Standard Newspaper DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario government is making changes to the elementary school curriculum to allow for […]