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House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has sided with the Conservatives in saying the chamber’s governing body had no right to require anyone entering the Commons precinct to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Rota says only the House itself can make a decision to restrict access to the chamber and other parliamentary buildings. However, Rota’s ruling changes nothing for MPs … Read more

Pay-per-use electric vehicle charging stations are to be installed at most ONroute rest stops along Highways 401 and 400 by the summer. The provincial government says at least two chargers are to be installed at 17 of the 23 Onroute stops, with another three to be open by the end of next year. They are being installed by Hydro One … Read more

A woman has revealed how to make someone fall in love with you by just looking into their eyes.  TikTok user Sophie-Rose, @sophieroselloyd, said the trick needs to be done on someone you already have a mutual connection with, not just a stranger.  In the video, she says: “You’re going to want to do this on somebody that … Read more

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Ontario’s auditor general says thousands of businesses received COVID-19 provincial aid they weren’t eligible for. Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report estimates 200 million dollars in provincial pandemic supports went to businesses that didn’t meet the province’s criteria for eligibility. Her audit found lack of good consultation, improper tracking of funds, and poorly designed eligibility criteria allowed … Read more

NASA has warned that a giant asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower will break into Earth’s orbit in just over a week.    The huge 1,082 foot space rock is heading our way and should skim past us on December 11.  NASA is watching Asteroid 4660 Nereus because it’s well over 492 feet long and will come within 4.6 million miles … Read more

Yesterday, Twitter announced an expansion to its private information policy that bans the sharing of private photos and videos of people without their consent.  If a user shares an image or video of another person, that person can contact Twitter to report it was posted without their permission and the social media platform will remove the media in question.  The … Read more

CNN host Chris Cuomo was suspended “indefinitely” yesterday over revelations regarding his secret role in trying to defend his brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office, the network said Tuesday evening.  The announcement came a day after state Attorney General Letitia James released a bunch of subpoenaed records that include texts … Read more

Lululemon is suing exercise equipment company Peloton Interactive over allegations of patent infringement. The Vancouver-based retailer claims in court documents that Peloton is selling knock-off Lululemon bras and leggings, infringing on multiple design patents. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the US, comes after Peloton ended a co-branding agreement with Lululemon earlier this year and launched its own private label clothing … Read more

A new survey of Canadian manufacturers has found that 82 per cent of respondents are facing labour shortages and 75 per cent feel their hiring troubles are even worse than last year. The survey of 445 companies was conducted by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters in October. It found a lack of workers and material shortages have caused the sector’s … Read more

CNN says Chris Cuomo’s fate will be decided in the next several days after texts showed how he helped write his brother Andrew’s rebuttals to accusations of sexual harassment and used sources to dig up dirt on accusers – moves that drew the ire of the former governor’s first accuser.  Documents released yesterday by the office of the New York … Read more

Toronto’s medical officer of health wants the city to ask the federal government for an exemption to decriminalize simple possession of illegal drugs. Dr. Eileen de Villa says the current approach to the opioid overdose crisis is not working, and a public health approach is needed. She says in a report to the city’s board of health that there were … Read more

This is not good news with just weeks to go before Christmas. Farmers say turkey supplies are at 30-year lows this holiday season because of supply chain challenges affecting Canada’s agriculture industry. The supply-managed poultry industry cut production last year because of demand uncertainties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The flooding disaster in BC has compounded problems by killing an unknown … Read more

As supply chains continue to be disrupted here and around the world, Canada has decided to ease the suffering of millions by tapping into our strategic national supply of Maple Syrup. A government-backed group called the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is releasing 50 million pounds of syrup to help deal with supply issues, and keep prices in check.  They say … Read more

These days, the digital line has been blurred between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But one thing is clear: people did a lot of online shopping this past weekend _ just not as much as last year. Adobe’s tally says Black Friday spending was $8.9 billion. That’s below both this year’s estimates and last year’s totals. Adobe … Read more

Several new surveys suggest Canadians are feeling upbeat heading into the holiday season. The polls indicate that the return of celebrations, robust savings and low unemployment are expected to bolster consumer confidence and spending ahead of the busiest shopping season of the year. Surveys from Accenture and Deloitte both indicate that Canadians intend to spend more this holiday season than … Read more

The mayor of the town of South Bruce Peninsula is defending the decision to keep a famous weather-prognosticating groundhog’s death a secret for about a year Janice Jackson says she was protecting the Wiarton Willie brand. The town publicly acknowledged Willie’s death this week, months after he did not make an appearance on Groundhog Day. A brown groundhog will step … Read more

The CD Howe Institute thinks the Bank of Canada should issue a digital currency that can be convertible into cash. The think-tank says crypto assets … Read more

Premier Ford is going to meet municipal leaders in a summit on housing affordability. The meeting with Ford, Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark and the mayors and regional chairs of big cities is set for December 16th. Ford says his goal for the summit is to work on solutions to address the crisis of housing affordability so more families can … Read more

Its survey suggests Canadians will spend an average of $635-dollars, up more than 23 per cent from last year. Deloitte Canada’s 2021 Holiday Retail Outlook estimates Canadians will spend 18-hundred and 41-dollars on the holidays, up 31 per cent from last year and eight per cent above 2019. JLL Canada’s 2021 Retail Holiday Survey says with larger budgets and declining … Read more

The mother of a three-year-old boy who died after he was swept into the Grand River in 2018 has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death. Michelle Hanson was charged after her son Kaden Young was pulled out of her arms and drowned after she drove her minivan around a road closed sign and ended up in the swollen Grand … Read more

Ontario optometrists say they will resume eye exams starting today for children, seniors and others entitled to coverage under OHIP. Eye doctors stopped performing provincially insured eye exams on September 1st in a dispute over fees, which they say fail to cover nearly half of the cost of the procedure. But the Ontario Association of Optometrists says it will pause … Read more

Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK government, which has added the creatures to a list of sentient beings to be given protection under new animal welfare laws.  The report by experts at the London School of Economics looked at 300 scientific studies to evaluate evidence of sentience, … Read more

Target will shut its stores on Thanksgiving Day for the first time after a decade of opening their doors on the Thursday evening to begin early Black Friday sales.  The retail store announced the shift yesterday.  It says the closures will allow workers to be with their families for the holiday as well as reduce store crowding.   Last year, stores … Read more

Internet domain and web hosting company GoDaddy announced that almost 1.2 million of its customers’ accounts were exposed in a recent hack.  The American company filed an incident report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday, stating it found suspicious activity in its Managed WordPress hosting environment.  According to the document, “an unauthorized third party accessed the provisioning … Read more

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Police say a person is in custody after an SUV sped through barricades and into a parade of Christmas marchers in suburban Milwaukee. Officials say at least five people were killed and more than 40 injured in the incident, which was captured by the city’s livestream … Read more

Environment Canada has issued a mix of snow squall watches and winter weather advisories for Waterloo-Wellington, Orillia-Midland-Barrie, Dufferin-Innisfil, Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth. They say that Lake effect snow squalls off Lake Huron are expected to hit today. Visibilities could be significantly reduced and snow will quickly accumulate. Local snowfall accumulation of 5-15 cm is expected, with higher amounts possible. Snow squalls … Read more