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CANADA: Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, StatCan says

CANADA: Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, StatCan says

The gains were mostly focused in full-time work with a gain of 99,000 jobs
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ONTARIO: Ford to announce COVID-19 task force today (updated)

ONTARIO: Ford to announce COVID-19 task force today (updated)

Ford said yesterday the team is being finalized and the province will be ready to distribute the vaccine whenever it arrives
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ONTARIO: Father dies week after police-involved shooting that left infant son dead

ONTARIO: Father dies week after police-involved shooting that left infant son dead

SIU says 33-year-old man died in hospital last night
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COVID-19: Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

COVID-19: Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

Patty Hajdu described the United Kingdom's decision to authorize the vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech as "encouraging"
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COVID-19: Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days

COVID-19: Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days

Officials cautioned that several tough months still lie ahead even in Britain, given the monumental task of inoculating large swaths of the population
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CANADA: Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021

CANADA: Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021

CTA chairman Scott Streiner says the agency is struggling to handle another 11,000 complaints it received between last December and March
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ONTARIO: Human rights commission to look at anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse

ONTARIO: Human rights commission to look at anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse

The commission announced it will meet with Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, the Ontario Lacrosse Association, and the Canadian Lacrosse Association in the coming months to discuss how to address systemic racism against Indigenous lacrosse players
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CANADA: Restoring civil liberties post-pandemic a concern for legal experts

CANADA: Restoring civil liberties post-pandemic a concern for legal experts

Legal experts who specialize in personal freedoms have spent most of 2020 making sure those public health restrictions didn't go too far and now they're working to ensure those rights are restored when the pandemic finally comes to an end
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ONTARIO: 22 per cent of rapid COVID-19 tests in Ontario reporting false negatives, experts say

ONTARIO: 22 per cent of rapid COVID-19 tests in Ontario reporting false negatives, experts say

The Medical Laboratory Professionals' Association of Ontario is encouraging those who test negative from a rapid test to continue to monitor symptoms
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ONTARIO: Over 20 Metro products across the province recalled due to possible salmonella

ONTARIO: Over 20 Metro products across the province recalled due to possible salmonella

CFIA says products should be thrown out or returned to the store from where they were purchased
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