CANADA
Brampton mayor says Peel should be prioritized in second phase of province’s COVID-19 vaccine…
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says that it would be “in the strategic best interest of the province” to prioritize hard-hit areas like Peel Region when it comes to the second phase of its vaccine rollout. As part of the first phase of its…
Ontario Working with Municipal Partners to Improve Social Assistance
Toronto – The Ontario Government is working with its municipal partners to better connect people to the supports they need as the next step in the province’s plan to modernize the delivery of social assistance. As part of its plan,…
CP NewsAlert: N.L. elections officer delays voting in areas hit by COVID-19 outbreak
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s elections authority has postponed voting in Saturday’s provincial election across the Avalon Peninsula, which includes St. John’s. Voting will proceed as scheduled in other parts of the…
Ontario Making Additional Investments to Keep Students and Staff Safe
TORONTO — As more students return to class today, the Ontario government is providing an additional $381 million, provided through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund, to keep schools safe from COVID-19. Although transmission in schools…
Further Action Needed to Protect the Border and Stop the Spread of COVID-19
TORONTO — Over 6,800 international travellers have been tested for COVID-19 as part of the Ontario government's voluntary and free border testing pilot program at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. This program was implemented to…
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Annual pace of inflation slowed in December to 0.7 per cent
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation slowed in December as the consumer price index was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year earlier. The increase compared with a year-over-year increase of 1.0 per cent in November.…
Toronto Stock Exchange News
- Pembina Pipeline Corp (PBA) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
- Canadian Insurtech Farmers Edge Raises $100 Million in IPO
- Marquard & Bahls AG Announces its Holdings in Superior Plus Corp.
- Africa Oil Announces 2020 Fourth Quarter Results and 2021 Management Guidance
- CI Financial to Access Specialized Services for Affluent Investors Through New York Private Bank & Trust
WORLD
US Senate Confirms Antony Blinken As Secretary Of State
Washington (CNN)The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate, was approved by a vote of 78-22. With Blinken's confirmation, President Joe Biden now has a number of…
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US Senate Confirms Ex-Fed Chair Janet Yellen As 1st Female Treasury Chief
Washington: The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the US Department of the Treasury. Yellen, who was also the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve and the White House Council of Economic…
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Dems prep ‘incitement of insurrection’ charge against Trump
WASHINGTON — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice-president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days…
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