As of Thursday morning, there are 13 people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the Belleville, Ont., region, and 254 probable cases…
View More Hastings, Prince Edward counties see first long-term care outbreak, 13 total COVID-19 cases
Ontario’s Attorney General announced $4 million to support victims of crime and frontline staff who “uphold the administration of justice” during the coronavirus pandemic. Doug…
View More Coronavirus: Ontario AG announces funds to support victims of crime during pandemic
A London, Ont., jail, described by the province’s human rights commissioner as “overcrowded, unsanitary and dangerous” in 2019, is now facing accusations it is ill-prepared…
View More London, Ont., jail poorly prepared for potential COVID-19 outbreak: inmate lawyer, employee rep
When impaired driver Marco Muzzo applies for parole in April, the mother of his victims, Jennifer Neville-Lake, won’t be allowed at the hearing due to…
View More Ontario mother of children killed by drunk driver not allowed at parole hearing due to coronavirus
Two new COVID-19 assessment and testing centres in eastern Ontario are opening Thursday in Casselman and Cornwall. The new centre in Casselman — a village…
View More New COVID-19 testing centres open in Casselman, Cornwall
One of Canada’s largest veterans’ organizations is urging the federal government to automatically approve the roughly 44,000 outstanding applications for disability benefits from injured veterans…
View More Veterans’ disability claims backlog must be cleared amid COVID-19, groups say
PARIS (AFP) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday (April 2) called for a US$500 billion (S$717.24 billion) war chest and debt moratorium…
View More Coronavirus: France urges debt freeze for poor countries hit by pandemic
The Opposition Liberals (PLQ) in Quebec have been relatively quiet as Premier François Legault‘s government works to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak. While PLQ…
View More ‘Quite receptive’: Kelley grades Legault government’s coronavirus response
Infant taken to a Connecticut hospital late last week dies as US sets one-day record of 884 people killed in 24 hours. Death toll in…
View More Six-week-old dies as US coronavirus death toll crosses 5,000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned…
View More US Navy evacuates coronavirus-struck aircraft carrier Roosevelt
FORT LAUDERDALE, UNITED STATES (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday (April 1) that US authorities will evacuate passengers from a stranded cruise ship…
View More Trump says Florida will evacuate stranded cruise ships
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Taking their cue from President Donald Trump, Republicans at every level of the party are pushing ahead with plans to put on…
View More US Democrats fear for their convention. For Republicans: 'The show must go on'
A young man drove himself to hospital with minor injuries after a shooting near Carleton University on Wednesday afternoon, Ottawa police say. The incident happened…
View More Ottawa police probe possible drive-by shooting; young man suffers minor injuries
As police forces in Quebec began enforcing new regional travel restrictions on Wednesday to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus — including travel into…
View More ‘No plans’ to staff Ottawa cops on bridges as Gatineau police enforce new Quebec travel limits