TORONTO — Tighter public health restrictions come into effect in three Ontario regions today in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. Middlesex-London and Thunder Bay will move into the orange zone of the province’s colour-coded, tiered pandemic response plan. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit moves…

By Reuters Staff Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street in London, Britain December 2, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/Pool/Files LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have the possibility, if he so wished, to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Canada. “Canadafest” has played out for nearly 40 years in the heart of a uniquely Canadian diaspora south of…

TOKYO — Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that safely landed in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid so they can start analyzing what they say are treasures inside. The capsule’s delivery by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft…

By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on December 5, 2020. TOKYO – Japan’s space agency said its helicopter search team has retrieved a capsule, which is carrying asteroid samples that could explain the origin of life, that landed on a remote area in southern Australia as planned Sunday. “The capsule…

MOSCOW – The city of Moscow opening 70 vaccination facilities where thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups had signed up to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. The centres in the capital started giving shots to willing recipients three days…

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabellos relationship is one for the history books, but it appears Mendes wasnt always confident about their union. The singer crushed over Cabello for almost five years before he gathered the courage to actually ask her out, and during an interview with Access Hollywood, the singer…

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HALIFAX — Three people, including the killer’s former spouse, have been charged with supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. RCMP say 64-year-old James Blair Banfield, 52-year-old Lisa Banfield and 60-year-old Brian Brewster are charged with unlawfully transferring ammunition,…

Gains in the mining and metals sector helped lift Canada’s main stock index in early trading, while the loonie rose to top 78 cents US. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 55.50 points at 17,453.52. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 95.65 points at 30,065.17. The…