With one year until Toronto’s next civic election, a new poll suggests Mayor John Tory is on track to cruise into a third term — if he wants it.
The Forum Research poll, conducted Wednesday, suggests Tory would handily beat select progressive challengers should he run for re-election Oct. 24, 2022.
Tory, 67, told the Star on Friday he is busy fighting the pandemic and still has not turned his mind to the election — but he will soon.
An internal government analysis on the Canada Recovery Benefit says the majority of recipients who received the federal help were continuous or repeat beneficiaries of the now-ended aid program.
The analysis from Employment and Social Development Canada found that by early June, 1.5 million, or about 75 per cent of the 1.8 million unique recipients of the benefit, were continuous or repeat beneficiaries.
Europe is experiencing a green transport boom. Sales have quadrupled since 2018, and one in every ten new vehicles sold on the continent is now fully electric, a share that rises to four in ten when hybrid vehicles are taken into account. In Germany, where the Greens are in talks about joining a coalition government, the number of electric buses doubled last year compared to 2019.
Social media giant Twitter has reportedly suspended at least two Republican lawmakers for referring to Health and Human Services assistant secretary Rachel Levine as a “man” after she was feted as becoming the first transgender four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
With the federal government set to cancel a plethora of COVID-19 support programs on Saturday, business owners and employees say they’re worried over how they’re going to survive.
Programs like the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) are set to be replaced with new measures in their place.
A bipartisan letter demands answers from the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Biden’s chief medical adviser.
The White Coat Waste Project, the nonprofit organization that first pointed out that U.S. taxpayers were being used to fund the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology, have now turned its sights on Anthony Fauci on another animal-testing-related matter — infecting dozens of beagles with disease-causing parasites to test an experimental drug on them.
On Friday, the Ontario government announced its long-term COVID-19 reopening strategy. Capacity limits will end this coming Monday and they aim to phase out the provincial vaccine passport starting in January. However the mask rules will remain exactly as they are until at least the end of March.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues that included safety concerns.
Disputes in the production of the Western film “Rust” began almost from the start in early October and culminated with seven crew members walking off several hours before 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.
The crew members had expressed their discontent with matters that ranged from safety procedures to their housing accommodations, according to one of those who left. He requested anonymity for fear that speaking up would hurt his prospects for future jobs. Rust Movie Productions did not answer emails Friday and Saturday seeking comment.
Embedded in the 657-page report of the public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns by commissioner Steve Allan is excellent advice for green activists.
If they want to be seen as credible, if they want the public to believe they’re fully on the up-and-up, it’s best they be completely transparent about who is giving them money and pulling their strings.
BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – German police said on Sunday they had stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons who were trying to patrol the Polish border to stop migrants from entering the country.
The vigilantes were following a call by the Third Way, a far right-party with suspected links to neo-Nazi groups, for its members to stop illegal crossings near the town of Guben on the German-Polish border.
A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms.
According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from Evendale-based GE Aviation, with the intent of replicating turbine engines, reported local news channel WCPO.
Check your privilege, especially if you used your right hand to open this article.
That’s according to a presentation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that has gone viral.
An emerging trade irritant between Canada and the United States that had been quietly simmering for months has now bubbled into the open.
The Canadian government sent a letter to nearly a dozen senior U.S. officials Friday expressing dismay over an idea being considered in a key American budget bill.
As reported last week by CBC News, Canadian officials have been concerned about a Buy American-type proposal they fear might disrupt the auto sector.
Police investigating banner held at Crystal Palace criticising Newcastle United takeover
Police are investigating a banner unveiled by a section of the Crystal Palace support before Saturday afternoon’s draw with Newcastle United at Selhurst Park.
The Saudi Arabian-led takeover of the Tyneside club has caused controversy due to the human rights issues in the country and a graphic banner was held up in the Holmesdale End of the ground before kick-off.
A post from the official Croydon Metropolitan Police Twitter account read: “On Saturday 23 October police received a report of an offensive banner displayed by Crystal Palace fans.
An offensive banner? Saudi is an offensive state.
Ontario reports 370 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Ontario is reporting fewer than 400 new COVID-19 cases today and one additional virus-related death.
Ontario health officials logged 370 new COVID-19 infections today, down from 373 on Saturday and 443 one week ago.
Herd immunity should now be 95% of residents with 3 doses, says member of Ontario science table
… Manuel said the science table has talked about late spring as a possible transition time, but it will also depend on the number of cases, hospitalization rates, community immunity, and who in the community is vaccinated.
Instead of herd immunity being reached with 85 per cent of residents with two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, he says the science table now believes that mark should be when 95 per cent of residents have three doses.
