NEW YORK — With homebound nominees appearing by remote video and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on different sides of the country, a very socially distanced 78th Golden Globe Awards trudged on in the midst of the pandemic and a storm of criticism.
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Trump calls for Republican Party unity, repeats lies about election loss
ORLANDO, Fla. — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions by attacking fellow Republicans and promoting lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.
20 additional deaths reported as Ontario surpasses 300K COVID-19 cases
Ontario reported 1,062 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as the province passed a sobering milestone.
U.S. pandemic diplomacy continues with Blinken’s Zoom meeting with Trudeau, Garneau
The pandemic diplomacy at work between the United States and Canada is continuing, this time with the secretary of state.
TDSB student raises concerns over ‘racially insensitive’ poem assigned to French class
A Toronto District School Board (TDSB) student is raising concerns over a “racially insensitive” poem being taught in class which makes references to slavery.
Head of Canada’s largest pension plan receives COVID vaccine in Dubai: memo
The head of Canada’s largest pension fund received a COVID-19 vaccination while on a “very personal” trip to Dubai, he told staff in an email Thursday night.
Ontario lacked updated pandemic response plan before COVID-19 hit
Ontario had no updated plan for dealing with a pandemic when COVID-19 began cutting a deadly swath through the province last spring, a public commission was told.
LA sheriff says no charges in Tiger Woods crash; ‘purely an accident’
The Los Angeles County sheriff on Wednesday characterized the crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods as “purely an accident” and appeared to rule out any potential criminal charges even as authorities were still investigating.
Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations for those 80-years and up to start week of March 15
Ontarians 80 years and older will start to get vaccinated during the third week of March, says the head of the province’s vaccine task force.
Complaints spike as taxpayers’ watchdog to review CRA handling of locked accounts
OTTAWA — The federal taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts.