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  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses the daily press briefing on COVID-19 at the legislature in Toronto, Thursday, June 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Russell-Pool

    'Alarming' rise in COVID-19 cases in Ontario prompts premier to restrict private gatherings provincewide

    In an effort to "crack down on illegal parties," Premier Doug Ford announced Saturday that private gatherings in all regions of the province will now be restricted to 25 people outdoors and 10 indoors as new COVID-19 infections in Ontario rise at an "alarming" rate.

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    Ontario reporting more than 400 new cases of COVID-19 for second consecutive day

  • Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

    Police: Male arrested for impaired driving after pedestrian struck and killed in Etobicoke

  • In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

    COVID-19 task force worries Trump's rush to approve vaccine will spook Canadians

  • No injuries were reported after shots were fired at a man in a vehicle at a plaza near Steeles and Warden avenues.

    No injuries after shots fired at man in car at Scarborough plaza

FEATURES

  • Marquez Allen reads on a laptop computer at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 12, 2015. (Patrick Semansky / AP)

    More Toronto parents switch kids to online learning after uptick in COVID-19 cases

    The TDSB says thousands of elementary students made the switch just days before class.

    A school bag and a lunch bag are seen in the school yard at the Bancroft Elementary School as students go back to school in Montreal, on Monday, August 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

    Tracking COVID-19 in Ontario schools

    Ontario students returned to the classroom in September as COVID-19 infections rise in the community.

    While school boards across Canada are quietly developing plans for bringing students back to class in September, the largest such organization in the country has taken things one step further by laying out a variety of scenarios in stark, costly detail. (The Canadian Press)

    Ontario's plan on dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks in schools

    The government has released plans for how COVID-19 outbreaks will be managed and dealt with at schools.

World News

  • People gather under a mural of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U Street neighborhood in Washington, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, after the announcement that Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG

COVID-19

  • This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus particles from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. ockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight coronavirus disease have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitted infections, public health data suggest. While experts say delayed diagnoses likely contributed to the drop in reported cases, the numbers are nevertheless stark. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-C.S. Goldsmith, A. Tamin/ CDC via AP

    Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID measures

Entertainment News

  • Actor Danny Masterson stands with his attorney Sharon Appelbaum during his arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. "That '70s Show" actor Masterson was arraigned on three rape charges. (Lucy Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

    Actor Masterson's lawyer denies and denounces rape charges

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    This image released by Lionsgate shows Janelle Monae in a scene from "Antebellum." (Matt Kennedy/Lionsgate via AP)

    'The Nest', 'Antebellum' and more

    Air Date: September 18, 2020
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    Tyrone Edwards

    Tyrone Edwards named new host of etalk

    Air Date: September 15, 2020
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    Tyrone Edwards

    Tyrone Edwards named new co-host of etalk

    Air Date: September 14, 2020
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    Crouse

    Crouse reviews new movies out this weekend

    Air Date: September 11, 2020
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    David Byrne's American Utopia opens TIFF 2020

    Air Date: September 10, 2020
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    How to boost your TV setup to watch TIFF at home

    Air Date: September 10, 2020
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    Black Bodies

    'Black Bodies' explores being Black in 2020

    Air Date: September 6, 2020
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    In this Feb. 14, 2018 photo, actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in New York to promote his film, "Black Panther." (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)

    'He was our hero': Newman-Bremang on Boseman

    Air Date: August 31, 2020
  • In this Jan. 21, 2017 file photo, Madonna performs on stage during the Women's March rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

    Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself

  • FILE - Members of South Korean K-Pop group BTS appear during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on April 17, 2019. “Dynamite,” the group’s first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS first Korean pop act to top the chart. (Jo Soo-jung/Newsis via AP, File)

    BTS on gaining respect in the U.S.: 'We definitely feel that'

  • In this Jan. 29, 2018 file photo, Chadwick Boseman, a cast member in "Black Panther," poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

    Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometown

Sports News

  • Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Rafael Dolis, right, walks off the field during the sixth inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

    Harper rallies Phils past Blue Jays to sweep doubleheader

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    Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro discusses the team's success this season.

    Resilience is key to Blue Jays' success: Shapiro

    Air Date: September 11, 2020
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    Matt Cauz

    What's behind the Jays' new acquisitions

    Air Date: September 1, 2020
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    NHL

    NHL postpones playoffs in support of protests

    Air Date: August 27, 2020
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    NBA boycott

    Players boycott games to protest Blake shooting

    Air Date: August 26, 2020
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    Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (23) hits a 3-pointer over Brooklyn Nets guard Garrett Temple (17) during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)

    Raps sweep Nets, advance to next round

    Air Date: August 23, 2020
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    Toronto Raptors forward guard Malcolm Miller, left,, guard Kyle Lowry (1), and Stanley Johnson (5) celebrate their win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)

    Raptors take a 3-0 series lead vs Nets

    Air Date: August 21, 2020
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    Ujiri

    Ujiri responds to release of body cam footage

    Air Date: August 20, 2020
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    Ujiri video

    New video shows moment of Ujiri confrontation

    Air Date: August 18, 2020
  • Toronto Maple Leafs' Kasperi Kapanen, right, skates in front of Los Angeles Kings' Blake Lizotte (46) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

    Maple Leafs send Kapanen to Penguins, get first-round pick in multi-player deal

  • Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu throws to a New York Mets batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

    Ryu wins 4th straight decision, Blue Jays beat Mets 7-3

  • Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri is seen in Toronto on Tuesday October 22, 2019. The Toronto Raptors issued a statement on Tuesday saying a recently released video proves team president Masai Ujiri wasn't the "aggressor" in an encounter with a law enforcement officer at Oracle Arena last June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri not engaging in contract talks just yet

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  • Montreal Impact's Emanuel Maciel, left, challenges Toronto FC's Michael Bradley during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Friday, August 28, 2020. Toronto FC prepares to head west to face the Vancouver Whitecaps on the weekend with a question-mark over captain Michael Bradley, the victim of a nasty tackle in the dying moments of Tuesday's loss to visiting Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley out for several weeks due to knee sprain

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Trudeau: Discussions ongoing with CFL as league seeks government assistance

Lifestyle News

  • Stan, one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered, is on display, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, at Christie's in New York. The T. rex named after the paleontologist who first found the skeleton's partially unearthed hip bones, will be auction on Oct. 6, 2020 and will be on public view from Sept. 16 - Oct. 21, 2020 to pedestrians through Christie's floor-to- ceiling gallery windows and a limited number of in-gallery viewings by appointment. Stan's head on the display is a casting of the original, which is too heavy for the display. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction

  • New home construction takes place in a development in Oakville, Ont., on Thursday, August 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada picked up in August

  • A woman surfs the internet in North Vancovuer, B.C., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. TekSavvy Solutions Inc. wants the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to take immediate action to ensure people who use independent internet service providers can keep accessing their services during COVID-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    TekSavvy won't pay Bell, Rogers more wholesale internet fees until they pay refunds

  • A sign outside the AstraZeneca R & D plant in Lund, Sweden, Tuesday March 2, 2010. (AP / Drago Prvulovic)

    AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness

  • A worker carries garbage to a bin as construction takes place on Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant in Bowmanville, Ont. on Saturday June 3, 2017. Restaurant Brands International Inc. says it has an agreement to develop and open more than 1,500 Popeyes restaurants in China over the next 10 years.THE CANAIDAN PRESS/Doug Ives

    Popeyes to roll out much-hyped chicken sandwich Canada-wide amid physical distancing

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport in London. A British Airways plane flew between New York and London in less than five hours, landing early Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Heathrow Airport after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport, setting a record for subsonic plane travel. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

    British Airways' parent to cut flights following quarantines



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    TIFF Tribute Awards are available on Crave

    Air Date: September 18, 2020
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    Vinay Chadha

    Indian Matchmaking's Vinay says he's not a ghoster

    Air Date: September 17, 2020
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    Terry Fox run

    Terry Fox run will be different this year

    Air Date: September 17, 2020



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    Markham mayor says Ford should expand new gathering limits to York Region

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