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Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolation
Read full article: Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears, isolationAn expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness.
When will Gordie Howe International Bridge project be done? See timeline of progress
Read full article: When will Gordie Howe International Bridge project be done? See timeline of progressHere is a timeline of events thus far for the project, with more milestones obviously to come for a project expected to be done in 2025.
Local MLB player update: JU’s Austin Hays breaks out of slump with 2-homer game
Read full article: Local MLB player update: JU’s Austin Hays breaks out of slump with 2-homer gameThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB.
NHL to once again send players back to Olympics in 2026, but will arena be ready?
Read full article: NHL to once again send players back to Olympics in 2026, but will arena be ready?Italian officials want to hold the hockey games at brand new 16,000-seat arena in Milan (which is co-hosting along with Cortina d’Ampezzo), but in what’s become a theme of other construction efforts for the 2026 Games, the Italians are doing things at the last minute and better hope no delays occur.
1 dead, 2 missing amid heavy rain in California
Read full article: 1 dead, 2 missing amid heavy rain in CaliforniaOne person died and two others were missing in a raging stream channel as a powerful storm pounded California with rain and snow on Tuesday, raising fears of flash flooding and concerns that the weather could keep people from Election Day voting.
Living out a childhood fantasy: Guests to enjoy overnight stay on iconic boat from children’s series
Read full article: Living out a childhood fantasy: Guests to enjoy overnight stay on iconic boat from children’s seriesTheodore TOO, currently stationed in Hamilton, Ontario, will be open for Airbnb stays on Saturday and Sunday.
7-Eleven offers $100K reward for arrest in deadly holdups
Read full article: 7-Eleven offers $100K reward for arrest in deadly holdupsThe 7-Eleven convenience store chain is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a gunman in a deadly string of Southern California store robberies.
Stellantis, LG to make electric vehicle batteries in Ontario
Read full article: Stellantis, LG to make electric vehicle batteries in OntarioA joint venture between Stellantis and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution plans to build a large electric vehicle battery factory in Windsor, Ontario, employing about 2,500 people.
Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
Read full article: Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protestsCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings.
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
Read full article: Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swellHours after removing their vehicles blocking a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge, protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates continued to block traffic outside in the bitter cold early Sunday.
Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
Read full article: Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protestersThe busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials are holding back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa.
Canadian government rejects virus shots in US border tunnel
Read full article: Canadian government rejects virus shots in US border tunnelA mayor in Ontario, Canada, says the Canadian government has rejected a creative plan to have people line up inside a U.S. border tunnel to tap into a surplus of COVID-19 vaccine held by Michigan.
Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures
Read full article: Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochuresWhen the coronavirus pandemic struck New York City, LaGuardia Community College professor Lucia Fuentes assigned students in her honors biology class to compile all the information they could find about COVID-19.
The Latest: Ontario getting military help for pandemic surge
Read full article: The Latest: Ontario getting military help for pandemic surgeOntario will be getting help from Canada’s military in dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections, while several other Canadian provinces are tightening health restrictions in hopes of avoiding a similar situation.
Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly
Read full article: Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quicklyAd“Our best friend and neighbor, the United States, has a Pfizer vaccine plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I can shoot a puck from Kalamazoo and hit Ontario, yet we’re not getting our Pfizer vaccine from them," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease scientist at the University of Toronto. Based on a new schedule, it will receive at least 1 million Pfizer doses a week from Europe from March 22 to May 10, Trudeau said Friday. AdBy the end of March, Canada will have received up to 8 million doses overall, up from 6 million, he said, and it expects to have more than 36.5 million doses by July. None are going to Canada, with relations between the two countries strained after Canada arrested a senior Chinese technology executive on a U.S. extradition request.
The Latest: China city offers rewards to root out untested
Read full article: The Latest: China city offers rewards to root out untestedMexico has reported a new daily high in coronavirus cases. ___MEXICO CITY — Mexico continues to see record increases in coronavirus cases, with a 24-hour caseload of 13,734 confirmed infections setting a new high for the second consecutive day. ___CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada officials are reporting the most new coronavirus cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic. Nevada has consistently rewritten its record books for coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations throughout the months-long surge that has spared no county, rural or urban. The Ontario government says coronavirus cases are continuing to rise at an alarming rate.
Crazy Town band members bloodied after tour van crashes into moose
Read full article: Crazy Town band members bloodied after tour van crashes into mooseGoogle MapsWAWA, Canada (CNN) - Members of the early 2000s rap-rock group Crazy Town were bloodied but safe after their tour van smashed into a moose in Ontario, Canada on Wednesday night. Crazy Town, known for its hit 2000 song "Butterfly," hit the moose while traveling on Route 17 on the way to a show in Sudbury for Halloween. Binzer also posted a photo of band members' bloodied faces and in neck braces in an ambulance. "The moose unfortunately was killed instantly and we all just feel horrible about it," the band said on Facebook. Carlo Berardi said the crash occurred about 25 miles south of Wawa, Ontario at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
Wife of 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary charged in fatal boat crash
Read full article: Wife of 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary charged in fatal boat crash(CNN) - Linda O' Leary, wife of entrepreneur and 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary, has been charged with "careless operation of a vessel" for her role in a fatal boat crash in Ontario, Canada, last month, according to police. Three other passengers were injured, including one on the O'Leary boat, according to police. Carolle Dionne told CNN that the maximum penalty for the regulatory charge is 18 months in prison or a $1 million dollar (CAD) fine. His agent, Jay Sures, last month said that Linda O'Leary was given a DUI test, which she reportedly passed. Wonderful on "Shark Tank," O'Leary co-founded the software Softkey, now known as The Learning Company.
Driver charged with using case of beer as booster seat for 2-year-old
Read full article: Driver charged with using case of beer as booster seat for 2-year-oldGoogle MapsPolice in Ontario, Canada, pulled over a driver after spotting a 2-year-old riding shotgun -- strapped to a case of beer doubling as a booster seat. The driver was pulled over Wednesday near North Perth, about 100 miles west of Toronto, Ontario Provincial Police West said on Twitter. The driver's creative attempt to fashion an improvised child booster seat earned more than a wag of the finger. Police say the law requires children under 40 pounds to be secured in a child car seat and children under the age of 8 and 80 pounds require a booster seat. In a separate tweet, police said the case of beer was factory sealed, so the driver was not in violation of open container laws.
So those celebs are Canadian, eh?
Read full article: So those celebs are Canadian, eh?Ryan Gosling, who was raised in Cornwall, Ontario, became the first Canadian-born performer in over 60 years to earn a best actor Oscar nomination in 2007 for "Half Nelson." A decade later he earned his second best actor Oscar nomination, this time for "La La Land." Hide Caption
Couple from Canada at center of fraud investigation in Georgia
Read full article: Couple from Canada at center of fraud investigation in GeorgiaVIDEO: A couple from Ontario, Canada, was ordered held without bond at the Camden County jail on suspicion of committing credit card fraud at ATMs. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
Briefcase full of 'Blues Brothers' trivia
Read full article: Briefcase full of 'Blues Brothers' trivia1952: Actor and screenwriter Dan Aykroyd, an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" also known for movies such as "The Blues Brothers" and "Ghostbusters," is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He also starred in movies like "Trading
Elwood's serious 'Blues Brothers' quiz
Read full article: Elwood's serious 'Blues Brothers' quiz1952: Actor and screenwriter Dan Aykroyd, an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" also known for movies such as "The Blues Brothers" and "Ghostbusters," is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He also starred in movies like "Trading