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Suspect in Toronto Van Attack now has trial date

The man accused of killing 10 people during the Toronto Van in 2018 attack now has a trial date.
Murder trial for man accused in Toronto's van attack set for November

The trial for the man accused of using a van to kill 10 people on a busy Toronto sidewalk has been set for this fall.
Niagara Regional Police looking for suspect in fraud investigation

Brody J. Racine of Thorold is wanted for the alleged offences of eight count of fraud over $5,000, three counts of fraud under $5,000, and theft under $5,000.
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate at 0.25 percent

The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate steady at 0.25 per cent as economists had expected.
St. Catharines councillor wants NRP to consider equipping officer with body cams

With police actions under growing scrutiny, a St. Catharines councillor is calling on the Niagara Police Service to purchase body cameras for front line officers.
West Lincoln man killed and two other people injured in single vehicle roll-over

A 29 year old West Lincoln man is dead and two other people are in hospital after a single vehicle roll-over.
Date for free grocery giveaway in St. Catharines changed

An FYI this morning, a free grocery giveaway in St. Catharines is being delayed by one day.
#Justice4BlackLives demonstration planned for Niagara Falls

Demonstrators will be gathering in Niagara Falls on Saturday to add their voices to the call for an end to anti-black racism and police brutality.
Archbishop says religious site 'egregiously misused' during presidential visit

Religious leaders in Washington, DC are speaking out after they say a place of worship was 'egregiously misused and manipulated' by a presidential visit.
Drive-in screens remain in the dark

Are you wondering when our local drive-in theatres will open?
Severe thunderstorm watch in Niagara ends

Environment Canada officials are warning of the possibility of heavy rain and strong winds.
PM's pause makes headlines

It is becoming the pause heard around the world.

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Trial date for man charged in Toronto van attack set for the fall

A new trial date has been set for the man charged in connection with the deadly Yonge Street van attack in April 2018.
Ontario records dip in new COVID-19 cases after two-day spike

Ontario has recorded a dip in the number of new COVID-19 cases after a concerning spike over the past two days.
Toronto home sales in May up from April, but less than half than a year ago

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in the region improved in May compared with April, but remained less than half of what they were a year ago due to the pandemic.
Police monitoring chatter of 'some sort of misbehaviour' at peaceful weekend protest

Mayor John Tory says that police have been made aware of some online chatter suggesting that a peaceful protest against anti-black racism this weekend “could be accompanied by some sort of misbehaviour.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford expected to make another COVID-19 announcement

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to make another COVID-19 announcement on Wednesday, a day after his government extended the province’s state of emergency for another month.
Groups say Ontario emergency orders to fight pandemic violate privacy

Advocates and legal experts are raising concerns about potential privacy violations in the emergency orders the Ontario government has implemented to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario man dragged by vehicle as alleged thieves make off with puppies

A Brampton, Ont. man was dragged a short distance by a vehicle operated by thieves attempting to make off with two puppies, police allege.
Ontario extends state of emergency by four weeks

Ontario has extended the state of emergency an additional four weeks as the province recorded another concerning spike in new COVID-19 infections.
Response team activated by Seneca College students and alumni to ease loneliness of GTA seniors

A group of Seneca College students, graduates and teachers is stepping up to help ease feelings of loneliness among seniors in the GTA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
'I'll bring the smiles, you pay it forward': Ontario bagpiper spreads joy amid COVID-19 lockdown

With schools locked down, one Toronto-area teacher has taken on a unique side hustle, walking the streets as an on-demand travelling bagpiper.
Fiery crash on Highway 401 in Milton, Ont. sends one person to hospital

One person has been taken to hospital with serious burn injuries after a collision involving three tractor trailers on Highway 401 in Milton.
How Canada-U.S. travel restrictions are affecting dog rescue charities

For Nicole Simone, an Ontario woman who helps bring rescue dogs over to Canada from the United States, it has been a difficult few weeks.

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Living in the COVID Era - THE NEXT NORMAL

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What is the Future of Work in the COVID era?

The pandemic has disrupted every part of our lives. None more so than your work life. Many of you have lost your jobs. Many others have had their hours reduced and almost everyone who is still working has been working remotely from makeshift home offices. Is this a glimpse of the future of work? Is the home office really going to be default posture for you and your colleagues? This is the first of two parts of my conversation with Lisa Taylor - President of Challenge Factory and author of the Talent Revolution. She and her team are on the forefront of helping Canadians prepare for the Future of Work.
Ethics in the pandemic: What's the value of a human life?

COVID-19 has tested our resilience – the resilience of our economy, of our businesses, of our families health and well-being, and the resilience of our leaders. And the greatest tests are still to come, particularly as we wade through the process of re-opening economies across Canada and around the world. One of the major challenges will be balancing public health concerns with economic well being. And that will pose a number of ethical conundrums. In many cases, our leaders will have to assess the value of a human life. Kerry Bowman is a bio ethicist and professor at the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. He says we can't have ethics that apply during "normal" times and a different set of ethics in the face of an emergency.
How we use our outdoor space will have a direct effect on public transportation

Don't Fence Me In was written by Cole Porter and Robert Fletcher and Roy Rogers sang in the 1944 movie – Hollywood Canteen. The idea of wide open spaces has always been a metaphor for freedom and healthy living… But here we are in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and we are rethinking the safety and security of our open spaces. Even when we stroll in the park, we’re told we need to keep our distance. It’s forced us to rethink how we use outdoor public space, how we re-organize our urban infrastructure. It won’t just change the way we use our parks and parking lots – it will have a direct effect on the way urban transportation – both public and private – as we learn to live in the COVID era. John Surico is a freelance journalist based in the UK. He writes about urban spaces and public transit for CITYLAB and the New York Times. He joins us from his office in London.
The success of the economic recovery during COVID-19 depends upon your behaviour

Whether it’s re-opening our economy, getting the kids back to class, or keeping your regular dentist appointment – the recovery and success will depend on your comfort and your confidence that we will be able to do all of this safely as we face the challenges of COVID-19. Sarah Thorne, President and CEO of Decision • Partners is a behavioural researcher. She says we are all in a state of adaptive management. As much as we may think things have changed quickly, Thorne says our collective experience during this pandemic has been one of “slowing things down”. It’s causing us to think of what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and re-evaluating our values. As it stands now, her research suggests most Canadians are becoming active risk assessors and will make decisions now based on their own comfort and confidence that they and their families will be safe.
Re-Imagining Recovery - Standing our cities back up in the COVID era.

The effort to restart and regenerate economies across the country is proving to be more art than science. It’s But it’s a choreography that leans towards improv over planning. We’ve never faced this before. So governements, public health authorities and business are having to process this as we go. And there’s only one opportunity to do it right. How do we do that? Well, the Toronto Region Board of Trade has laid out a series of measures to help local economies re-open safely. The report is called RE-IMAGINING RECOVERY….and we’ve assembled our Round Table to explore the ideas. We are joined by Richard Joy Executive Director Urban Land Institute Toronto, Scott Beck President and CEO Tourism Toronto and Jan De Silva President and CEO Toronto Region Board of Trade
COVID-19 hits Canadian agriculture hard and threatens the food supply chain

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the areas of neglect and concern that have been hiding in plain view. That includes the matter of FOOD SECURITY. The coronavirus pandemic has only increased the pressure on an already pressured food bank network across Canada. FOOD SECURITY at the dinner table is one thing. But what about the SECURITY of the FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN? How do we ensure the food we grow gets out of the ground from the farm, onto the truck, to your local grocer and to your front door in this age of COVID? Keith Currie is the Vice President the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. He spoke to us from his office in Collingwood, Ontario
Australian researchers are excited by their vaccine tests in a colony of monkeys.

In this second of two parts of the NEXT NORMAL, we continue our conversation with Professor Nikolai Petrovksy – the director of endocrinology at flinders medical centre with a conjoint position as professor of medicine at flinders university in Adelaide, Australia. He and his team of international researchers are on the forefront of the effort to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Petrovsky says he is "excited" by the vaccine test results from a colony of monkeys. It's a major step forward in the development in the fight against COVID-19 and he says it could mean human trials will begin before mid-summer. Petrovsky’s team is an international coalition of public and private sector contributors and none of them is pursuing this vaccine for profit. It may prove to be the NEXT NORMAL in vaccine research and development. Petrovsky says “I think (governments and public health authorities) are going to be amazed that this model actually does work….and I hope then that governments and global corporations realize this is the model of the future. It’s not massive pharma companies that take years to deliver and consume billions of dollars in doing so. If you can have a small, highly mobile, very fast team doing this hundreds of thousands or a few million dollars and deliver and even better product faster, why are you investing billions in these big corporations that really are dinosaurs when it comes to dealing with a pandemic.” He expects there will be more than one successful vaccine in relatively short order. But the challenge will be effectively distributing doses around the world in a short period of time.