Jennifer Cowan

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Jennifer Cowan

Health authorities in Ontario’s Peel Region are probing a newly reported case of measles, saying some travellers who were at Toronto Pearson Airport last weekend may have been exposed to the airborne disease. Exposure is believed to have occurred May 3 on Toronto-bound flight AC540 from Seattle, Peel Public Health (PPH) said in a May 7 release. Those who were in the area of Terminal 1 between 7:28 p.m. and 10 p.m. may also have been exposed to measles, the health department said.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Jennifer Cowan

U.S. President Donald Trump has largely put to rest the idea of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, the country’s ambassador to Canada says. The meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House earlier this week provided an opportunity to put the issue “behind us,” U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told the National Post. Trump has repeatedly made comments in recent months saying Canada would be better off as part of the United States.

1 week ago | elepoch.com | Jennifer Cowan

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, descartó en gran medida la idea de que Canadá se convierta en el 51.º estado de Estados Unidos, según declaró el embajador estadounidense en Canadá. La reunión entre Trump y el primer ministro Mark Carney en la Casa Blanca a principios de esta semana brindó la oportunidad de dejar «atrás» esta cuestión, según declaró el embajador de Estados Unidos en Canadá, Pete Hoekstra, al National Post.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Jennifer Cowan

The Beer Store plans to shut down 11 more retail locations in Ontario as of July 6, bringing the overall number of closures to more than 40 since last spring. The company announced this week its plans to shutter two stores each in Toronto, Oakville, and Windsor as well as one store each in Aurora, Coboconk, Cornwall, Richmond Hill, and Wiarton.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Jennifer Cowan

The Conservative caucus may have chosen Andrew Scheer to lead the party in Parliament during the spring session, but that doesn’t mean the Tory’s interim pick is keen to relocate to Stornoway, the official residence of the Opposition leader. The Saskatchewan MP has been appointed to temporarily assume the parliamentary duties of Pierre Poilievre while the Conservative leader attempts to regain a seat in the House of Commons.