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Pharmacies across Ontario will soon be allowed to prescribe medication for several minor illnesses, the Ontario government said . The province announced starting on Jan. 1, 2023, pharmacists will be able to prescribe medication for 13 different ailments without the need to visit a doctor’s office. The move will ease the burden on doctors and allow them to focus their attention on more complicated needs, according to the province. In a news release about the announcement, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the change “increases your access to the care you need closer to home.” “Expanding the ability of pharmacists to…

Christmas is coming, and with it, a slew of store and service closures for Toronto. This year, both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on the weekend, and while Boxing Day is on Monday, some businesses may choose to run on a modified schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 27. For those who don’t celebrate Christmas, and for those who do, here is what will be open and closed throughout the holiday long weekend in Toronto. CHRISTMAS EVE – SATURDAY OPEN CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY – SUNDAY OPEN CLOSED BOXING DAY – MONDAY OPEN CLOSED DECEMBER 27

Referring to “very broad and very serious” allegations of sexual harassment against Ottawa lawyer James Bowie, a Toronto judge granted the legal regulator’s request to search for and seize Bowie’s smartphones and computers to access his social media accounts. CTV reported this month that a woman alleged to the Law Society of Ontario that Bowie offered legal services in exchange for sex, wanted to do illicit drugs with her and shared an explicit picture. Bowie tweeted “it’s fake” after CTV’s initial story came out. His lawyer didn’t immediately return a request for comment Wednesday. Bowie gained attention on social media…

Photo Credit: @canadianmint Instagram The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new $2 coin with a black ring in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The coin, dated 2022 and set to go into circulation later this month, will include the regular design elements of a $2 coin in addition to the black band, which is intended to symbolise a mourning armband. The centre of the coins remains gold, with its silver outside replaced by black nickel. The late Queen’s image will be emblazoned as usual on one side, with the traditional polar bear design by Brent Townsend on…

By Ben Kesslen President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder is calling for Kanye West’s music to be removed from streaming services, saying the rapper is “espousing Nazism” and must be deplatformed. In a letter exclusively obtained by the Post and sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on Wednesday, Lauder called it “unacceptable that neither Apple Music, nor Spotify have removed Mr. West’s music” as the rapper now known as Ye continues to espouse virulent anti-Semitism. “Kanye West’s antisemitic tirades go beyond trafficking in conspiracy theories. He is espousing Nazism in its purest, most hateful form, and is perhaps the singular…

Ottawa must investigate TikTok over national security concerns as more jurisdictions in the United States move on banning the controversial social media app based in mainland China, says Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong. Chong said the app’s reach and ability to manipulate algorithms and laws in China requiring companies there to co-operate with the government, including on intelligence operations, could present a national security threat to Canada. “I think the government needs to take this threat much more seriously than they have,” Chong said. “If you look at what our closest allies have done, they’ve all taken some action.”…

(Miss London x Asake )Famous London teenager Miss London broke into spotlight months back when she made a tiktok video, singing to Nigerian Musician Asake popular song “Terminator”. Her trend on the internet took another big step when Musician Asake held a concert in London UK. She was invited to one of the backstage rehearsals and on the day Asake performed she was brought on stage singing along with the musician, not only was the crowd excited but the crowd made “miss london” more famous , as everyone was happy to see the lady who was on their Instagram and tiktok…

Ontario is expected to face another wave of COVID-19 as early as January, the province’s top doctor said as he recommended “layers of protection” to help fend off a surge of infections of both that virus and the flu with the holidays around the corner. “This virus is not going away,” Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore told CBC Toronto on Thursday.“We’re anticipating in early January to start to see sadly yet another rise in COVID cases and it could be accentuated through the holidays.”Moore cautioned that immunization from COVID vaccines fades after about six months, and encouraged anyone who has…

Drivers are being warned to expect dangerous road conditions throughout the night after a messy mix of winter weather walloped the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday.Environment Canada had initially warned that the storm could dump 10 to 15 centimetres of snow on the city but later revised its forecast down to five to 10 centimetres after many parts of Toronto got the bulk of the precipitation in rain and freezing rain instead.“Remember, we’re right on that freezing mark so where you start and where you finish, you could have completely different driving conditions,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said during an…

Billionaires play an outsized role in shaping the global economy, politics, and philanthropy. Forbes puts the number of billionaires in the world at 2,668 in 2022. The wealthiest among them is (LVMH) co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Bernard Arnault, who became the richest man in the world in 2022. The individuals on this list belong to an even more exclusive club and wield still more power. Many are founders of technology giants, with much of their wealth still invested in the companies they started. These billionaires can, however, still borrow against that wealth to avoid selling stock, deferring (or…