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The decision is part of the CRTC’s implementation of the Online Streaming Act, which requires streamers like Netflix to contribute to the Canadian content system. The platforms will have to give the CRTC their name, address and contact information, the location where they’re incorporated and where their head office is, and “the broadcasting services offered by the online undertaking.” “The Commission’s objectives in regard to collecting the information…include being able to contact those undertakings that have registered, keeping track of online undertakings operating in Canada, and gathering basic but essential information to better understand the Canadian online broadcasting landscape more…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said Saturday. A semitruck carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia toppled about 9:25 p.m. Friday night in Teutopolis, spilling more than half of its 7,500-gallon (28,390- liter) load, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said the five dead included three from the same family — one adult and two children under 12. The other two were adult motorists…

A spark of optimism from Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow in her quest to secure desperately needed federal funding for things like the growing housing crisis, transit and the massive budget deficit following a series of meetings in Ottawa. Chow spent the last two days in the nation’s capital, painting a grim picture of the city’s crippling finances and the desperate need for funding when it comes to an overflowing shelter system, a refugee crisis, a lack of transit and affordable housing, along with a $1.5 billion budget gap. Chow says she believes momentum is building and that Ottawa understands the…

ST. CLAIR, MO. – A Missouri high school teacher says she has been placed on leave after officials discovered that she was performing on a pornography website to supplement her salary. Brianna Coppage, 28, who taught English at St. Clair High School, says her teaching days are probably over, but she acknowledged she knew the risks. Coppage told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was put on leave on Wednesday after being interviewed by two administrators. Her access to school email and other software was suspended while the district investigates, she said. “It was kind of always like this cloud…

York police have issued a warning to the public following a string of opioid overdoses, one of them fatal, in the Newmarket area. Police say officers responded to an overdose call on Friday at 7:35 a.m. When they arrived on scene, they located a 35-year-old woman without vital signs. She was transported to hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. In the hours that followed on Friday, York police responded to four more calls for suspected overdoses. Three of these calls were located in the area of Penrose Street and Bayview Avenue, and one was on Septonne Avenue. Three of these…

CALGARY – WestJet said Friday it aims to wind down Sunwing Airlines and integrate the low-cost carrier into its mainline business by October of next year. WestJet, which bought the Toronto-based company’s main airline and vacation divisions in May in a major consolidation of the aviation market, saidSunwing’s 18 Boeing 737s and 2,000 employees will be folded into the Calgary-based carrier in a “seamless transition.” WestJet and Sunwing together make up 37 per cent of seat capacity on direct flights to sun destinations, and 72 per cent from Western Canada, according to a report from the Competition Bureau last fall.…

Ontario is bumping up the province’s minimum wage to $16.55 an hour starting Sunday. Here is what you need to know about the increase. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAY BUMP? It doesn’t matter if an employee is full-time, part-time, or casual, or paid hourly, commission, flat rate, or salary, the vast majority of people earning less than $16.55 per an hour in the province will be eligible for more money starting this weekend. The province’s general minimum wage increase from $15.50 an hour to $16.55 an hour will come into effect on Sunday. A list of employees who have…

Several Ontario hospitals are bringing back mask mandates for staff with COVID-19 cases on the rise once again – a clear sign the province has entered a new wave, an expert explains. St. Joseph’s Healthcare and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) updated their masking guidelines on Wednesday, requiring staff to wear masks when interacting with patients. “While we anticipate requiring clinical masking through the peak of the respiratory season, we intend for this to be a temporary measure,” an internal memo sent to HHS hospital staff said on Monday. Masks became required in clinical-areas at Guelph General Hospital on Sept. 11 while…

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is Saturday, September 30. The holiday, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, recognizes the legacy of the Canadian residential school system. The day is meant to encourage everyone to learn about and reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of the residential school system and other colonial policies in Canada. Scroll below for events going on this weekend to recognize the holiday. Banks will be closed on Saturday and most LCBO stores will only open at noon. There will be no mail delivery on Monday. Casa Loma is hosting its…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to address presidential primary voters in New Hampshire on Saturday. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is working to strengthen Democratic parties across the Midwest. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the Biden campaign’s surrogate during the second Republican presidential debate this week — and he’s agreed to a one-on-one debate against a top GOP presidential contender. As Biden faces concerns, including from voters in his own party, about his prospects in a grueling reelection campaign, a new generation of high-profile Democrats are fanning out for the 80-year-old president. Those close to…