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Americans arrested in alleged multi-million mask swindle of Canadians during pandemic

Fraudsters in the U.S. swindled funds that were supposed to buy 12 million face masks for Canadians in the frantic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new criminal indictment alleges. American authorities …

Ford government faces legal action over licence to long-term care home with ‘highest’ COVID-19 death rate

by Akin Smith

The Ontario Health Coalition has taken legal action against the province of Ontario over the granting of a new 30-year licence to Southbridge Care Homes — a for-profit company that …

Olive oil is getting more expensive — and these Italian farmers can tell you why

by Walter Watson

On a warm, blustery December afternoon outside the De Laurentis olive oil-producing co-op in the white hilltop town of Ostuni, Puglia, Luigi D’Amico holds out his palm, revealing an olive …