Ontario Moving Regions to New Levels with Stronger Public Health Measures
TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, local medical officers of health, and other health experts, is moving seven public health regions to new levels with stronger public health measures, including Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and York Region Public Health moving into Grey-Lockdown. These steps are being taken […]
London Covid: Havering is the worst infected area in London and coronavirus cases are still surging
Havering has seen a worrying surge in coronavirus cases – making it the most infected area in London. Another 1,118 cases of the virus were recorded in the borough in the last week, compared to 785 the week before. Havering’s infection rate – expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people – is […]
Liberals have not yet lived up to reconciliation promises: Sinclair
As he prepares to retire from the Senate, Murray Sinclair says the federal government has not yet lived up to its promises around reconciliation with Indigenous people. “There are still far too many things this government is doing to diminish the position and rights of Indigenous people,” Sinclair told host Chris Hall on CBC Radio’s The […]
Death linked to long-term care home, 32 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton A new death, 32 new coronavirus cases and 48 recoveries were reported in London and Middlesex on Saturday. The region’s total COVID-19 case count has increased to 2,045, of which 1,667 cases […]
Ontario Seeks Public Feedback to Improve the Towing Industry
TORONTO ― Ontario has released a survey to gather feedback from the public on their experiences with the towing industry. The survey will remain open for five weeks until January 15, 2021. Input from the survey will be used to help inform the development of a provincial oversight model that will increase safety, outline protections […]
Drug-trafficking in Canada. Traces of the Russian Mafia
In November 2020, CBC News released a story about a drug-trafficking ring called The Family. The group mentioned above exploited vulnerable Calgary residents as drug distributors. The ring included more than 500 people as either sellers or buyers, police said. In early December, our editorial was anonymously contacted by a person who claimed to have […]
‘We’re not going to have a Christmas,’ says woman told to repay $18,500 in CERB by year’s end
Christine MacDonald says she did everything possible to make sure she actually qualified for the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) before she applied in March. Her home-based custom cake business — which relied on people ordering cakes for weddings and birthday parties — was in the process of falling flat thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions being […]
Record number of new COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region, Cambridge nursing home outbreak spreads
Waterloo Public Health reported 93 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, a record number in one day for the area. The previous record high for new cases in a single day was on Dec. 2, with 88 cases reported by the agency. Read more: Waterloo Region announces COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force Ninety-three […]
Ontario Begins Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccine
TORONTO — The Ontario government has developed a three-phase implementation plan to receive, store and administer COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians as soon as they are received. Phase One will begin on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 with a pilot project in Toronto and Ottawa which will include the vaccination of over 2,500 health care workers with […]
Wayne Gretzky rookie card 1st in hockey to break $1M US milestone
Wayne Gretzky’s name appears at No. 1 an astounding 60 times in the NHL’s record book. More than two decades after retiring, The Great One set another high-water mark Friday. A mint condition 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card became hockey’s first to cost more than $1 million US when it fetched $1.29 million at auction. […]
A bad week for tech giants, a great week for media?
Facebook didn’t get very many “likes” this week around the world. In the U.S., federal regulators and 48 state Attorneys General accused the social media giant of illegally stifling competition by either buying out or suffocating its competitors. Read more: U.S. government, 48 states file antitrust lawsuit to break up Facebook The California-based company bought […]
Disney+ price set to rise $3 a month next year
Disney+ is raising the price of its monthly subscription by $3 in Canada next year, but the hike will come with the addition of a new portal of entertainment. The home of Disney, Pixar and Marvel franchises says it will introduce Star, the international version of its U.S. Hulu brand, on the existing Disney+ platform in February. […]