Canada halts flights from U.K. in response to new coronavirus strain
Canada joined several European nations by halting flights from the U.K. on Sunday in an effort to prevent a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus from spreading to this country. CBC News obtained a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by Transport Canada stating that all commercial, private and charter flights transporting passengers from the U.K. will be suspended […]
Ontario planning to implement provincewide lockdown, including school closures: sources
Global News has learned the Ontario government is currently planning to implement a provincewide lockdown beginning Christmas Eve. The announcement is expected to come Monday afternoon at Queen’s Park from Premier Doug Ford. According to sources briefed on the plans, as of Sunday afternoon, the government was expecting to implement a 28-day lockdown for most of […]
Give refinery to Patriotic for Xmas
News Ken Chee Hing 4 Hrs Ago David Abdulah, political leader of the Movement for Social Justice, at the party’s San Fernando office PHOTO BY LINCOLN HOLDER MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah on Sunday appealed to the Prime Minister to give the country an early Christmas present by giving the green light […]
Ontario to implement provincewide lockdown on Christmas Eve, sources say
The Ontario government is poised to impose a provincewide lockdown starting Christmas Eve, sources confirm, as the province logs more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day. A 28-day lockdown for the southern portions of the province, south of Sudbury, Ont., will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, sources confirm. Meanwhile, the northern […]
Building trust in its tap water will be Neskantaga’s next big challenge
The chief of the First Nation in Northern Ontario that has suffered through the country’s longest continuous boil water advisory is hopeful that water coming out of the taps in the homes of Neskantaga will be safe to drink sometime in early 2021. The question now is: Even if public health and First Nation officials […]
TT covid19 infection rate reaches 7,000
News Sean Douglas 56 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC SINCE March to present, some 7,000 people in TT have tested positive for the covid19 virus, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health on Sunday. The update said TT had 26 new cases of infection for December 17-19. The 7,000 cases are comprised […]
‘We’re all in this together’: N.S. pilot draws flight path in honour of missing fishermen
A Nova Scotia pilot with a special talent has taken to the skies once again — this time to show support for the families of missing fishermen in the Bay of Fundy. “I wanted to send a message to the communities and especially the families that we’re all in this together,” said Dimitri Neonakis, a pilot from Dartmouth who […]
One death linked to UH outbreaks, 65 coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton One death, 65 new coronavirus cases and 71 recoveries were reported on Sunday by the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU). There are now a total of 87 deaths — 22 were reported just […]
23 businesses at $25m Charlotteville shopping centre
Tobago Stephon Nicholas 34 Minutes Ago An entreprenuer collects her keys at the opening ceremony for the Charlotteville Micro-Enterprise Centre on Friday. – THA Twenty-three entrepreneurs were handed keys to their new business places at the Charlotteville Micro-Enterprise Centre on Friday. The two-storey project, which began under former Secretary of the Division of Tourism and […]
Canada’s Ben Preisner, in his marathon debut, hits Olympic standard at Marathon Project
In his first 42.2-kilometre race, Ben Preisner of Milton, Ont., was the only Canadian men’s runner to run under the Tokyo Olympic standard at the Marathon Project on Sunday in Chander, Ariz. For the second consecutive marathon, Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., was on pace late in the race to lower his 2:09:25 Canadian […]
London, Ont., beekeeper gives $7,500 to non-profit following plentiful harvest – London
A hearty honey harvest for a London, Ont., beekeeper has led to a sweet donation for a local non-profit. St. Aidan’s Anglican Church’s Churchyard Bees handed over $7,577.40 to LUSO Community Services, a multicultural neighbourhood resource centre, after earning a surplus in profit following this year’s sales. “This year, we (had) a nice hot summer, […]
Four charged for gun, gas tanks, ammo in Tobago
News Elizabeth Gonzales 4 Hrs Ago – Four people from Golden Grove Road, Canaan appeared virtually before a Scarborough magistrate on Friday charged with possession of firearms and ammunition and unlawful possession of over 200 gas cylinders. Nigel Anderson, 45, a proprietor, Nadia Tricia Romeo, 36, a labourer, Dwight Tittle, 35, and Jaheim Romeo, an […]