Ontario’s back-to-school plan encouraging, but lacks vaccine policy: experts
Teachers and parents in Ontario now have a clearer idea of what the new school year will look like, as children prepare to return to full-time in-class learning next month. The provincial government released an eagerly-awaited plan Tuesday, outlining COVID-19 guidance for all schools in an effort to restore in-person classes at all boards. Read […]
National Investment Fund portfolio increases by $2 billion
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 3 Hrs Ago National Investment Fund (NIF) poster. – DIVIDENDS generated by the portfolio of the National Investment Fund (NIF) for the first half of 2021 increased by more than $20 million and the value of the corporation’s portfolio now stands at $10.1 billion – $2.2 billion higher than it was when […]
B.C. non-profit challenges Health Canada to end 50-year prohibition on magic mushrooms
A B.C.-based non-profit organization is challenging Health Canada to end a nearly 50-year prohibition against possessing so-called magic mushrooms and the potent psychedelics they produce. TheraPsil, which advocates for the therapeutic use of the psychedelic compound psilocybin, spent months drafting proposed regulations for so-called magic mushrooms based on the same ones the federal government first created 20 years […]
Ontario releases back-to-school COVID-19 guidelines
Students will have to continue to wear masks indoors and be put into cohorts, but will also now be allowed to take part in extracurricular activities. Kamil Karamali reports.
Versatile Gittens considers specialising after Olympic debut
Sports Jelani Beckles 34 Minutes Ago Tyra Gittens, of Trinidad and Tobago, competes in the women’s long jump final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, in Tokyo. – AP OLYMPIAN Tyra Gittens, 23, said she may have to make the tough decision to specialise, after placing tenth in the long jump final at the Tokyo […]
Opposition NDP calls for public inquiry into Alberta’s COVID-19 response
Alberta’s Opposition New Democratic Party is calling for a public inquiry into Premier Jason Kenney and his government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Sarah Hoffman, who is deputy leader for the NDP, says an independent review is necessary to look into the United Conservative Party government’s decision to end isolation requirements, contact tracing and asymptomatic […]
London, Ont. police issue public appeal in homicide investigation – London
London, Ont., police are appealing to the public for assistance as officers continue to investigate the shooting death of an 18-year-old over the long weekend. On Tuesday, police issued a brief update stating that the homicide investigation is continuing and encouraging “any members of the public with information” to contact them at 519-661-5670 or Crime […]
Too soon to discuss gatherings of fully-vaccinated
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 21 Minutes Ago Dr Avery Hinds – Technical director of epidemiology Dr Avery Hinds has said it was too soon to begin discussing the possibilities for gatherings of fully vaccinated people. During the Ministry of Health’s virtual press conference on Tuesday, Hinds said, “It’s a little too early in the game […]
No more ‘drastic public health measures’: Nunavut releases COVID-19 path forward plan
COVID-19 can now be treated like any other “vaccine-preventable disease,” according to the Nunavut government’s newly released long-term plan for dealing with the pandemic. The document released Tuesday and called Nunavut’s Path: Living with COVID-19, says the end goal is to lift the public health emergency, which has been in place for over a year. “The […]
Chick-fil-A franchise to open in Kitchener on Saturday
After being in the works for over a year, the Chick-fil-A franchise located in Kitchener will finally open its doors on Saturday. The chicken chain will be open from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday on Fairway Road next to Farmboy. Read more: Grand opening of Toronto Chick-fil-A generates both excitement and anger […]
Where will boys, girls play?
News Andrew Gioannetti 8 Minutes Ago ON THE GREEN: Boys from Guerreros FC Soccer School practice football at Nelson Mandela Park, St Clair Avenue, Port of Spain on Monday. Photo by Sureash Cholai COLM de Freitas, owner Capital Sports Facility Ltd, which developed a widely-criticised proposal to transform of Nelson Mandela Park to a multi-sport […]
How Niagara museums plan to tell the story of COVID-19 50 to 100 years from now
A number of Ontario museums are working overtime to collect artifacts such as social distancing signs and multimedia files — including high-resolution photographs — as they gradually put together a COVID-19 story, and they they are imploring people to preserve personal materials for posterity. While people alive today want to forget about COVID-19, head of curatorial services at Niagara Falls […]