Material and Financial Sectors Help Boost Gains
Boosted by gains in material and financial sectors, Canada’s main stock index went up in trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 86.91 points at 16,704.39. Dow Jones industrial median was down 71.72 points at 28,176.72, The S&P 500 index was up 11.56 points at 3,455.18, and the Nasdaq composite was up 106.09 points at […]
30 Beaches Just a Short Distance Away from Toronto
As the heat continues, many people are enjoying their staycations, and beaches are busier than ever this summer. Toronto and Ontario are filled with white sand beaches that will relax and make you feel like you’re down south. View gallery of essential Toronto beaches HERE.
Volunteers find hundreds of gold coins from a very distant past in Israel
On Monday, Israeli archaeologists discovered a trove of early Islamic gold coins while they excavated Yavne’s central city. Israel archaeologists Liat Nadav-Ziv and Elie Haddad said a total of 425 complete gold coins were found dating back to the Abbasid period, 1,100 years ago, a rare find. Hundreds of smaller clippings from gold coins that would […]
Experts Measure Back-to-school Activities by Coronavirus Risk
Schools all over Canada are preparing to reopen, and they all have different plans on how to deal with the ongoing pandemic. From having smaller class sizes, wearing face masks, and some schools doing remote learning, Canadians are getting ready to have a very unusual school year. Although schools across the country are adopting new safety […]
Canadian Economy Affected More than Originally Predicted
According to a new Conference Board of Canada report, the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic will hit Canada twice as hard as initially anticipated. The organization first estimated that Canada was only going to have a 4.3 per cent GDP decrease by the end of 2020, but this was back in April when the country […]
Parents considering ‘Learning Pods’ over sending children back to school.
Elizabeth Mah, a lawyer, is among many Canadian parents taking their children’s education into their own hands this new school year. As a parent, Mah is concerned about her two daughters being able to follow COVID-19 guidelines in their classrooms, so she joined a trio of like-minded families to form an education pod for the […]
Hurricane Laura Causes Thousands to Flee the Coast
As storm Laura strengthens into a hurricane that weather forecasters say could land with deadly winds and flooding, thousands of people were told to evacuate the Louisiana and Texas coasts on Tuesday. Forecasters say more than 11 feet of the storm could submerge entire towns; ocean water could rush into the land along a 450 […]
What Learning from Home Will Look Like This Fall
The pandemic closed classrooms this spring, forcing teachers to rapidly implement emergency learning at home, causing a rough introduction for many Myriad Canadians. Now that Canadian school districts are reopening, many schools are planning to implement remote learning. Families all across Canada want to continue with distance schooling, but they are still unsure of what that […]
Erin O’Toole wins the Conservative Leadership Race
Erin O’Toole defeated front runner Peter MacKay on the third ballot and has been elected leader of the Conservative Party. The results were delayed by more than 5 hours after a machine ripped thousands of ballots that had to be checked before counting. The finals results, which were initially expected on Sunday, finally came out after […]
Hong Hoke University says they have proven you can contract COVID-19 twice
Researchers in Hong Kong reported the first confirmed case of a person being reinfected with COVID-19. In April, a 33-year-old man recovered from the virus, but after returning from Spain, he tested positive a second time but was asymptomatic during his second infection. According to researchers, the genetic sequencing showed the virus strains were different […]