Ontario Logs More Than 500 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Friday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 563 new infections of COVID-19 signifying a big increase from yesterday. Ontario has seen a total of 602,087 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Currently, there are 225 patients being treated for COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals and 57 are fully vaccinated. The seven-day […]
Dairy Products Could Soon Increase 10 to 15 per cent
Food analysts say the price of milk and dairy is expected to increase after the federal Canadian Dairy Commission recommended a record 8.4 per cent increase in the wholesale of milk. The last previous record increase was 4.54 per cent in 2017, which means this year it is almost double. According to the commission, it […]
Toronto City Staff Want to $3.2M to plant 250,000 Native Trees
Next week, Toronto’s parks and forestry staff will ask the city council to approve a plan to plant 250,000 trees over the next 10 years. Some experts believe developing a tree-like canopy in Toronto can help with the effects of climate change. The goal is to stop the spread of invasive species and replace them […]
Captain of Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Pittsburgh Penguins star centre Sidney Crosby and the defenceman Brian Dumoulin have tested positive for COVID-19. The two athletes have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol as announced by the team on Wednesday. According to the team, Crosby is feeling mild symptoms, but Dumoulin seems to be asymptomatic. Crosby contracted the virus just a week […]
Texas will have the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Neighbourhood
Austin, Texas will become home to the world’s largest community of 3D-printed homes. The project is scheduled to start next year and will feature 100 single-story houses. They will be “printed” on-site using advanced robotic construction and concrete-based building material. Digital imaging of what the community will look like was unveiled last week. It displayed […]
Ontario Logs More Than 400 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Thursday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 438 new infections of COVID-19 signifying an increase from yesterday. Ontario has seen a total of 601,524 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Currently, there are 146 patients being treated for COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals and 56 are fully vaccinated. The seven-day rolling […]
U.K. is the 1st Country to Authorize Merck’s COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
Britain has allowed a conditional authorization to use Merck’s coronavirus antiviral pill in the country. The pill has been shown to successfully treat COVID-19 and the U.K. is the first country to approve the treatment. However, it is still not clear when the pill will be available to the public. The pill is meant for […]
Looking for a Winter Getaway? It may cost more this Year
As travel restrictions ease for fully vaccinated individuals, some Canadians are thinking of traveling abroad over the holidays. However, the added costs of COVID-19 tests, airfare, and car rental could make the trip more expensive. Airfare and car rental prices have been on the rise over the pandemic. COVID-19 test requirements will be different depending […]
Is Your Vehicle Winter Ready? Experts Weigh-in
As the harsher and colder weather conditions start to roll in, it is important that your vehicle is prepared for the snow and ice. Experts from Edmunds have five steps you can go through that will make winter driving less intimidating. The first step is to switch to winter tires as the standard tires a […]
Ontario Drivers Struggle to Secure Road Tests During Pandemic
Many residents in Ontario have spent a large portion of time during the pandemic to book a driving test, which used to be a relatively simple task. A Brampton, Ontario resident, Anumeha Thakur originally had a G license test in the spring of 2020 but it was canceled because of COVID-19. She then booked a […]