Increased Wildfires are Causing Lumber Prices to Spike Again
On Thursday, the price of lumber rose at its quickest pace in more than a year as wildfires in Western Canada are impacting the industry. Future lumber contracts jumped by more than 10 per cent, crossing new thresholds. Late Thursday a contract for 1,000 board-feet of lumber was worth $647 US, $60 more than the […]
More Heat Waves and Hotter Nights in Canada
Heat waves are increasing all over the world and Canada is no exception. Canada is also experiencing rising nighttime temperatures which means our bodies won’t get a chance to cool. Climate change plays a major role in increasing instances of sporadic and dangerous weather. With climate change, there will be more intense and frequent events […]
CN Tower Reopens Today, ‘Hugely Important’ Says Mayor John Tory
For the first time in months, the CN Tower is reopening for public use. Mayor John Tory considers this a “hugely important” milestone to bringing back some normalcy to Toronto’s downtown core. Among the most famous tourist attractions in Toronto, it closed its doors on October 3rd as COVID-19 cases continued to rise. Now that […]
Ontario Reports an Increase in New COVID-19 Infections, Numbers Still Below 200
Health officials in Ontario reported a slight jump in new COVID-19 cases with 192 in the last 24 hours. Thursday, there were only 185 new cases of the novel coronavirus and before that, the province logged case numbers below 150 for three days. For the past two weeks, Ontario’s daily case count has stayed below […]
Tokyo Olympics: Quiet Opening Ceremony Compared to Energetic Openers from Past Games
There’s no massive dance-off like the Olympic ceremony five years ago in Rio or rock concert from the 2012 London Games. Tokyo went for a more silent approach to jump-start the 2020 Olympics on Friday. With being delayed for a year, the Games still could not escape the pandemic. Athletes have begun competing a couple […]
The NHL Organizes a Second Straight Virtual Entry Draft
For the second year in a row, the NHL entry draft will be very different from previous years. General managers and scouts of the association will gather on their computers Friday for a virtual entry draft. The first pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres and they are expected to pick Owen Power. Power is […]
Ontario Reports an Increase in New COVID-19 Infections, Numbers Still Below 200
Health officials in Ontario reported a slight jump in new COVID-19 cases with 185 in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, there were only 185 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. For the past two weeks, Ontario’s daily case count has stayed below 200. The Ministry of Health says the positivity rate is […]
Tickets Now on Sale for Blue Jays Homecoming Next Week
The Blue Jays will be playing in the Roger Centre on July 30 for their first game in Toronto in 22 months. There will be a total of 15,000 fans allowed at each game and tickets are selling quickly. Tickets for the first ten home games were online to purchase at 10 a.m. Thursday. The […]
Nearly 2,000 New Cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo, One Day Before Olympics Open
On Thursday, Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 infections. This comes one day before the Olympic Opening Ceremony which intensified worries of an outbreak during the Games. The specific case count was 1,979 on Thursday being the highest since January 15. The Prime Minister in Japan, Yoshihide Suga said he is determined to […]
Tesla may Restart Accepting Bitcoin as Payment
The tech mogul Elon Musk said his company Tesla will “most likely” restart accepting bitcoin as payment. He explains in a conference on Wednesday that they would have to perform tests to see the amount of renewable energy used to mine the currency. It was back in May when Tesla announced it would stop accepting […]