Clean-up in Barrie Continues After Tornado Struck Last Week
The south-end Barrie neighbourhood that was hit with an EF-2 tornado last week is still trying to clean up its trail of destruction left behind. As the residence in the affected area works together to get back to normal, the city started its first recycling pick-up for this neighbourhood since the tornado. The City of […]
Canada’s Women Soccer Team Draws 1-1 Against Olympic Host Japan
With Team Canada leading most of the game, their ideal start was taken away as host Japan managed to score a late goal Wednesday morning. The Group E opener finished in a 1-1 draw between the two nations with Captain Christine Sinclair scoring a goal in her 300th national team appearance. The Canadian coach Bev […]
U.S. Land Border Will Remain Closed Until August 21
Canadians will not be able to travel through the U.S. land border for non-essential travel until at least August 21. The renewal order was issued by the American government Wednesday and says that while vaccination rates are up, opening the land border for non-essential travel will pose too much of a risk. This new order […]
Ontario Logs 135 New COVID-19 Cases Today in Ontario
On Wednesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 135 new infections of COVID-19. The total of lab-confirmed cases in the province has increased to 548,609. The seven-day rolling average dropped to 149 as last week it was at 164. Today is the thirteenth day in a row that the province is reporting less than 200 […]
France’s COVID-19 Pass now Mandatory for Eiffel Tower, Other Tourist Venues
Visitors wishing to ride up the Eiffel Tower or visit any French tourist venue will need a special COVID-19 pass. This is the nation’s first approach to dealing with the rise in Delta variant cases. In order to get the COVID-19 pass, individuals must show they are fully vaccinated or have a negative virus test […]
Milwaukee Bucks Win NBA Championship, Giannis With a Stellar MVP Performance
For the first time in 50-years, the Milwaukee Bucks have been crowned the NBA Championship. Giannis Antetokounpo played a stellar game and dropped a total of 50 points. After the game, Antetokounpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other, and a cigar in front of him. […]
New Mobile Concert Tickets Cause Issues for People Without Smartphones
A woman in Ontario says she has experienced some hurdles to purchase concert tickets as she does not have a smartphone. When the Brampton resident Debbie Ervine realized Elton John was coming to Toronto she “heard he was having a final tour and would never be coming back to Toronto again, so I thought this […]
Canada’s Women’s Soccer Team Looking for 3rd Consecutive Olympic Medal
The Canadian women’s soccer team has won bronze medals in the last two Olympic games. Christine Sinclair led the national team to bronze at the London 2012, and the other at the Rio 2016. With the Tokyo Olympics set to begin in less than a week, many are wondering if they can bring a medal […]
Canada to Face Mexico in Softball as 1st Canadian Event of Tokyo Games
Despite the opening ceremony starting on Friday, Canadian athletes will be up and running tomorrow morning. Canada’s softball team will be facing off against Mexico on Wednesday afternoon Tokyo time. People living in Eastern Time would have to wake up very early to watch the game live. The Canadian team includes four players who played […]
Ontario Logs Less Than 130 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Tuesday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 127 new infections of COVID-19. This represents a decrease from the weekend as on Sunday there were 177 new cases and on Monday there were 130. The seven-day rolling average dropped to 152 as last week it was at 177. Today is the twelve-day in a row […]