Jeff Bezos Launches into Space on Blue Origin’s 1st passenger flight
Today, Jeff Bezos became the second billionaire in just a week to ride his own spacecraft into space. All the people on the trip were handpicked by the Amazon founder. There was Bezos’ younger brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas. The small group of 3 became the youngest […]
Wildfires Continue to Scorch Western Canada, Evacuation Orders Issued
As wildfires spread across western Canada, more people are being forced to evacuate their communities and homes. In the southern tip of the B.C. Okanagan Valley, hundreds of properties have been ordered to evacuate. This comes after another wildfire sparked on Monday afternoon, and grew very quickly in a matter of hours. Fire officials in […]
Fully Vaccinated American Travellers Allowed in Canada on Aug. 9
The federal government in Canada announced today it will let fully vaccinated American travellers into the country on August 9. The travellers will have to be American citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. flying for discretionary purposes. They must be fully vaccinated by one of the Health Canada approved vaccines 14 days before arriving […]
More Olympic Athletes Test Positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo
As the Czech Republic report a case on Monday in their team, another athlete at the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19. The Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej PeruÅiic could miss his first game on Monday after testing positive COVID-19. PeruÅiic and his teammate are scheduled to play against Latvia in their Olympic opening […]
More Inclusive Emojis may be Added to Smartphones; Including a Pregnant Man Emoji
Future software updates for smartphones may include a new set of inclusive emojis. World Emoji Day is next Saturday, and Emojipedia, a popular emoji reference site unveiled some of the emoji finalists. The Unicode Consortium is the non-profit that manages and will be responsible for the new releases. The consortium will approve the emojis in […]
Ontario Logs Less Than 150 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Monday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 130 new infections of COVID-19. This represents a decrease from the weekend as on Saturday there were 177 new cases and on Sunday there were 176. The seven-day rolling average dropped to 155 as last week it was at 173. Today is the eleventh day in a […]
Canada to Receive Shipment of 7.1M COVID-19 Vaccine Doses this Week
The federal government expects 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines later this week. This will allow them to adjust their distribution strategy as more and more people get vaccinated. There will be 2 vaccines in the shipment, around 3.1 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and roughly 4 million doses of Moderna. General Krist Brodie, an official […]
Fully Vaccinated Americans Could Travel to Canada by Mid-August
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could be allowed in Canada by mid-August. He explained the decision is based on the “current positive path” of the vaccine rollout in Canada. If the rate of vaccinations remains on this trend, fully vaccinated travellers from all over the world could book […]
Greenland has Stopped All Oil Exploration
There are no active oil fields in the Arctic, but the U.S. believes there may be approximately 17.5 billion barrels undiscovered. The government in Greenland chose to suspend all oil exploration in the Artic for climate change purposes. The government considered it “a natural step” because the Artic government “takes the climate crisis seriously.” They […]
Tornado that Ripped Through Barrie, Ont. Classified as EF-2
Environment Canada classified the tornado that damaged a Barrie, Ontario neighbourhood as an EF-2 tornado. It happened on Thursday damaging multiple houses, flipping over cars, and injuring at least 10 people. A Barrie resident Anita Heyworth said, “all I saw was this tunnel going down the street and my trampoline from our backyard spinning in […]