The Weeknd Headlines the Super Bowl LV Half-Time Show
This year’s NFL’s Super Bowl half-time show was a little different but no less of a spectacle. The half-time show was adjusted because of COVID-19, and it was the second half-time show produced by Jay-Z and Roc Nation, headlined by Canada’s very own The Weeknd. Artists usually perform the half-time show from a stage in […]
Students in 13 Regions Return to In-Person Learning Today
Schools in thirteen public health units are reopening for in-person learning today. The thirteen public health units include Hamilton and Windsor, but Toronto, Peel, and York Region, three of the COVID-19 hotspots, will remain closed until February sixteen. Students all over Ontario began Online learning in January as part of the Provincial lockdown. Read more […]
Canada Stalls Updates on Health Guidelines at Risk From COVID-19 Variants
Due to the rapid spread of the new COVID-19 variants across Canada, many question if public health guidelines are enough to protect Canadians. The Public Health Agency of Canada hasn’t made any updates to health guidelines, as Canada acknowledges the emergence of the new COVID-19 variants that threaten to accelerate the spread of COVID-19 rapidly. […]
Economy Lost 213,000 Jobs in January Due to Lockdown Measures
According to Statistics Canada, in January, the economy lost 213,000 jobs as employment reached the lowest level since August last year. The unemployment rate surged 0.6 per cent to 9.4 per cent, which is the highest since August. Refinitiv, a financial data firm, announced that the average economist estimate was a loss of 47,500 jobs […]
Canada To Receive 1.1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine by End of March
Canada could receive more than one million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of March through an initiative known as COVAX. Co-ordinated by the World Organization and Gavi, it pools funds from wealthier countries to buy vaccines for middle-income nations that can’t afford to buy their own vaccines. Nonetheless, with anything COVID-19 related, vaccine deliveries could […]
Investors Urge Caution When Buying Into the Stock Market Outburst
As smaller investors joined together to take on large hedge funds, costing them billions of dollars, the stock market has been in a duel the last couple of weeks. Pattie Lovett-Reid, Chief Financial Commentator, said, “I definitely caution anyone from putting their money into one company, one sector, or one particular industry.” As some investors […]
Education Minister Announces When Schools Will Reopen
On Wednesday, the Ontario Education Minister, Stephen Lecce, will announce when schools in the southern half of the Province will reopen for in-person learning. On Monday, Lecce said, “We want all students in all regions back to class,” and assured that he would provide parents with “certainty” about when schools would reopen. Dr. David Willams, […]
Canada Signs Deal to Mass Produce Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada signed an agreement for Novavax to produce a new COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. A new National Research Council facility in Montreal will begin distributing Novavax doses if Health Canada approves it. This COVID-19 vaccine would be the first vaccine produced domestically. Read more from the News Source HERE
Two-Thirds of Greater Toronto Area Workers Considered Essential
During Ontario’s stay-at-home order, the only people allowed to go into work physically are people in jobs considered essential. But now, the designation of “essential worker” may apply to more Greater Toronto Area residents as new data analysts find that 65 per cent of workers are doing what is considered essential work. Read more from […]
Toronto Police Issues 3,800 Tickets During a Safety Campaign
During the one week Toronto Police Service’s “Winter Watch” campaign that focused on pedestrian safety, more than 3,800 tickets were issued to drivers in the last week of January. On Tuesday, the police department said that there were a total of 3,853 tickets issued for speeding, driving distracted, driving aggressively, and driving under the influence […]