Ontario Business Owners Disagree with Ontario Lockdowns
As Ottawa small business owners try to make ends meet during the pandemic, they feel that the timing and justification of Ontario’s Province-wide shutdowns are unfair to local business owners. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced that The Province would be in a COVID-19 lockdown starting on December 2. The new restrictions would limit businesses […]
OpenText Corp. Clears $830M Tax Fight with the U.S. IRS
OpenText Corporation announced that it has reached a deal with the U.S. IRS to settle an $830 million U.S. claim linked to its taxable income for 2010 and 2012 financial years. According to the agreement, OpenText will pay $290 million U.S. in federal taxes and interest. OpenText also said that the settlement eliminates about $90 […]
COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care Units Surpasses First Wave Peak
As concerns continue to grow around the healthcare system’s ability to fight COVID-19, there are now more patients in Ontario’s intensive care units dealing with COVID-19 than at any other points since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the latest Critical Care Services Ontario report, as of December 21, there were 285 COVID-19 patients […]
BioNTech CEO Announces Vaccine Works on New COVID-19 Strain
On Tuesday, the chief executive of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech announced that they are confident that its COVID-19 vaccine works against the new UK variant. Although there’s no indication that the new variant causes a more severe illness, it has sparked concern worldwide that it may spread more easily. As a result, numerous countries in […]
Government Officials Postpone In-Person Classes for Ontario Schools
The Provincial government announced a delay in resuming in-person classes at Ontario schools in response to the surge in new COVID-19 cases. On Monday, school officials said, “Public health and other experts have expressed significant concerns that the current transmission trends, combined with the potentially high levels of mobility from social and consumer activity over […]
Fair Pass TTC Reopens and Offers Discounts to New Applicants
The city’s Fair Pass TTC discount far program reopens and is accepting applications. Fair Pass offers discounts to low-income riders of up to 33 per cent on single rides and monthly passes loaded into a PRESTO card. The program was placed on hold back in March so that its staff could help other departments responding […]
Ontario to Start Lockdown on Boxing Day
To curb the spread of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford announced that an Ontario wide lockdown would take effect on Boxing Day. The lockdown will start on December 26 and last for 28 days in eastern and southern Ontario and 14 days in northern Ontario. Due to the lockdown, schools all over Ontario will switch to […]
Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation Receives Philanthropy Award
In recognition of their community contributions, the Toronto Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation was announced as the 2020 Allan H. Selig Award winners. The Blue Jays could not use Rogers Centre this year due to the pandemic; instead, they converted the stadium into a giant food bank facility to help feed Canadians in need. […]
Ontario Reports 17 Deaths and More Than 2,100 New Cases of COVID-19
As a wide-scale lockdown approaches the Province, Ontario reported more than 2100 new sets of COVID-19 and 17 deaths. On Monday, health officials reported 2,123 new cases and an additional 17 deaths, which brings the total to 158,053 infection and 4,167 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. The Provinces’ seven-day average is now 2,276. […]
Moderna Announces New Shipping Requirements for its Vaccine
Biotech firm Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped without the need to be frozen. The vaccine is close to being approved for use in Canada and the United States as early as today. So far, the vaccine had to remain frozen at all times to at least -20 C until right […]