Here is Full List of 2022 Grammy Winners
Jon Batiste was able to take home 5 Grammys while Canada’s Joni Mitchell grabbed an early award. Batiste won album of the year on Sunday, and Silk Sonic won four awards including record of the year and song of the year. Singer Olivia Rodrigo was able to win three Grammys including best new artist, best […]
Elon Musk Reveals Ownership in Twitter
Twitter Inc. shares were up 23 per cent in premarket trading today as Tesla owner Elon Musk revealed his 9.2 per cent stake in the company. Musk is now the largest owner of the company and it caused a massive run up in shares. The news comes after the tech mogul tweeted that he was […]
New Provincial Legislation to Cut Gas, Fuel Taxes
Premier Doug Ford’s government will be introducing legislation that will temporarily reduce gasoline and fuel taxes. A news release was issued Monday and explained the gas tax would be reduced 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre. The tax will be introduced on July 1 and will last for […]
What’s It Like to Live in Port Hope, Ontario?
Most Ontarians probably know Port Hope only by the exit signs for this small town as they drive by on the 401, but that’s just what most residents love about it. It’s a quiet community tucked along the shore of Lake Ontario on the Eastern side of the GTA. It’s not shocking that home buyers […]
How to Reduce your Home’s Water Usage?
Every day, each of us goes through litres and litres of water. Whether it’s for drinking, cooking, washing dishes or clothes, watering the lawn or garden, or taking a shower, water is an essential part of our lives. But what happens when we don’t use efficient methods to conserve and manage our water usage? We […]
This Scarborough Facility in Converting Food Waste into Plastic
The company Genecis Bioindustries said if its products make its way into the ocean, it will degrade within a year. Genecis uses bacteria to convert food waste on its way to a landfill to create biodegradable plastics. CEO Luna Yu explained the company makes polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and it works similar to most plastics. The biodegradable […]
Canada has New Travel Rules for Fully Vaccinated Passengers
More Canadians are looking to hop on a plane and take a trip as the country loosens testing requirements for international travel. There are still many Canadians that are anxious about travel being 2 years into the pandemic. The federal government fully removed pre-entry testing requirements for fully vaccinated Canadians but there are still some […]
Ontario Logs More Than 3,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Friday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 3,519 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. Officials confirmed that 804 people are currently being treated in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 but they reported 167 people are in intensive care units. Officials said 143 of the hospitalized patients are […]
Is it Realistic to Take a Road Trip with an Electric Vehicle?
If you are looking to travel Canada the greenest way possible, it may not seem realistic to use an electric vehicle. In a CBC article, Emily Chung challenged the assumption that train travel is necessarily lighter on emissions than air travel in covering the distance in this wide country. Many people responded to the article […]
Which Battery Brands Last the Longest, Marketplace Tested it Out
The CBC Marketplace performed a test on double-A disposable batteries to see which ones offer the best bang for your buck. The investigation used batteries bought at two leading dollar stores and some of the lower costing batteries lasting almost as long as brand names. The test also made it clear that not all batteries […]