Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team to Play for Olympic Gold
Once again, Canada’s women’s hockey team made it to the finals and will compete for the Olympic gold medal. Canada beat Switzerland in the semifinals 10-3 on Monday in Beijing. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Sarah Nurse had a four-point game. Nurse leads the tournament in scoring with 16 points. After the match Nurse said […]
How to Maximize Space in your Home?
The most obvious way to maximize space in your home is to get rid of all the junk that you don’t need. If there’s too much clutter, it can suffocate a room and make it feel smaller than what it really is. So, if you haven’t used something for a month or more, chances are […]
SpaceX to Launch First Orbital Starship Flight in March
Elon Musk said on Thursday that SpaceX will launch the first orbital flight of its towering Starship, and the world’s most powerful rocket ever built. He said this will happen in the coming month or two and he’s confident the Starship will reach orbit by the end of this year. This was the first major […]
Federal Government to Announce Changes to COVID-19 Border Measures Next Week
Canada’s Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to the COVID-19 border measures next week. Right now, the government advises against all non-essential international travel. Also, anyone looking to travel within Canada by train, plane, or boat must be vaccinated. International travellers are also subject to COVID-19 test requirements. Duclos said […]
Ontario Logs More Than 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Friday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 2,907 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to testing restrictions. The number of patients in the Ontario intensive care unit with COVID-19 reached its lowest level since early January. There are at least 1,829 patients in hospitals for COVID-19 and 435 people […]
Day 7 of Beijing Olympics: Here’s What Canada Accomplished
Here is a look at what you may have missed overnight at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Unfortunately, Canada couldn’t add to its medal haul early Friday in Beijing. In curling, Jennifer Jones lost a match against Japan on Friday 8-5. This was Jones’s first-ever Olympic loss in 13 draws. She now has a 1-1 […]
Canadian Researchers Use Supercomputer to Uncover Thousands of Viruses
The team of researchers discovered more than 130,000 RNA-based viruses with the help of a supercomputer. Being able to identify pathogens that can potentially cause a pandemic is no easy task. But with the help of a supercomputer, a Canadian researcher among a team of scientists uncovered thousands of viruses that can pose a threat. […]
How to Keep Pet Hair Off your Furniture?
Easy Tips to Keep Your Pet’s Hair in Control Nobody loves the look of pet hair on their furniture, but it can be hard to keep it off. The key is understanding why your furniture is getting dusty and what you can do about it. There are three ways hair moves around the house: statically, […]
Third Possible Planet Discovered Orbiting Star Closest to our Sun
Astronomers have found evidence of a third planet orbiting just four light-years away from us. The possible planet is orbiting Proxima Centauri, our sun’s closest stellar neighbour, about 40 trillion kilometres away. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year in a vacuum and is equivalent to roughly 9.5 trillion kilometres. The planet […]
Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford Considering a Faster Reopening Timeline
The Premier of Ontario is expected to consider new regulations this week to speed up the economic reopening timeline. This comes after local and provincial politicians pressured the Ford government to make a change. Multiple sources said the premier personally asked for new regulations to be drawn up to fast-track reopening schedules. A spokesperson for […]