Ontario Logs More Than 7,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Friday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 7,165 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to backlogs. On Monday, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.Kieran Moore said he has more hope that case growth appears to be slowing in hospitals and ICUs. There are 4,114 patients in hospitals for […]
Intel to Build US$20B Chip Facility in Ohio
Intel plans to invest US$20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors. These chips are used in everything from phones and video games to cars and trucks. Many companies relied on Asia for the production of computer chips and shortages began to arise in the U.S. and […]
Unusual Weather in Mars Stalls Ingenuity Helicopter Flight for First Time
For the first time ever, bad weather on another planet has delayed a scheduled flight. The Ingenuity helicopter was supposed to take a flight to Mars on January 5 but had to push it to the 19th. This was because of an unusually strong regional dust storm on Mars, according to NASA. Now the team […]
Sewage Testing in Ontario Suggests COVID-19 may have Plateaued
There are few signs that the surge of Omicron has levelled off, but researchers are “cautiously optimistic”. Data from sewage testing facilities for COVID-19 across Ontario suggests that infection rates have started to plateau. However, experts say the levels of the Omicron variant appear to still be high. An associate professor of biological science at […]
Here’s a List of What’s Reopening in Ontario as Restrictions Lift
The Ontario government said it will gradually ease public health measures that have been in place to stop the spread of the Omicron variant. In a news conference Thursday, Premier Doug Ford announced the province’s approach to reducing the number of restrictions. It originally took effect on January 5 when the Premier said it will […]
Ontario Logs More Than 7,000 New COVID-19 Cases Today
On Thursday, health officials in Ontario are reporting 7,757 new infections of COVID-19 however, the number is an estimate due to backlogs. On Monday, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.Kieran Moore said he has more hope that case growth appears to be slowing in hospitals and ICUs. There are 4,061 patients in hospitals for […]
Canada’s Olympians Get Creative to Stay in Shape While Isolating
The last time Eric Radford has done burpees was four or five years ago but being forced to isolate has got him back into it. Radford and pairs figure skating partner Vanessa James were forced to get creative to stay fit as they were forced to isolate themselves for COVID-19. This comes only one month […]
Study Finds Bees and Butterflies are Getting Confused in Polluted Air
A recent study has found that air pollution in urban and rural environments is affecting the pollination abilities of important insects. Butterflies and bees are finding it difficult to sniff out wildflowers and crops that depend on them. The U.K. study was published in the journal Environmental Pollution on Wednesday. The study found common air […]
How COVID-19 is Leading Some Canadian Athletes to go Pro
Professional sports leagues are eager for backup players due to COVID-19, and Canadian athletes are making moves. A lot of them are university players that are unable to play at the moment because of university shutdowns. Most of the players pushing to go pro are in Atlantic Canada playing for Nova Scotia teams. The executive […]
City of Toronto Issues Extreme Cold Weather Alert
Officials in Toronto have issued an extreme cold weather alert as freezing temperatures are expected. Environment Canada also released a special weather statement for the Toronto area on Wednesday. They issued it because freezing temperatures may lead to icy conditions. The national weather agency said that above freezing temperatures have moved across southern Ontario Wednesday […]