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Wood Products Pricing Surge Expected to Persist, Raising 2021 House, Renovation Costs
An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.
Ontario to receive 53,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of December
Ontario says it expects to receive approximately 53,000 doses of the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the end this month.
Ontario’s Sport Minister Says NHL Talks Ongoing as League Plans to Announce Schedule
The NHL plans to release its 2021 schedule today but Ontario’s minister of sport says discussions are still ongoing about how the all-Canadian North division will operate…. Read more »
Expanded Support for Learners for High School Students in Ontario – How to Apply
**Parents to Get New $400 Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit Starting April 26, 2021** The Ontario government is expanding the Support for Learners program to include secondary school… Read more »
Indoor and Outdoor Social Gathering Limits During Ontario Lockdown Starting December 26th
The province is advising Ontarians to stay home “to the fullest extent possible” when provincewide lockdown begins on December 26th. Restrictions will remain in place for southern… Read more »
CRA Promotes Public Database to Track Employers Using Wage Subsidies
Canada Revenue Agency is launching a website to help Canadians track which employers have been using government wage subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRA says its… Read more »
Shops and Retailers Allowed to Open for In-Person Shopping During Ontario Lockdown
Ontario will be in lockdown starting December 26th. As part of the lockdown discount and big-box retailers that sell groceries will be permitted to offer in-person shopping… Read more »
Ski Hills Closed: Outdoor Recreational Activities Allowed During Ontario Lockdown Starting Dec 26th
All of Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day as the province tries to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control. The lockdown will remain in place… Read more »
Lockdown: Ontario Delays Opening for In-person Learning in Schools After Winter Break
Ontario has announced that all of Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day as the province tries to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control. The measures… Read more »
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, Dubbed ‘Christmas Star,’ Visible Tonight
A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what’s been dubbed the “Christmas Star” is set to appear over Canada… Read more »
Premier Doug Ford to Announce New Public Health Measures as Hamilton Enters Lockdown
Premier Doug Ford is set to announce new public health measures this afternoon, as another region of Ontario heads into lockdown in a bid to curb the… Read more »
Canada Has ‘Significant’ Concerns About China: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is taking aim at what he describes as China’s unpredictability, refusal to play by the rules and expanding footprint around the world, saying… Read more »
NHL/NHLPA Reach Tentative Deal for 2020-21 Season
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have settled on a framework for the upcoming season, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian health… Read more »
Feds Throw Support Behind Development of Mini Nuclear Reactors; Action Plan Released
Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada’s climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said… Read more »
Moderna Ends Frozen Requirements for Vaccine, Easing Logistics of Shipping
American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the… Read more »
Bell Offering Unlimited Internet for Customers Until January 4th
Bell Canada has announced that it will be waiving residential Internet overage fees from December 18 until January 4 while also offering a variety of free television… Read more »
As Vulnerable Youth Face CERB Clawbacks, Trudeau Says Liberals Looking Over Options
Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic. The program… Read more »
Ministry Tells Ontario School Boards to Prepare for Remote School in January
Ontario’s education ministry has told school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning next year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce has told board chairs they… Read more »
Honda Recalls 130,000 Vehicles in Canada: Fit, Accord, Civic, Insight and Acura ILX
Honda says it will recall 130,000 vehicles in Canada, including certain Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight and Acura ILX models, after announcing a similar recall of 1.4 million… Read more »
‘Expensive, Extreme:’ These Are the Top 10 Weather Stories by Environment Canada
It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada’s senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off… Read more »
Right-Wing Extremist Activity on the Rise in Atlantic Canada: UNB Researchers
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick found an alarming recent spike in right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada, and the data indicates the activity is increasing.
Hamilton, Moncton Becoming Highly Vulnerable to Housing Bubble, CMHC Says
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the jumping home prices seen in many cities this summer and fall was beyond what could be justified by Canadian income levels and population growth.
What Are the Side Effects? Is It Safe? Doctors Answer Common COVID Vaccine Questions
As the first batch of vaccinations target groups most at risk of COVID-19 exposure and illness, many Canadians have questions about how the broader rollout will look when it’s their turn for a shot
As Anxieties Grow Over CERB Notices, Qualtrough Says No Requirement to Repay Now
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The… Read more »