Human Rights Groups Ask Feds for Plan to Deal With White Supremacy in Canada
Multifaith human rights organizations are calling on the prime minister to come up with a plan to dismantle white supremacist groups across the country. The open call… Read more »
University of Guelph Testing Campus Residences’ Wastewater to Detect COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Guelph say they’re testing wastewater from campus residences for early signs of COVID-19 and could find out this week if new cases… Read more »
New COVID-19 Benefits: A Quick Look at CRB, CRSB and CRCB – Eligibility, Payments, Duration, and Taxes
COVID-19 Response Measures Act (formerly Bill C-4) which provides new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic received Royal Assent on October 2. … Read more »
CN Tower to Close Starting Oct 3rd Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Canada Lands Company has announced that CN Tower will be closing from Saturday, October 3rd to do “their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19”. The statement… Read more »
Trudeau Says More Compassionate Approach to COVID-19 Border Restrictions Is Needed
The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of… Read more »
Alberta Health: This is How to Celebrate Halloween Safely During COVID-19
Alberta Health has released guidelines on how to celebrate Halloween during COVID-19. Recently, the department also released guidelines on how to celebrate Thanksgiving safely during the pandemic. … Read more »
2020 Toronto Santa Claus Parade Goes Prime-Time, Broadcast-Only for First Time
Santa Claus is moving to prime time in Toronto. The city’s annual Santa Claus parade will go broadcast-only this year, with a two-hour show set for the… Read more »
London to Host a Drive-Thru Santa Claus Parade
While the 116th Toronto Santa Claus Parade is going without spectators and broadcast on primetime television, Londoners can now enjoy their city’s parade in person this year… Read more »
Justin Trudeau Sends Best Wishes After Donald & Melania Trump Test Postive For COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering his family’s best wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump and the first lady. Early Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump and… Read more »
Ontario Revises School Screening Guidelines, Asking Parents to Keep Kids Home for 24 Hours
Ontario is changing its COVID-19 symptom screening guidance for the province’s schools and child care centres. The province is now asking parents to keep their children home from school… Read more »
Ontario Raises Pay for Personal Support Workers to Boost Pandemic Recruitment Efforts
Ontario says it will give pay raises to personal support workers throughout the health-care system in a bid to recruit and retain them during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read more »
Markham Teen, Iman Vellani Set to Play Ms. Marvel a.k.a Kamala Khan
Marvel is casting Iman Vellani, a teenager from Markham, Ont. as Ms. Marvel in an upcoming series for Disney Plus. Iman Vellani will play Marvel’s first Muslim… Read more »
Casa Loma Cancels 2020 Legends of Horror a Day Before Opening
The spooky Halloween event held at Casa Loma grounds is cancelled as COVID-19 cases are soaring across Toronto. Legends of Horror is a 2 km self-guided walking… Read more »
Parents to Make Arrangements as Ontario’s In-School Vaccination Programs Moved to Clinics, Doctors’ Offices
Vaccines normally offered in school to Grade 7 students will instead be delivered at community clinics and doctors’ offices in parts of Ontario, meaning parents will have… Read more »
A Christmas Dining Experience Set Amidst Thousands of Lighted Candles is Coming to Alberta
The University of Alberta Botanic Garden’s Luminaria is returning for the whole month of December this Christmas. This popular event ignites the festive season with thousands of… Read more »
Plan a Romantic Getaway and Sleep Under the Stars at This Glamping Destination Near Edmonton
I’m sure by now you’ve come across at least, one picture of someone staying in those incredible geodesic domes on Instagram. We are also sure that you’ve… Read more »
Company Fires Staff Who Made Racist Comments at Edmonton Public School
A utility company says contract staff have been fired for making racist comments during a smudging ceremony at an Edmonton public school. Epcor says school officials reported… Read more »
Stay In or Escape from Ontario’s Haunted Jail
Do you and your friends love haunted escape rooms? Would you like to spend the night in a unique haunted escape room with your friends? If your… Read more »
Hit Up Calgary’s Delicious Pasta Festival If You Are Craving Comfort Food This Fall
If you’re a pasta lover I have good news for you. This national pasta month, you can give back to the community by eating all the pasta… Read more »
Ontario Tightens Long-Term Care Visitor Rules as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Ontario is restricting visitor access to long-term care homes in COVID-19 hot spots as cases surge in some parts of the province. Premier Doug Ford says that as… Read more »
This Haunted Campfire Experience in Ontario is the Spookiest Place to Visit with Friends this Halloween
Don’t you just love campfires! you’re sitting around the warm fire, roasting marshmallows and then someone decides to tell a spine-chilling story. If you’re one of those… Read more »
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning Beats Dallas Stars to Capture Stanley Cup in Six Games
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL’s top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at… Read more »
COVID-19 Restrictions & Mandatory Closures Coming for Quebec’s Biggest Cities as Infections Surge
Quebec moved its two biggest cities into the maximum COVID-19 alert level on Monday, closing bars, cinemas and other gathering spaces for 28 days, as COVID-19 infections continued… Read more »
Calgary Hospital Restricts Visitors, Postpones Surgeries as COVID-19 Infections Grow
A Calgary hospital was postponing surgeries and restricting visitors Monday as the number of people infected in multiple COVID-19 outbreaks climbed. Alberta Health Services said 26 patients… Read more »