Ontario NDP Calls for Public Inquiry Into Long-Term Care, but Ford Won’t Commit
Ontario’s official Opposition called on the government Tuesday to hold a public inquiry into the province’s long-term care system, and while Premier Doug Ford promised a review,… Read more »
The 12 Outstanding Designs that Won 2020 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts have announced the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture. The awards… Read more »
Toronto Zoo Shares the Birth Story of Arctic Wolf Pups
The Arctic wolf pack at the Toronto Zoo has some brand new additions and a terrible loss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTmfk9ir19U The zoo reported that both adult Arctic wolf females,… Read more »
City of Calgary Allows Restaurants to Expand Patios to Sidewalks and Parking Areas During the First Stage of Alberta’s Relaunch
Restaurants in Alberta will be allowed to reopen for seated dining at 50 per cent capacity from May 14. In order to aid restaurants to maximise the… Read more »
Alberta Launches Reopening Guidelines for Businesses Including Restaurants, Hair Salons, and Museums
The government of Alberta has launched online guidance documents to support businesses during Alberta’s phased relaunch detailing measures to implement during reopening phases. The Bizconnect webpage provides… Read more »
ShopHERE: Toronto Launches Program to Help Local Businesses Open Free Online Stores
The city of Toronto has launched ShopHERE, a program to help Toronto independent businesses and artists open a free online store to minimize the economic impact of… Read more »
Victoria Mayor Wants to Aid Restaurant Recovery by Expanding Outdoor Patios to Sidewalks and Streets Closed to Traffic
Victoria’s mayor says she wants to give the city’s restaurants, pubs and retailers more space to reopen successfully with a plan that could expand outdoor patios to sidewalks, parking lots and streets… Read more »
Ontario Permits Proms and End of the Year Ceremonies, Asks School Boards to Reschedule Functions
Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce through a statement announced that school boards, subject to local COVID-19 health and safety limitations, can proceed with celebrations of student… Read more »
Nova Scotia Mass Killer’s Semi-Automatic Guns Believed to Have Come From U.S.
The RCMP says three of the four semi-automatic weapons used by a gunman during last month’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia are believed to have come from the United States.
The federal force says in a news release today that only one of the guns could be traced back to a source in Canada.
Federal Government Announces Financing Help for the Country’s Biggest Companies
The country’s largest employers will soon be able to land federal financing to help weather the COVID-19 economic crisis, but are being warned they’ll need to open themselves… Read more »
Army & Navy Closes Stores After 101 Years in Business, Cites COVID-19
Family-owned Army & Navy says it has become a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic and will permanently close its department stores after 101 years in business in Western… Read more »
Ontario Reopens Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves From May 11
The Ontario government has reversed the earlier decision of provincial parks closure until May 31. Today, the Government announced that it is opening provincial parks and conservation… Read more »
Canadian Snowbirds Cancel Southern Ontario Flyover Scheduled for May 9
The Canadian Snowbirds were planning to flypast parts of Southern Ontario today as part of the cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle… Read more »
What is Open From May 8 in Prince Edward Island — “Renew PEI, Together”
Good news! There is no need to think about “two-household bubble mediation services” as Mother’s Day approaches. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison announced a further… Read more »
Canada Rejects Eight Million Made in China N95 Masks
The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 masks from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million masks made in China failed to meet specifications. The office… Read more »
University of Calgary Researchers Develop 30 Minute Rapid Test For COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine have developed a simple yet rapid method to test for COVID-19. The test can have results within… Read more »
Calgary Business Charged for Marking up Essentials by 200% to 400%
Alberta has charged a Calgary-based supply company with COVID-19 price gouging, but the company’s owner says he himself is paying massively inflated prices just to bring in… Read more »
Calgary Transit Temporarily Removing 25 Routes Due to Revenue Loss
Calgary Transit is reducing service hours by 30 per cent from the March 2020 levels effective May 25, 2020 as COVID-19 caused significant reduction in Calgary Transit’s… Read more »
Manitoba is Ordering up to One Million Made-in-Manitoba Innovative Reusable N95 Masks
Manitoba government has announced that it is planning to purchase up to one million made-in-Manitoba N95 reusable silicone masks. In early April, the government issued an Expression… Read more »
Toronto Raptors Permitted Limited Access to OVO Centre
The Toronto Raptors will be allowed limited access to OVO Athletic Centre as of Monday, two months after the NBA suspended play due to COVID-19.
The Raptors and Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd., announced guidelines — including just one player in the building at a time — to permit workouts at the practice facility just west of downtown Toronto.The safeguards including allowing only access to the court. Locker rooms, medical facilities, offices, the weight room, and other areas of the building will remain closed.
A Daughter’s Account of Pain, Joy, Love Amid Her Father’s Long COVID-19 Battle
Initially, this was a tale about a raw struggle for a 69-year-old man who’d rarely had more than a common cold during his life before the pandemic. The 39-year-old documented how her father gradually came off the ventilator and the “intensive care delirium” in the four days after the tracheotomy. It is a record Marshall is confident her father will soon start to go through in detail, filling in the gaps of weeks in his life — as his strength returns.
COVID-19: What is Allowed/Open in Toronto Parks
As Ontario takes basic steps in reopening by allowing garden centres, hardware stores to open, the city of Toronto also has made changes to the way parks… Read more »
Home Depot Stores in Ontario Will Reopen From May 9
Home Depot Stores will be open from Saturday, May 9 for in-store shopping. Garden centres in Ontario stores will open on May 8th. Home Depot said that some stores might temporarily pause curbside or in-store pick-up orders and Ontario stores will not be accepting returns until May 19.
Toronto Based Carpet Company is Making Social Distancing Carpets
Now that Canada is slowly reopening with strict physical distancing guidelines, a carpet company that specialises in supplying carpets for events have introduced a brand new carpet… Read more »