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What are the Best Materials for Home Made Masks

With the CDC and Canadian Public Health officials recommending non-medical masks to protect others around you when you are in places where it is difficult to ensure proper… Read more »

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Visit Cherry Blossoms Online While Toronto Closes High Park During the Bloom Period

City of Toronto has announced that following the recommendations of the Medical Officer of Health, High Park cherry blossom festival will be virtual this year. High Park… Read more »

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Watch a Mustang Driver Doing Rubber-Burning Donuts in Downtown Toronto

One crazy driver decided to do stunt driving in downtown Toronto on Monday night. The person in a black-coloured Mustang took advantage of the empty streets outside… Read more »

Military Called in to Help RCMP Investigation of Shooting Rampage in Nova Scotia

Military Called in to Help RCMP Investigation of Shooting Rampage in Nova Scotia

The Canadian military has been called in to help the Nova Scotia RCMP investigate one of the largest mass murders in the country’s history. The military issued… Read more »

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Eligible Students to get $1250 to $1750 Under Canada Emergency Student Benefit From May to August

The federal government has announced more significant financial support for students and other young Canadians struggling to stay afloat and find jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new measures of nearly $9 billion include newly announced Canada Emergency Student Benefit and Canada Student Service Grant.

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Celebrate National Takeout Day With Great Kitchen Party

As COVID-19 emergency acts have closed sit down restaurants, to help save the foodservice industry, several hundred restaurant owners, chefs, culinary leaders and celebrities across Canada have… Read more »

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3M Files Lawsuit Against 2 Ontario Residents For Selling N95 Masks for $17

3M has launched a lawsuit Zhiyu Pu and Harmen Mander, directors of Caonic Systems, Inc., for falsely affiliating themselves with 3M to sell N95 respirators at exorbitant… Read more »

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The 2020 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo Cancelled

Calgary Expo organizers has announced 2020 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo will not be taking place. The festival which was supposed to take place on April 23-26… Read more »

Edmonton Folk Festival Cancels 2020 Edition

Edmonton Folk Festival Cancels 2020 Edition

Unfortunately, there won’t be a patch of grass waiting for you at Gallagher Park this summer to dance to all day and night long! Festival city‘s premier… Read more »

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Queen Elizabeth “Deeply Saddened” by the “Appalling” Events in Nova Scotia

Queen Elizabeth issued a statement this morning saying she and Prince Philip were “deeply saddened” by the “appalling” events, and sending condolences to those affected. The Queen… Read more »

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Make IKEA’s Swedish Meatballs – IKEA Meatballs Recipe

IKEA has shared the recipe for the famous meatballs served in its restaurants in the pictured step-by-step guide format. The recipe sure looks easier than putting together a piece of their flat-pack furniture.

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Need Cloth Masks? Shop These Canadian Designers

With the CDC and Canadian Public Health officials recommending non-medical masks to protect others around you when you are in places where it is difficult to ensure proper… Read more »

Shopify Offers Merchants Interest-Free, Cash Advances up to $500,000

Shopify Offers Merchants Interest-Free, Cash Advances up to $500,000

Shopify Inc. is offering interest-free cash advances to help companies that use its e-commerce products cope with the impacts of COVID-19. The Ottawa-based technology company says the… Read more »

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Three Employees of Calgary Co-op at Midtown Test Positive for COVID-19

The CEO of Calgary Co-op, Ken Keelor announced that three employees at the Co-op store at 1130 11 Avenue SW have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the statement released by the store, the three employees worked in the produce, meat and grocery sections of the store. The last date on which any of these employees worked was April 12, 2020.

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Suncor Salute: See Suncor Workers Paying Tribute to Essential Workers with Heavy Haulers

As people across the world fight COVID-19 pandemic, the frontline workers are being recognized and appreciated in creative ways across the world. Canadians are coming together to… Read more »

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Nova Scotia Shooting Suspect, Gabriel Wortman Dead

Latest Update: Probe Into Mass Killing in Nova Scotia Continues as Names of Victims Emerge: Investigators say a killer’s use of a mock police cruiser and an RCMP… Read more »

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From Egyptian Tombs to Monasteries: You Can Tour Egyptian Heritage Sites Virtually

All of us, travel enthusiasts have been travelling virtually for some time now. Adding on to this virtual experiences are virtual tours of historic sites in Egypt…. Read more »

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COVID-19: T&T Supermarket to Check Temperature of Customers

Most supermarkets have installed plexiglass barriers and have limited the number of customers inside the store at any time. Now, T&T Supermarket is going to provide a… Read more »

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University of Alberta Students Name a Plesiosaur, Dr. Deeno Hinshaw

Our Public Health Officers are the face of Canada’s fight against COVID-19 and they are all being honoured in various ways across the country. Recently, the famous… Read more »

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Harness Your Magical Powers with Harry Potter at Home

From the time the first Harry Potter book was released in June 1997, kids of all ages have been under its spell. With the world now focusing… Read more »

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City of Calgary Guidelines for Using City Parks and Pathways

As sunny skies are in the forecast for Southern Alberta, the City of Calgary has issued a set of guidelines for using City parks and pathways during… Read more »

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NCC Opening Ottawa’s Queen Elizabeth Driveway For Cyclists and Pedestrians From April 18

National Capital Region Commission is closing a section of Queen Elizabeth Driveway to motor vehicle traffic, so that residents who live in the dense surrounding areas can… Read more »

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Low Income Ontario Students Will Get Free iPads with Free Rogers Wireless Data

The Ontario government has announced that iPads are being purchased and distributed by Ontario school boards, pre-equipped with free Rogers LTE wireless data for low-income students. The… Read more »

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Alberta Parks Suspends Camping Reservations up to May 19, 2020

Alberta Parks has suspended camping reservations up to and including May 19. The suspension will remain until the Chief Medical Officer of Health is confident the health… Read more »