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Here is How You Can Get Kraft Dinner’s Pink Candy-Flavoured Mac and Cheese for Valentine’s Day
Kraft Canada is launching a limited-edition Candy KD for Valentine’s Day. The exclusive pink Candy KD features hints of sweet candy. Brian Neumann, Senior Brand Manager, Brand… Read more »
Outdoor Skating, Tobogganing: Recreational Activities Allowed During Ontario’s Stay-at-Home Order Starting Jan 14th
Ontario has issued an order requiring residents to stay at home starting Thursday, Jan 14th, except for essential activities. Stay-at-home order requires everyone to remain at home… Read more »
What is Open/Allowed During Ontario’s Stay-at-Home Order Starting January 14
Ontario has issued an order requiring residents to stay at home starting Thursday, January 14, 2021at 12:01 a.m. for 28 days aimed at limiting people’s mobility and reducing the number of daily contacts with those outside an immediate household.
2021 Astronomical Calendar: Look Up to Enjoy These Celestial Events this Year
Stargazers in 2021 can look forward to an even more impressive lineup of events from supermoons, lunar eclipses, meteor showers as well as a solar eclipse.
January 9-10: See Rare Triple Conjunction This Weekend
December 21st of 2020 witnessed the great conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn. This year skywatchers will be able to see rare three-planet conjunction of planets Mercury,… Read more »
Most Popular Canadian Destinations for Do-it-Yourself Movers According to U-Haul
U-Haul has revealed the most popular Canadian cities and provinces for DIY movers after analysing migration patterns from 2020. U-Haul’s expansive network of more than 22,000 U-Haul… Read more »
Ottawa Urged To Ban CEO Bonuses If Wage Subsidy Paid And Add Top COVID Tax Bracket
The federal government is being urged to explicitly prevent Canada’s highest paid CEOs from getting bonuses if their companies obtained wage subsidies. “The wage subsidy in Canada… Read more »
Health Experts Urge More Preventive Action To Curb Aerosol Spread Of Covid-19
Hundreds of scientists, doctors and other health experts from across Canada are calling for more aggressive measures to stop airborne spread of COVID-19. The experts include more… Read more »
Man Arrested After Dog ‘Forcefully’ Taken From Woman Walking On Whitby Street
Police in Durham Region say a man has been arrested and charged after a dog was stolen from a woman on a Whitby, Ont., street. They say… Read more »
January 4th: Today in History
Today in History for January 4th: In 1493, Columbus sailed for Spain from the New World on his ship, the ‘Nina.’ In 1581, James Ussher, archbishop of… Read more »
January 1: Today in History
Today in History for Jan 1: On this date: In 1622, the Roman Catholic church adopted Jan. 1 as the beginning of the year, rather than March… Read more »
January 2/3: See 2021’s First Meteor Shower
The coming of the new year heralds another celestial event – the Quadrantid Meteor Shower. This annual shower usually runs from the end of December to the… Read more »
Negative COVID-19 Test Required For Air Travellers to Canada Starting Jan.7
Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding and may have to quarantine in a federal facility if… Read more »
Feds Enlist IBM To Help Design Gun Buyback Program
The Trudeau government has awarded a contract to IBM Canada to support the development, design and implementation of a buyback program for recently prohibited firearms. The contract… Read more »
Canada’s Airlines Say Border Testing Could Cause Confusion For Airlines, Passengers
The National Airlines Council of Canada said there are still major issues that need to be addressed as Ottawa plans a COVID-19 testing requirement for air passengers… Read more »
Rod Phillips Resigns As Finance Minister Following Caribbean Vacation
Ontario’s finance minister resigned from his cabinet position Thursday, hours after returning from a Caribbean vacation amid a provincewide lockdown. Rod Phillips travelled to St. Barts on… Read more »
Ontario Hits Record 3,328 New COVID-19 Cases, 56 Deaths on Dec 31
Ontario is reporting 3,328 new COVID-19 cases today – a new daily record – and 56 deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there… Read more »
Christmas Trees Are for the Birds: Nature Conservancy Says Keep Old Trees in Backyard
Old Christmas trees belong in the backyard instead of out front on the curb, says the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Andrew Holland, spokesman for the advocacy group,… Read more »
Rod Phillips Return From St. Barts, Will Discuss His Political Future With Ford
Ontario’s finance minister returned from a Caribbean vacation on Thursday amid a provincial lockdown, acknowledging the decision to go on a personal trip during the pandemic may… Read more »
Ford Says He Knew of Phillips’ Trip 2 Weeks Ago, Should Have Asked Him to Return Then
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he found out his finance minister was travelling abroad roughly two week ago, and should have pushed then for his immediate return…. Read more »
Ontario to Release Order, Timeframe for Population Groups to Get COVID-19 Shots
Ontario will lay out the order and timeframe in which specific population groups will be immunized against COVID-19, possibly within the next few weeks. Dr. Dirk Huyer,… Read more »
Air Travellers Will Soon Have to Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Arrival in Canada
All passengers on flights entering Canada will require a negative PCR test three days before their arrival.
Ontario Sets New Record High as Daily COVID-19 Cases Near 3,000 on Dec 30
Ontario is reporting 2,923 new cases of COVID-19 today, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic. The province also logged 19 new deaths related… Read more »
Iran Allocates $150K to Families of Ukraine Crash Victims
Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces… Read more »