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Costco Launches Same-day Grocery Delivery Across Canada; Membership Not Required
Costco has partnered with Instcart and has launched same-day delivery from 76 Costco warehouses across Canada. Canadians can shop online from Costco’s wide assortment of items including… Read more »
PHAC: Do Not Eat Red Onions Imported from U.S. Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Public Health Agency of Canada is asking Canadians to throw away or return red onions imported from the USA due to possible Salmonella contamination. PHAC says as of… Read more »
Ottawa Imposes Stricter Rules for Americans Travelling Through Canada to Alaska
The federal government is tightening the rules for non−essential American travellers passing through Canada en route to Alaska, in order to reduce the time spent in the country… Read more »
Health Canada Approves Remdesivir For Treatment of COVID-19
Health Canada has approved Remdesivir with conditions for the treatment of COVID-19 and this is the first drug authorized in Canada for COVID-19 treatment. The drug Remdesivir… Read more »
North Vancouver Park Closed After Black Bear Bites 10-Year-Old Girl
British Columbia conservation officers say they believe a black bear that bit a young girl in North Vancouver Friday was food-conditioned and habituated to humans. The Conservation… Read more »
Parents Should Prep a Plan B in Case Full-Time School Foiled: Premier
British Columbia Premier John Horgan says parents should prepare for a full return to classrooms this fall but also have a backup plan in case the COVID-19… Read more »
Statistics Canada: Annual Inflation 0.7% in June 2020
Statistics Canada says the consumer price index for June was up 0.7 per cent compared with one year ago, ending a run of negative inflation that began… Read more »
Poll Suggests Parents Want Students to Don Masks at School in Fall
Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the… Read more »
Feds Increase Canada Child Benefit (CCB) For 2020-21 Year Effective July 20
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen, announced that it is increasing Canada Child Benefit (CCB) effective July 20 for the 2020–21 benefit year to… Read more »
B.C. Premier Apologizes, Says He Misspoke on Comments About Drug Addiction
British Columbia’s premier is apologizing for comments he made Thursday comparing the COVID-19 pandemic to the province’s ongoing opioid crisis. B.C. set a new record of 175… Read more »
U of T Test Confirms ‘Self Cleaning’ TrioMed Mask Deactivates Coronavirus; Masks Available Online to Purchase
i3 BioMedical Inc. says the University of Toronto scientists tested and established that the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, cannot be recovered after being applied to the… Read more »
Quebec Company Begins Human Testing of ‘Vegan’ COVID-19 Vaccine Based on Tobacco-Like Plant
Medicago, a Quebec biopharmaceutical company says the company has started Phase 1 clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine. Drugmakers are racing to make a successful vaccine; with… Read more »
Blake Shelton to Hold Concert at Select Drive-In Theatres Across Canada
Encore Drive-In Nights presents Blake Shelton with Very Special Guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. As per the news release, “the concert will be created exclusively for… Read more »
A Quick Look at June 2020 Unemployment Rate in Canadian Provinces and Cities
Canada’s national unemployment rate was 12.3 per cent in June. A quick look at Canada’s June employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 12.3… Read more »
WE Details Thousands in Fees for Trudeaus as Volunteers Await Revamped Program
The WE organization has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family, it acknowledged Thursday, as organizations that… Read more »
Confusion, Frustration Abound as Feds Weigh Options for $900M Student Program
Anxious students and non-profit groups say they’re frustrated over a lack of answers from the federal government as they wait to hear what will happen to the $900-million… Read more »
Orphaned Grizzly Bear Cubs From Alberta Find New Home at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
The Greater Vancouver Zoo says it is now home to three grizzly bear cubs that would have otherwise been euthanized. It says in a statement the cubs… Read more »
‘Free-Range’ Father Who Taught Kids to Ride Bus Wins Court Challenge
A father of five who taught his children take public transit by themselves has won an appeal against a B.C. ministry that told him he had to… Read more »
Canada Restricts Dealings, Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong Over New Security Law
Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory,… Read more »
All Five of Canada’s Big Banks Join Anti-Hate Advertising Boycott of Facebook
All five of Canada’s biggest banks are joining an international boycott of Facebook over concerns that the platform is complicit in promoting racism, violence and misinformation. Scotiabank,… Read more »
Lululemon Buys In-Home Fitness Company Mirror
Lululemon Athletica Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire in−home fitness company Mirror. The deal is valued at $500 million and will see the Vancouver−based athleticwear brand take over New York−based… Read more »
COVID-19 Interactive Travel Map: Canadian Travel & Tourism Website Lets You Know Where You Can Travel Now
Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable has launched a website that lets you know where you can travel now – whether it is interprovincial travel or international travel…. Read more »
PM: Canada Almost Self-Sufficient in PPE as Canadian Businesses Step Up
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient.
Playland and a Modified PNE Fair Will Be Part of Vancouver’s 2020 Summer Scene
Pacific National Exhibition organisers announced that Playland Amusement Park will reopen on July 10th and PNE Fair will return with a drive-through format. PNE will also hold… Read more »