Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAn agreement between Canada and the U.S. to close the border to all non-essential travel amid the will be extended by another 30 days, the prime minister announced on Saturday.The mutual agreement, which was put in place last month, was set to expire on April 21.“Canada and the United States have agreed to extend by another 30 days the border measures that are currently in place,” said Prime Minister during his daily update on the country’s COVID-19 response.“This is an important decision and one that will keep people on both...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAn agreement between Canada and the U.S. to close the border to all non-essential travel amid the will be extended by another 30 days, the prime minister announced on Saturday.The mutual agreement, which was put in place last month, was set to expire on April 21.“Canada and the United States have agreed to extend by another 30 days the border measures that are currently in place,” said Prime Minister during his daily update on the country’s COVID-19 response.“This is an important decision and one that will keep people on both...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAScientists say they’ve “engineered” a mutant bacterial enzyme that can easily break down plastic bottles for recycling in a matter of hours.Originally by researchers in 2012, the enzyme reduces the bottles to their initial chemical building blocks which are then recycled to make brand new bottles.The new and improved enzyme was unveiled in a Wednesday in the journal Nature. The team behind the development claimed that even though enzymes of the same kind have been manufactured before, none have come close to the same...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAScientists say they’ve “engineered” a mutant bacterial enzyme that can easily break down plastic bottles for recycling in a matter of hours.Originally by researchers in 2012, the enzyme reduces the bottles to their initial chemical building blocks which are then recycled to make brand new bottles.The new and improved enzyme was unveiled in a Wednesday in the journal Nature. The team behind the development claimed that even though enzymes of the same kind have been manufactured before, none have come close to the same...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s public health agency says it’s monitoring of two variants — first thought to have originated in the U.K. and California — combining to make one heavily-mutated hybrid.“We are aware of the reports coming out of California about the combination of two variants of the coronavirus and are closely monitoring the situation and other genetic variants of the virus that causes COVID-19,” the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in an emailed statement to Global News.“We are working with international partners, including the...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s public health agency says it’s monitoring of two variants — first thought to have originated in the U.K. and California — combining to make one heavily-mutated hybrid.“We are aware of the reports coming out of California about the combination of two variants of the coronavirus and are closely monitoring the situation and other genetic variants of the virus that causes COVID-19,” the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in an emailed statement to Global News.“We are working with international partners, including the...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAACanada hit yet another grim milestone Tuesday as the country’s death toll from the novel surpassed 10,000.Canada crossed the milestone as provinces added 28 new deaths, bringing the country’s fatalities to 10,001. Another 2,672 new cases have been announced so far on Tuesday, with the country’s total coronavirus infections now standing at 222,654.The milestone, which has only been reached by 20 other nations according to a tally kept by , comes amid a second wave of the virus that has shattered new case records across...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAACanada hit yet another grim milestone Tuesday as the country’s death toll from the novel surpassed 10,000.Canada crossed the milestone as provinces added 28 new deaths, bringing the country’s fatalities to 10,001. Another 2,672 new cases have been announced so far on Tuesday, with the country’s total coronavirus infections now standing at 222,654.The milestone, which has only been reached by 20 other nations according to a tally kept by , comes amid a second wave of the virus that has shattered new case records across...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe authors of a new paper that found increasingly concrete evidence that is “predominantly” airborne say that we need to be focusing on preventing infections in indoor settings, and rethinking how ventilation systems either help spread or dissipate the virus.A published Thursday from epidemiologists and experts across both Canada, U.S. and the U.K. found an overwhelming amount of evidence that the disease was spread through aerosols — tiny airborne particles that come from people’s mouths when they breathe, talk or...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe authors of a new paper that found increasingly concrete evidence that is “predominantly” airborne say that we need to be focusing on preventing infections in indoor settings, and rethinking how ventilation systems either help spread or dissipate the virus.A published Thursday from epidemiologists and experts across both Canada, U.S. and the U.K. found an overwhelming amount of evidence that the disease was spread through aerosols — tiny airborne particles that come from people’s mouths when they breathe, talk or...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAs the fallout of a widespread ban on conservative and far-right social media accounts — including those of U.S. President — begins to clear, several prominent figures have taken to expressing their opinions online.Among them is Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who tweeted Saturday he thought Trump’s Twitter suspension was “an unacceptable act of censorship.”Navalny reasoned in a thread that the ban was a decision based on “emotions” and “personal political preferences” as other accounts belonging to other controversial...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAs the fallout of a widespread ban on conservative and far-right social media accounts — including those of U.S. President — begins to clear, several prominent figures have taken to expressing their opinions online.Among them is Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who tweeted Saturday he thought Trump’s Twitter suspension was “an unacceptable act of censorship.”Navalny reasoned in a thread that the ban was a decision based on “emotions” and “personal political preferences” as other accounts belonging to other controversial...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe federal is calling for the Proud Boys to be designated as a terrorist organization.In a tweet Thursday, NDP Leader announced a petition calling for the Proud Boys to be banned, citing their role in helping “execute” the mob attack by U.S. President supporters on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. the day before.“Yesterday was an act of domestic terrorism,” read Singh’s tweet.Yesterday was an act of domestic terrorism.The Proud Boys helped execute it.Their founder is Canadian.They operate in Canada, right now.And, I am calling for...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe federal is calling for the Proud Boys to be designated as a terrorist organization.In a tweet Thursday, NDP Leader announced a petition calling for the Proud Boys to be banned, citing their role in helping “execute” the mob attack by U.S. President supporters on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. the day before.“Yesterday was an act of domestic terrorism,” read Singh’s tweet.Yesterday was an act of domestic terrorism.The Proud Boys helped execute it.Their founder is Canadian.They operate in Canada, right now.And, I am calling for...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s death toll from the novel pandemic has now surpassed 13,000, according to updated public health data released on Thursday.The milestone comes amid another 126 deaths reportedly linked to the virus, which pushes the national death toll to 13,109. Thursday’s fatalities now stand as the highest daily reported death toll in seven months, after 139 more deaths were reported on June 4.Another 6,738 new cases of COVID-19 were also announced by health authorities Thursday, raising Canada’s total infections to 441,705. To date,...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s death toll from the novel pandemic has now surpassed 13,000, according to updated public health data released on Thursday.The milestone comes amid another 126 deaths reportedly linked to the virus, which pushes the national death toll to 13,109. Thursday’s fatalities now stand as the highest daily reported death toll in seven months, after 139 more deaths were reported on June 4.Another 6,738 new cases of COVID-19 were also announced by health authorities Thursday, raising Canada’s total infections to 441,705. To date,...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAErin O’Toole to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.The Ontario MP, who will take over the party’s top job from , won by a margin of over 4,700 points on Sunday.A record 174,849 ballots were cast in the virtual leadership convention, with O’Toole beating out former Conservative minister , Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis and MP Derek Sloan.“Today you have given me a clear mission: to unite our party, to champion our conservative principles, to show Canadians what we know so well: that Justin Trudeau and his team...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAErin O’Toole to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.The Ontario MP, who will take over the party’s top job from , won by a margin of over 4,700 points on Sunday.A record 174,849 ballots were cast in the virtual leadership convention, with O’Toole beating out former Conservative minister , Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis and MP Derek Sloan.“Today you have given me a clear mission: to unite our party, to champion our conservative principles, to show Canadians what we know so well: that Justin Trudeau and his team...WW…