Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAFor several months, U.S. President and his officials have cast a fog of promises meant to reassure a country in the throes of the . Trump and his team haven’t delivered on critical ones.They talk numbers. Bewildering numbers about masks on the way. About tests being taken. About ships sailing to the rescue, breathing machines being built and shipped, field hospitals popping up, aircraft laden with supplies from abroad, dollars flowing to crippled businesses.Piercing that fog is the bottom-line reality that Americans are going...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAFor several months, U.S. President and his officials have cast a fog of promises meant to reassure a country in the throes of the . Trump and his team haven’t delivered on critical ones.They talk numbers. Bewildering numbers about masks on the way. About tests being taken. About ships sailing to the rescue, breathing machines being built and shipped, field hospitals popping up, aircraft laden with supplies from abroad, dollars flowing to crippled businesses.Piercing that fog is the bottom-line reality that Americans are going...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario’s Landlord and Tenant Board is set to begin processing thousands of eviction applications Tuesday, as pressure from tenant advocacy groups to try and extend a ban on evictions continues to mount amid the“This week we are looking at a situation where the enforcement of outstanding eviction orders and the making of new eviction orders by the Landlord and Tenant Board can continue,” said Cole Webber, a legal worker with Parkdale Community Legal Services.The province ended its moratorium on residential evictions in late July —...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario’s Landlord and Tenant Board is set to begin processing thousands of eviction applications Tuesday, as pressure from tenant advocacy groups to try and extend a ban on evictions continues to mount amid the“This week we are looking at a situation where the enforcement of outstanding eviction orders and the making of new eviction orders by the Landlord and Tenant Board can continue,” said Cole Webber, a legal worker with Parkdale Community Legal Services.The province ended its moratorium on residential evictions in late July —...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada added 1,085 new cases of the novel on Wednesday, marking the fifth day in a row the country has seen a daily increase of more than 1,000.The new infections bring the country’s total case count to 147,612.Health authorities also said 10 more people have died after contracting the virus.Story continues below advertisementSince the pandemic began, the virus has claimed 9,244 lives in Canada.The new cases come as Prime Minister said some regions in Canada are already experiencing a second wave of the virus.“In our four biggest...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada added 1,085 new cases of the novel on Wednesday, marking the fifth day in a row the country has seen a daily increase of more than 1,000.The new infections bring the country’s total case count to 147,612.Health authorities also said 10 more people have died after contracting the virus.Story continues below advertisementSince the pandemic began, the virus has claimed 9,244 lives in Canada.The new cases come as Prime Minister said some regions in Canada are already experiencing a second wave of the virus.“In our four biggest...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAPrime Minister says Canada is not drawing “firm conclusions” on allegations that the novel — which has now caused devastation worldwide — came from a lab in the city of .Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trudeau said Canada has been working with its Five Eyes partners — on “various” pieces of intelligence regarding the outbreak.But, he said it is “too early to draw firm conclusions.”Trudeau said Canada will continue to work with intelligence and allies around the world to “find answers to the many questions people are asking.”...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAPrime Minister says Canada is not drawing “firm conclusions” on allegations that the novel — which has now caused devastation worldwide — came from a lab in the city of .Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trudeau said Canada has been working with its Five Eyes partners — on “various” pieces of intelligence regarding the outbreak.But, he said it is “too early to draw firm conclusions.”Trudeau said Canada will continue to work with intelligence and allies around the world to “find answers to the many questions people are asking.”...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe City of Vancouver is experiencing significant revenue shortfalls and additional costs related to its response, and now taxpayers are on the hook for another expense resulting from a few people flouting pandemic restrictions.The Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on fencing to prevent scofflaws from accessing closed playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas.“We’ve all been home for a while now. I think that people are starting to feel that they’re hopeful or ready to get back out into the world and I...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe City of Vancouver is experiencing significant revenue shortfalls and additional costs related to its response, and now taxpayers are on the hook for another expense resulting from a few people flouting pandemic restrictions.The Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on fencing to prevent scofflaws from accessing closed playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas.“We’ve all been home for a while now. I think that people are starting to feel that they’re hopeful or ready to get back out into the world and I...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier criticized a group protesting -related restrictions at Queen’s Park on Saturday, the second such event in as many weeks.Ford said he observed the Canadian flag being held upside down at the protest, which he called “the utmost disrespect.”“What just burns me up more than anything, more than them standing out there, is I look out the window and I see our Canadian flag being flown upside down,” Ford said a press conference.Story continues below advertisement“That’s the utmost disrespect to the men and women that are...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAOntario Premier criticized a group protesting -related restrictions at Queen’s Park on Saturday, the second such event in as many weeks.Ford said he observed the Canadian flag being held upside down at the protest, which he called “the utmost disrespect.”“What just burns me up more than anything, more than them standing out there, is I look out the window and I see our Canadian flag being flown upside down,” Ford said a press conference.Story continues below advertisement“That’s the utmost disrespect to the men and women that are...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAALondon Drugs is clearing some shelf space in select stores to give local small businesses the chance to sell their goods.The company says any small business in Western Canada that has had to close due to can submit products for consideration.“This is a really hard time for many small businesses, and we are in a unique position in these challenging times where we can really help out,” Clint Mahlman, president and COO of London Drugs, said in a release. Story continues below advertisement“As a 75-year-old Canadian owned and operated...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAALondon Drugs is clearing some shelf space in select stores to give local small businesses the chance to sell their goods.The company says any small business in Western Canada that has had to close due to can submit products for consideration.“This is a really hard time for many small businesses, and we are in a unique position in these challenging times where we can really help out,” Clint Mahlman, president and COO of London Drugs, said in a release. Story continues below advertisement“As a 75-year-old Canadian owned and operated...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAForecasters say a record-breaking 29th named storm has formed in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in said late Monday night that Subtropical Storm Theta has emerged in the open northeast Atlantic and poses no immediate threat to land.Subtropical Storm has developed tonight in the Northeast Atlantic, the 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.This breaks the single season record for the most named storms previously held by the 2005 Hurricane Season.Details: — National Hurricane...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAForecasters say a record-breaking 29th named storm has formed in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in said late Monday night that Subtropical Storm Theta has emerged in the open northeast Atlantic and poses no immediate threat to land.Subtropical Storm has developed tonight in the Northeast Atlantic, the 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.This breaks the single season record for the most named storms previously held by the 2005 Hurricane Season.Details: — National Hurricane...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAs public health guidelines continue to recommend a two-metre space between people in an effort to slow the spread of the novel , a recently published study led by Western University researchers shows that distance is not far enough if someone coughs.Research for the study took place inside the Western University mechanical and materials engineering department’s “cough chamber” during the 2017-18 influenza season.On April 14, the university announced the findings have now been published in the journal Indoor Air and will be the...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAAs public health guidelines continue to recommend a two-metre space between people in an effort to slow the spread of the novel , a recently published study led by Western University researchers shows that distance is not far enough if someone coughs.Research for the study took place inside the Western University mechanical and materials engineering department’s “cough chamber” during the 2017-18 influenza season.On April 14, the university announced the findings have now been published in the journal Indoor Air and will be the...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAInc on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President , which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the .The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, in which Trump claimed that children are “almost immune” to .“This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19, which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation,” a Facebook spokesman said.A tweet containing the video that was posted by the Trump...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAInc on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President , which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the .The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, in which Trump claimed that children are “almost immune” to .“This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19, which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation,” a Facebook spokesman said.A tweet containing the video that was posted by the Trump...WW…