Test and trace. Test and trace. As provinces start cautiously to restart public life after weeks of lockdown, that’s the mantra from politicians and public health officials alike.
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
Quebec will move forward with plans to restart non-essential surgeries and allow stores and daycares in the Montreal area to reopen as the province reported its lowest number of COVID-19 deaths in over a month.
The commanding officer of the Snowbirds defended the safety of his team’s decades-old aircraft and said he hopes the squad will fly again, one day after the fatal crash that has put the Canadian Forces aerobatics program under renewed scrutiny.
The commanding officer of the Snowbirds defended the reliabilityof his team’s decades-old aircraft and said he hopes said the squad will fly again, one day after a fatal crash that has put the safety of the Canadian Forces aerobatics program under fresh scrutiny.
One of the finest writers to ever come out of Nova Scotia once wrote that Canada had “no proper spring,” and that it was “always skipped when winter leaped right into summer.”
SEOUL, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF—A South Korean professional soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match Sunday in Seoul.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—The use of saliva to polish cricket balls is set to be prohibited as part of changes to regulations recommended by the sport’s world governing body during the coronavirus pandemic.
VANCOUVER—The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says one of its employees, an Indigenous woman, was the victim of a racially motivated attack Friday evening.
Although real estate has taken a thrashing during the COVID-19 pandemic, cottages might become a hot commodity throughout the summer, some realtors say.
Tick tick tick. Time is running out at Toronto city hall. When City Manager Chris Murray first told us about the financial crisis facing the city’s government caused by COVID-19 on April 3, he reported that the city — taking a hit of about $65 million each and every week — had about enough funds to sustain operations through June 1.
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
Although Donald Trump’s suggestion that we give bleach injections a shot received the lion’s share of attention at his infamous April 23 “news” conference, let’s not forget he also floated the idea of finding a way to get UV rays into our bodies, based on his notion that the sun killed SARS-CoV-2.
Premier Doug Ford routinely talks about the financial challenges of the pandemic and how the provincial government, with Ottawa’s support, will be there to help. That’s been true for renters and landlords, families and seniors, workers and business owners.
March 12, 2020. A day of bliss for many high school students. Two weeks and a March break away from the agonies of chemistry labs, trigonometry tests, and essays. Two weeks and a March break purely dedicated to binge watching Friends, baking to our heart’s/stomach’s content, and determining which Ordinary products will clear up our breakouts. Two weeks and a March break away for doing absolutely nothing which to any lazy person is absolutely everything you could want.
HOUSTON—Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe was released from a Houston hospital Sunday after a stay in intensive care because of the coronavirus.
The Snowbirds aerobatics team was scheduled to make a trip from Kamloops to Vernon, B.C., on Sunday as part of Operation Inspiration during the COVID-19 pandemic.