B.C. Slams Pause On Restart Plan For 2 Weeks After COVID Cases Spike
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s provincial health officer says dangerously high and rapid increases in COVID-19 cases has forced a reversal of the restart plan for two weeks in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions. Dr. Bonnie Henry says residents in those areas need to significantly reduce their social activities in their homes, for travel,…
Ontario's New Seniors' Tax Credit Is Really A Gift To Real Estate Lobby
TORONTO — Ontario’s 2020 budget delivered a number of policies the province’s business lobby had asked for — including one tax credit that the government painted as a gift to seniors. “Since the beginning [of the COVID-19 pandemic], we have promised to be there to help those struggling the most … This starts with giving back…
Joe Biden Promises 'Time To Heal' In Victory Speech
President-elect Joe Biden accepted the job Saturday night in a speech from his home state of Delaware, promising to rebuild a country torn apart by multiple crises after four years of chaotic rule from President Donald Trump. “I pledge to be a president who does not seek to divide, but unify, who doesn’t see red…
U.S. Election 2020: Biden Defeats Trump To Become Next U.S. President
Joe Biden is projected to become the next president of the United States after an election that was historic, messy, chaotic and uncertain. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will be with him as vice president, the first woman, Black person and Asian American to ever hold the position. The decisive call came in Pennsylvania, which gave Biden the…
Drones in the Arctic: New Tools for Risky Drilling?
Environmentalists cheered the news in April that ConocoPhillips had halted its plans for risky Arctic drilling. However, any fears that its stopping of fossil fuel exploitation in the harsh environment was only temporary may be confirmed by a move this month by the oil and gas giant. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), ConocoPhillips…
Williams ‘set-up breakthroughs’ bode well for team – Russell
George Russell believes a series of recent “set-up breakthroughs’ for Williams’ FW43 have boosted the team’s prospects relative to its Alfa Romeo and Haas rivals. Williams’ Emilia Romagna GP was marked by Russell’s costly blunder that occurred when the young Briton lost control of his car behind the Safety Car in the latter part of…
Ontario Budget Revives $200 Child Benefit, Plans To Offer Staycation Rebate
Ontario parents, seniors and those looking to have a “staycation” amid the pandemic next year are all getting a boost from the provincial government. It’s giving parents with children aged 12 and under a $200 payment. The benefit is $250 for parents of children and youth 21 or younger who have special needs. The money…
Toronto Woman Arrested In Death Of Iranian-Canadian Activist Mehdi Amin
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the suspicious death of Mehdi Amin, an Iranian dissident who was found dead in a Markham, Ont. home in October. York Regional Police located a missing vehicle believed to be connected to the investigation in Toronto on Oct. 30, they said in a Thursday press release. Police…
Alberta Suspends Most Contact Tracing. Here's How To Do It Yourself.
The second wave of COVID-19 infections continues to surge across North America, and it’s starting to overwhelm health officials’ ability to trace all of the contacts of confirmed cases. Click Here: Bape Kid 1st Camo Ape Head rompers After health Toronto officials announced they were suspending some contact tracing in early October, now an entire…
LAX Gunman Carried Note with Anti-Government Message
Officials involved with the investigation into Friday’s shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport, which left one TSA agent dead and several more wounded, said that the gunman apprehended was carrying a note with “antigovernment and anti-T.S.A. ramblings.” That individual, identified as 23-year old Ciancia, was shot and wounded during the episode but has survived…