Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation.
Author: CAMILLE BAINS, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hudson’s Bay will keep Queen Street location closed during lockdown
Hudson’s Bay says their Queen Street location will be closed starting Tuesday after remaining open on Monday to shoppers despite Toronto being in a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
After weeks of fraught delay, the federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election on Monday and gave the green light for co-operation on a transition of power. The move came after President Donald Trump suffered yet more legal and procedural defeats in his seemingly futile effort to overturn the election with baseless claims of fraud.
COVID-19 vaccine will be available early January, Gen. Rick Hillier to lead distribution task force
Premier Doug Ford says a COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Ontarians in early January, 2021.
Long-awaited federal rent subsidy program for businesses hurt by COVID-19 opens today
Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government.
Toronto, Peel Region enter 28-day lockdown: What’s open and closed
With Toronto and Peel Region becoming the first areas to enter the ‘lockdown’ tier of the province’s COVID-19 response framework as of 12:01 a.m. Monday for at least the next 28 days, here’s a look at what that means for residents in those areas.
Toronto, Peel enter lockdown phase of province’s COVID-19 assessment system
Toronto and Peel Region have entered the lockdown stage of Ontario’s pandemic protection plan.
Peel police end school resource officer program, cite negative impact on students
Police in Peel Region have ended a program that placed officers in schools, saying it found the long-running initiative had a negative impact on parts of the student population
Trudeau resumes briefings from home as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will amplify his plea for Canadians to stay home as much as possible after alarming new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada are released today.
Veteran OPP officer shot and killed on Manitoulin Island
A long-time Ontario provincial police officer was killed Thursday in a shooting that also left a civilian dead in the tight-knit community of Manitoulin Island along Georgian Bay.