Downtown Iqaluit, Nunavut, is shown after 2 p.m. sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Iqaluit, like the rest of Nunavut, is under a strict two-week lockdown to help stop the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emma Tranter »
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A social worker tries convince a homeless woman to leave her tent in Montreal
A social worker tries convince a homeless woman to leave her tent that is set up in a homeless encampment in Montreal, on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The city is offering to help residents pack up and provides transportation to shelters for the winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson »
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Autonomous delivery trucks to start in Canada
First autonomous delivery fleet in Canada The idea of ‘driverless’ vehicles has been growing rapidly in recent years with tests and some ‘semi-autonomous’ vehicles already on the road. Now a major grocery chain has signed a deal with a U.S.… »
Canada history: Nov 24, 1987 an icon of cuisine is gone
The story of cooking legend Julia Child once a household kitchen name, has been revived and her legend increased thanks to the 2009 hit movie Julie and Julia starring Meryl Streep. However equally famous if not more so in Canadian… »
Nurses call Ontario action on COVID-19 too late, insufficient
The government of the province of Ontario has imposed a partial lockdown for Toronto and the nearby Peel region and nurses say it is not enough. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario is calling for “an aggressive and all-encompassing lockdown”… »
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Sex, age and estrogens may affect who gets COVID-19
When researchers at York University in Toronto first looked at statistics up to July 27, 2020 they found that women were more likely to get COVID-19. But when they eliminated data from those who worked high risk areas like health… »
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Opposition mounts against Chinese glass plant in Ontario town
Stratford Ontario is a small to medium sized city of some 32,000 souls. Well-known for its world-famous Stratford Shakespearean theatre and festival, it’s known as the “Festival City”. It’s also in the midst of a large agricultural region. But there’s… »
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Covid-19: mandatory vaccination?
With potential vaccines against the SARS CoV2 virus now nearing reality, issues of distribution to the population are being discussed, but also whether it should be mandatory. The answer for a policy of mandatory vaccination against the virus seems to… »
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Mask uses salt coating to kill pathogens, garners award
A new salt coating can be applied to medical masks to kill viruses and bacteria before they penetrate, and a researcher at the University of Alberta has earned an award for her work developing it. When airborne droplets land on… »
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A demonstrator carries a U.S. flaw while march across Pacific Coast Highway
A demonstrator carries a U.S. flaw while march across Pacific Coast Highway Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 during a protest against a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif. California health officials are restricting overnight activities starting Saturday night, though there are plenty of exceptions. They’re calling it a limited stay-at-home order designed to stem the rapidly spreading coronavirus by discouraging social gatherings. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) »
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