American biotech firm Moderna announced today it’s COVID-19 vaccine no longer must remain frozen to at least -20 Celsius before use. The announcement will likely make the people running distribution networks around the world–including Canada’s–sleep a whole lot better. Some… »
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Unpleasant Christmas present for porch pirate
As a result of COVID, there has been a huge increase in online sales, especially now as we approach Christmas. As a result lots of deliveries of packages are being left on the porches and steps of houses all across… »
Animal advocates call for a ban on poison to kill wolves, other animals
Two groups have asked the federal government to review the use of strychnine and other poisons to control wolves, coyotes, skunks and black bears. The use of these products is restricted under Canada’s Pest Control Products Act. The federal government… »
Motor vehicle sales kept Canada’s retailers truckin’ in October
Canadian retailers continued to see their sales increase in October–for the sixth straight month, since the retail sales suffered a record tumble in April, at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Figures released Friday by Statistics Canada for October show… »
Despite their concerns, most Canadians would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Eight in 10 Canadians would get the COVID-19 shot in the next three months if they were eligible for it, according to a survey conducted just as the first vaccines were rolled out in Canada. Only 53 per cent of… »
Montreal-area performer wins a Guinness World Record
Professional dancer and circus performer Sarah Louis-Jean has been awarded a Guinness World Record for most floor taps with boleadoras in one minute. A bola or boleadora is a hunting weapon used in South America. It usually consists of two… »
Toronto police make a record multi-million dollar drug and gun seizure
A man with no previous criminal history has been charged in one of the biggest single gun and drug arrests in Toronto. Police say that 22 Division learned of drug trafficking in an otherwise peaceful neighbourhood in the municipality of… »
Canadian company to send PPE to northern Indigenous communities
The Canada Goose company plans to send 7,000 units of Canadian-made personal protective equipment to remote northern Inuit communities. Both reusable and disposable gowns will be shipped to frontline workers in Nunatsiavut, Nunavut and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. These are… »
The great Berlin gold heist- update
It seemed like the perfect crime, and so easy. A few years ago, a giant 100 kg Canadian gold coin, with an estimated gold value of Eu 3.7 million, (C$5.8m) was on display in a Berlin museum. Then on March… »
New research points to growth of right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada
Right-wing extremism is on the rise in Atlantic Canada and has been since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, according to new University of New Brunswick research. It should surprise no one, says UNB sociologist David Hofmann… »
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