New Coronavirus

• Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine appears to work against U.K., South Africa variants

  The not-yet peer reviewed study led by Pfizer indicated the vaccine was effective in neutralizing virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein.

  Health

  Jan 7, 2021
  
• Fauci predicts U.S. will gain control of coronavirus pandemic by next autumn

  The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist made the comments as California became the second state to confirm a case of a new variant of the coronavirus from the U.K.

  World

  Dec 31, 2020
  
• Advertisement
• India finds 6 cases of new coronavirus variant in travellers returning from U.K.

  All six patients have been kept in isolation, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that their fellow travellers were being tracked down.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2020
• Advertisement
• Air Canada discontinues service on 30 routes across the country

  Air Canada has announced it is discontinuing service on 30 domestic routes and closing eight stations at airports across the country amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
• The New Reality: Canadian restaurants in peril, delivery apps not helping: owners

  Instead of helping restaurants survive in a crisis, some say popular delivery apps marketed to consumers to order food during the crisis are actually making things worse.

  Canada

  May 17, 2020
• “It costs the taxpayer”: Some Vancouver playgrounds fenced off due to COVID-19 scofflaws

  The Vancouver Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on temporary fencing to secure playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas after people ripped down yellow tape daily to access the closed areas.

  Politics

  May 4, 2020
• ‘Sometimes we are hungry all day’: Food truck relief en route for truckers hit hard by COVID-19

  Long haul truckers who drive the supply chain by delivering food and other essential goods are often missing meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  May 3, 2020
• Grocery money stolen from elderly woman in Perth, Ont., say OPP

  OPP are currently investigating the reported theft of grocery money from an elderly woman in Perth, Ont.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2020
• Advertisement
• Discarding food unnecessary for Saskatchewan restaurants as need for donations grows

  While most restaurants can no longer sell their food to customers, they may not need to throw it in the trash.

  Consumer

  Apr 6, 2020
• Advertisement
• Coronavirus: Debate over using anti-malaria drug to treat virus heats up in U.S.

  Donald Trump and members of his administration are promoting the drug — not yet officially approved for fighting COVID-19 — but scientists say more testing is needed.

  World

  Apr 6, 2020