Canada’s efforts to fight foreign bribery are “shockingly low,” particularly when compared to key allies such as the U.S., United Kingdom and France, a new report says. “There’s unfortunately a persistent belief that corruption is not something Canadian companies need to think about, either because some companies just don’t understand...
How's the year going for an ice resurfacing machine at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex? Not great. The ice resurfacer caught fire on Wednesday after a hose broke and the fluid burned off, according to the general manager of the Iceplex, Chris Woodworth. It was put out quickly and no one was...
Statistics Canada says Canadians have been spending more time and money online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency found in a survey conducted last month that 44 per cent of Canadians had spent more money online on technology including computers, laptops and tablets, and 42 per cent...
Abbotsford Police are trying to identify a suspect in a sexual assault of a 17-year-old on a bus. According to investigators, the incident happened in Central Abbotsford on Oct. 3 around 6:40 p.m. “The suspect approached the 17-year-old victim as she was waiting at the Bourquin Crescent Bus Exchange,” reads a...
Manitoba’s top doctor said people have ‘lost their way’ when it comes to the battle against COVID-19, as cases and deaths continue to spike in the province. On Thursday, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, said the most recent death was a man in his 40s from...
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting 93 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, and one more death. Slightly more than half of the newly confirmed cases are people under the age of 40. OPH has declared 84 more cases resolved, leaving 777 active cases in the city. Since the pandemic began,...
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County today, and has confirmed one more resident of Simcoe Manor long-term care facility has died. One more resident has also tested positive for COVID-19 from the Beeton home, which is operated by the...
Nova Scotia reported no new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, and said only three cases remain active in the province. The province said Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 907 Nova Scotia tests the day prior. To date, Nova Scotia has completed 102,918 negative test results, 1,092 positive COVID-19 cases...
A recent COVID-19 outbreak at a southern Ontario fitness studio is illustrating how certain indoor settings can provide a perfect storm for superspreading events. The studio, a downtown Hamilton SPINCO location, has been connected to 69 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, despite screening customers, operating at 50 per cent...
Yukon's chief medical officer says a "probable" COVID-19 case announced Saturday turned out to not actually be an active case. The person had tested positive in Whitehorse using a local GeneXpert rapid test, but a second test sent to a B.C. lab for validation found the person was actually negative. "The...