Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dead at 61
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died at age 61. The news was announced Wednesday on state television by Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who said the cause of death [...]
COVID-19
Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized, arrests made in South Africa & China: Interpol
South African police have seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and arrested four suspects in connection with the haul, the Interpol global police co-ordination agency [...]
Coronavirus in Canada: New, stricter, pricier rules for travellers
‘Now is not the time to be flying’. In what appears to be a measure to curb non-essential travel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all travellers will pay more [...]
A grim commemoration
What’s on my mind? Today, January 25th marks one year since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Canada. Canada’s patient zero was a man in his 50s who had [...]
Ontario declares province-wide state of emergency and stay-at-home order
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a second state of emergency, and a stay-at-home order which will go into effect this Thursday. “Everyone must stay home to save [...]
Travellers to Canada will soon need negative COVID-19 test
Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as the Liberals urged [...]
Canada suspends flights from U.K. in response to new coronavirus strain
The federal government is restricting travel from the U.K. for 72 hours in an effort to keep a contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 out of Canada. The [...]
COVID-19: Latest numbers in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 30, 2020: There are 370,238 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 141,038 confirmed [...]
Health Canada recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients “not acceptable for use” that may pose health risks. The organization [...]
Canadian privacy watchdogs support “COVID Alert” app
Federal and Ontario privacy commissioners have concluded their review of the country’s new COVID-19 exposure notification app and say they support its use following initial [...]