All those new pet photos you’ve been seeing on social media don’t lie. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted booming demand for pets from Canadians feeling isolated after months of social distancing. And that’s meant big opportunities for a slew of Canadian companies that cater to that craving for companionship. Daniela Amorim and Arlin Lincoln of Toronto are among […]
Ontario reported an additional 195 cases of COVID-19 on Friday — the majority in people under 40 years old — as more parts of the province move into Stage 3 of the government’s reopening plan. Windsor-Essex alone confirmed 57 new cases and Ottawa 27, as well as another 31 in Toronto and 18 in Peel. With the exception […]
Toronto has cancelled all city-led outdoor special events until the end of September as the city continues to see about 40 new cases of COVID-19 daily, officials said Monday. Events that have been cancelled include festivals and other large gatherings that are either organized by the city or receive permits from the city, Mayor John Tory told reporters […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn’t want to see the border with the United States opened after July 21, considering the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in many U.S. states. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has extended a ban on non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21, and Ford says even lifting the ban after that seems […]
Astronomers using European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured the birth of a planet around a star 520 light-years away. The image might not look like much at first glance. But among the swirling clouds of dust and gas is a little twist. That twist, astronomers hypothesize, is evidence of a planet forming as it rotates […]
Rosette Okala was expecting her Rogers bill to be higher last month — because she’s working from home during the pandemic and doesn’t have unlimited internet — but not hundreds of dollars higher. It shot from about $ 160 per month to $ 540. “I almost dropped,” said Okala, a pharmaceutical employee whose job requires being online. […]
In a freshly painted room in the Annex, toy dinosaurs stand lined up on a bookshelf, a brightly-coloured rug covers the floor, and a guitar hangs at the ready on the wall. The only thing missing are the families that Tennyson Miller and Kylie Precepa hoped would fill the space once they opened for business. […]
The Ontario government is extending its COVID-19 emergency orders until April 23 — and adding some new ones — as the provincial case count rises by 411 people to 6,648. The government also reported on Saturday that 253 people have died of the virus in Ontario. A total of 2,858 people in the province have recovered, the […]
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he’s seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto’s starter last season but guided the Argos (4-14) to all of their 2019 victories, three coming against the 3-15 Ottawa Redblacks. But Dinwiddie, who Toronto hired last month after Corey Chamblin […]
TORONTO—It may be looking for a silver lining, but Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Alejandro Pozuelo missing Sunday’s visit by the San Jose Earthquakes may not be such a bad thing. The Spanish playmaker, suspended in the wake of two ill-tempered yellows cards in the 3-0 weekend loss at Salt Lake City, has not […]