Skip to content

Beyond Local

WORLD: Cruise ship bookings jump 600% as Carnival reveals plans to resume trips in August

WORLD: Cruise ship bookings jump 600% as Carnival reveals plans to resume trips in August

Company plans to release eight ships leaving from Port Canaveral and Miami in Florida and Galveston, Texas
Read more >
COVID-19: Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban another 30 days, source says

COVID-19: Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban another 30 days, source says

Trudeau says it's still 'too early' for Canada to confront challenge of reopening shared border
Read more >
COVID-19: Emergency order allows Ontario to control management of long-term care homes

COVID-19: Emergency order allows Ontario to control management of long-term care homes

Ford says the move will help ensure the spread of the virus in care homes is contained
Read more >
ONTARIO: Province to monitor inflammatory illness in children with COVID-19

ONTARIO: Province to monitor inflammatory illness in children with COVID-19

Christine Elliot says the province's case definition of COVID-19 will now include multisystem inflammatory vasculitis, which may appear in children
Read more >
BEYOND LOCAL: Scared of needles? Try these tips to ease vaccination pain

BEYOND LOCAL: Scared of needles? Try these tips to ease vaccination pain

Strategies to ease pain and fear during injections can work for children and adults
Read more >
COVID-19: Feds to unveil details of $1 billion in regional aid for small businesses

COVID-19: Feds to unveil details of $1 billion in regional aid for small businesses

The government announced several weeks ago the creation of a new Regional Relief and Recovery Fund but did not reveal much in the way of detail, apart from the overall amount of $962 million
Read more >
COVID-19: Health Canada approves serological test to detect coronavirus antibodies

COVID-19: Health Canada approves serological test to detect coronavirus antibodies

Health Canada says at least one million blood samples will be collected and tested over the next two years to track the virus
Read more >
COVID-19: Family fatigue is real and it's threatening your mental health in quarantine

COVID-19: Family fatigue is real and it's threatening your mental health in quarantine

When it comes to spending time with the same people day after day, taking time away from your living situation and taking time for yourself is a key step we can all take. In this rare example, when it comes to family time, less is sometimes more
Read more >
COVID-19: Canadian National Exhibition cancelled this summer due to pandemic

COVID-19: Canadian National Exhibition cancelled this summer due to pandemic

This is only the second time the 142-year-old event has been cancelled. The first was during WWII
Read more >
COVID-19: Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border

COVID-19: Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has been aggressively lobbying states to ease stay-athome-restrictions and get residents back to work
Read more >