China congratulates Biden as president-elect
China has acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect of the United States in a release from the foreign ministry saying it…
Category: Canada
Ontario places more regions in COVID-19 red zone
Ontario is making changes to its colour-coded COVID-19 system and putting several regions into the red “control” zone, which contains…
The fight for airline refunds (Marketplace)
Canadians whose flights have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic have been given vouchers by airlines, but they want…
Testing face masks: Lab tests reveal the safest and most effective (Marketplace)
How effective are your face masks? Months into the coronavirus pandemic there are still no standards or regulations for consumer…
Why 'murder hornets' are a problem for our food chain
Murder hornets are large invasive predators with an alarming name, but B.C.’s top bee and hornet expert says their real…
Biden takes Arizona, as Trump continues baseless fraud claims
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has won the battleground state of Arizona, according to U.S. networks, giving him 290 electoral votes,…
B.C. biotech company working on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
A Vancouver-based biotech company brought its genetic know-how to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine development. Thomas Madden, president and CEO of Acuitas…
Federal government's COVID-19 support is not 'infinite,' PM warns premiers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he has warned the premiers that “impossible” choices will have to be made if they…
Ontario models predict up to 6,500 COVID-19 cases a day
Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling data suggests COVID-19 cases are growing exponentially, and the province could be in the midst of…
COVID-19 update: Trudeau, officials address Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give an update on the rising COVID-19 case numbers. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, Chief Public…