Hamilton police are investigating a fatal collision south of the city in the Mount Hope area. Investigators say the crash happened around noon on Sunday near Miles Road and English Church Road East and involved a single vehicle. Police say a 28-year-old man from Binbrook was found dead inside the…
A local recreation centre in Ottawa has become an isolation and treatment centre for homeless people with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. The centre opened Monday near the city’s ByWard Market, which is a few blocks east of Parliament Hill. The facility has been filled with beds, linens, medical…
Online walk-in clinics and patient appointments are now available to residents in Northumberland County as health units across Canada press for social distancing and self-isolation. Northumberland Care is launching a new website, northumberlandcare.com, to help virtually connect patients with physicians. A release from Northumberland Care states that doctors are now…
The European Union is scrambling to find tools to offset the massive economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis – which could require a global effort. Last week, the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “This global health crisis has a severe effect on our economies. “It is time…
A Russian sex worker movement has released a list of sex positions that best protect prostitutes during the COVID-19 outbreak. Unlike many countries in Europe, prostitution does not have legal status or industry protection in Russia and there are concerns for sex workers during this troubled period. The Facebook group…
U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as a brief spurt of optimism from an aggressive credit boost by the Federal Reserve was overshadowed by the still rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 145.62 points, or 0.76 per cent, at the open to 19,028.36. The S&P 500 opened lower…
(Reuters) – PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday its utility unit agreed to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive fire in California’s history. In a regulatory filing, PG&E said the plea by its Pacific Gas & Electric unit was…
London’s deputy mayor is looking to teach children about the city in which they live as the province’s publicly funded schools face two more weeks of closures amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The lesson will be provided in a Facebook Live on Monday entitled At-Home Civics Class with Deputy…
(Reuters) – PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Monday its utility unit agreed to plead guilty to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in connection with the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive fire in California’s history. In a regulatory filing, PG&E said the plea by its Pacific Gas & Electric unit was…
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is bracing parents for the new normal on what would have been the first day back to class after March break. He issued an open letter last night saying that the government is looking at ways to keep coursework going if the COVID-19 pandemic prevents…