Like many churches and synagogues across Canada, members of the Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto have been holding daily services via the video conference app Zoom since the COVID-19 outbreak. Rabbi Chaim Strauchler said their prayer services have been held without incident, but that all changed last Sunday night. “Our congregation has>>>
Ernie Haak viewed his Sport Utility Vehicle acquire taken along with his 88-year-old father still in the passenger seat on Monday morning. It was actually intended to be a routine drop-off at Winnipeg’s Wellness Sciences Facility, however instead it turned into one of the scariest seconds of his lifestyle. Haak>>>
Pandemic will drive biggest drop in CO2 emissions since WW II, World Meteorological Organization says The coronavirus pandemic is expected to drive carbon dioxide emissions down six per cent this year, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, in what would be the biggest yearly drop since the>>>
The head of the United Nations food agency warned Tuesday that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink of a hunger pandemic” that could lead to “multiple famines of biblical proportions” within a few months if immediate action isn’t taken. World Food Program>>>
Meat prices could go up now that a massive processing plant in Alberta has temporarily shut itself down following a COVID-19 outbreak — but it’s not likely to lead to a domestic shortage, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. “We’ve heard from Canadian beef producers and associations that the priority will be>>>
If cases of COVID-19 continue to multiply, labour shortages could affect food supplies and undermine Canada’s critical infrastructure, an internal government briefing note obtained by CBC News warns. The document, prepared by Public Safety Canada, says accelerating rates of illness among Canadians could create labour shortages in essential services. The two>>>
Restaurants rely solely on takeout and delivery options during this COVID-19 pandemic, but tapping into third party delivery apps also means they’re losing a chunk of their revenue. “In the restaurant industry our margins are very thin and when companies come in and take 20 to 30 per cent of>>>
When it pertains to putting in billions of public bucks in private business, Alberta political leaders like to refer to previous premier Peter Lougheed. No person suches as to chat about previous premier Don Getty.This week, when Premier Jason Kenney defended his government investing$1.5 billion of social cash and also>>>
Cineplex will definitely maintain its 165 film theatres across Canada closed forever Canada’s biggest movie exhibitor, Cineplex Inc., will definitely maintain its doors closed nationwide right into the foreseeable potential amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Social Sharing Original strategy was to resume some flick theaters beginning April 2 The Canadian Push ·>>>
Across Quebec, at noon today and on Sundays from now until Easter, church bells will peal — not to welcome church-goers to mass and Sunday services, but to send a message of hope and mutual support that can be heard far and wide. Like theatres, concert halls and sports arenas, all places>>>