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Sunny Thursday as seasonal temperatures return
After a few days of rainy weather in the Capital, sunshine returns for Thursday. -
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Carling Family Shelter
The City of Ottawa says a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Carling Family Shelter after three people from three different households tested positive for the virus. -
U.S. Thousand Islands businesses feel the loss of Canadian customers
As the Canada-U.S. border remains closed to non-essential travel, business owners on the American side say they feeling the loss of their Canadian customers. -
Arnprior, Ont. teen starts own business after not finding summer job due to pandemic
Isaac Young is like most high schoolers in Arnprior. The 15-year-old went in search of a summer job to start making money this year, but had no luck due to the pandemic. -
Beirut blast: Ways to help in Ottawa, plus signs of solidarity as community mourns
Ottawa mayor Jim Watson says the OTTAWA sign on York Street in the ByWard Market will light up in the colours of the Lebanese flag Wednesday and Thursday nights in solidarity with the people of Beirut -
Cumberland ward by-election signs allowed on private property Thursday
The City of Ottawa says campaign signs for the upcoming by-election in Cumberland Ward will be allowed on private property starting Thursday. -
Social bubbles key to keeping COVID-19 transmission low: Public Health
Ottawa's associate medical officer of health says understanding and keeping to the social bubbles of no more than ten people will be a key component of keeping COVID-19 transmission low as we approach the fall.
We began this podcast series by exploring the behavioural and perceptual effects this pandemic has had on us and what will be the lasting impact. We learned that changes will actually come slowly, but the changes will be long lasting – perhaps even generational.
We’ve learned that the future of work is no longer about working from home. It’s now about living at work.
We’ve learned that our behaviour drives outcomes. Physical distancing, wearing masks, sneezing into our elbows are behviours that determine whether we’re fighting the curve, flattening the curve or crushing the curve.
We’ve also learned that our expectations of government and corporations are framed by their behaviour. How have our leaders responded to your needs? How have corporations and brands addressed my concerns about your safety and your well-being?
How has COVID-19 changed the language of business and brands? How has it moved the messaging?
Graeme Newell is President of 602 Communications and an expert in DECISION SCIENCE. He joins us from his studio in Portland, Oregon. He says things haven't really changed. In fact, we've simply reverted to a more primitive, instinctive means of communication.
We know there will be a second wave of COVID-19. And it’s likely to hit us before the end of this calendar year. We also know that some countries, like Canada, have managed to crush the curve. Still, there are regions of the world where the curve continues to rise – particularly in Brazil, India and the United States.
So, the daily news can be exhausting at best and grim when we consider the worst case scenarios.
But there is some reason for optimism. Four months into the pandemic and more than 6 months after this strain of the coronavirus was first detected in China, the World Health Organization says there are currently 147 COVID-19 vaccines in development.
At least 17 are now into the human trial phase.
One of them is being developed in Australia. Professor Nikolai Petrovsky is the Chairman of the company called VAXINE Pty. He says their results to date are more than promising.
Some good news, if not great news, on the research front. There are 147 COVID-19 vaccines in development and 17 of them are into the human trials.
Professor Nikolai Petrovsky is the chairman of VAXINE – an Australian based company that is undertaking an international effort to develop a COVID 19 vaccine. He and his team started human trials on July 1st, 2020
The past few episodes of the NEXT NORMAL have focused on the SECOND WAVE of the COVID pandemic – likely to hit us in the next 4 of 5 months.
While there’s still a lot we don’t know about this strain of the coronavirus, we have learned a lot since it was detected in December of last year.
Much of that knowledge has come from an historic and piercing international scientific focus on COVID-19. There are hundreds of efforts underway to develop a vaccine and we know that some are well on their way towards human trials.
But there has also been a great deal of research being done on pharmaceutical treatments that don’t immunize us but could help mitigate and minimize the symptoms and effects of COVID-19.
A Halifax-based firm is doing just that. Appili Therapeutics is an infectious disease company that tests drugs currently in use to fight other diseases to see if they have any effect on COVID-19.
It sounds like they’ve found one.
Dr. Armand Balboni is the CEO of Appili Therapeutics. He says they are moving into phase two of trials to evaluate the drug called favipiravir as a preventative treatment against the coronavirus. And they are targeting a very specific – at risk demographic.
Economies are in various stages of reopening across the country. But we do so with one eye on the SECOND WAVE which is expected to hit in the late autumn and last into the winter of 2021.
Are we ready for it. We’ve been asking that question of late from a number of perspectives. In this episode, we look at some of the science lessons and medical lessons we’ve learned during the course of the pandemic so far.
We talk to Dr. Mitch Shulman, and emergency medicine specialist in Montreal and the medical correspondent for iHeart Radio Canada, and our iHeart Radio Canada Science correspondent Professor Dan Riskin to get some clarity on whether we're seeing the start of the second wave already.
We often talk about the heroes of the pandemic and that brings our front line healthcare workers to mind almost immediately. What does the Next Normal look like for them as we approach the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19?
What the learnings they have had as they've faced down the COVID crisis?
Tim Guest is President of the Canadian Nurses Association.
Mark Henick is a Mental Health advocate and host of the podcast So Called Normal.
There are some voices and expert thinkers among us who believe the "second wave" of the coronavirus pandemic may not be as severe as we had originally expected. But they do say it's coming and with it we will begin to see the true fallout of the "first wave" - the businesses that have gone bankrupt, the real job loss once government programs run out. And all of that will add up to an echo pandemic of mental illness.
Are we prepared? Can we prepare?
They’ve been dubbed the “COVID Cohort”. They are the high school grads, the class of 2020, who had fully intended to attend the college or university of their choice in September. But the pandemic upset those plans as it has done in almost aspect of our lives and livelihoods.
Post-secondary institutions across the country and around the world are moving from on-campus to online learning. It’s a move that makes sense from a public health perspective but it’s not what students signed up for; so many are reconsidering whether they’ll attend, many saying they’ll opt for a gap year – preferring to have the full campus experience rather than a virtual gathering.
Anna-Marie Musson from Musson Law says, the COVID Cohort is creating a whole new set of unexpected challenges and pressures for couples and families trying to navigate Family Law in this country.
We have constantly talked about how we must re-invent, re-think, re-calibrate our economy, our personal and professional lives and our long-standing institutions as we respond to the COVID pandemic.
Healthcare and education have been front a centre for most families across the country. But the justice system may have faced the greatest challenges, forced to comply with the public health requirements while ensuring the courts continued to function.
John McMahon is a Superior Court Justice in Ontario and he has been tasked to lead the province’s criminal court through the challenges and changes facing the system…
COVID-19 AROUND THE PROVINCE
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Teachers unions call for a rethink on TDSB's back-to-school plan
Among other things, they want class sizes capped at 15 for all grades. -
Florida surpasses 500,000 cases of COVID-19
State has averaged 185 deaths over the past 7 days -
Minister explains why attractions like Wonderland are closed, while others like Marineland are open
Certain attractions have "limited high touch," minister MacLeod says. -
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID 19 vaccines
Both companies began Phase 3 clinical trials of their vaccine candidates in the last week, large-scale tests to determine how well the vaccines work.
The explosion appears to be centered around Beirut's port
A Minnesota court is investigating how The Daily Mail obtained the footage
Masks will be required for students in Grades 4-12.
Police confirm it was "not a random attack" which sent a 37 year-old man to hospital
Police say the thieves would break in and then hook up a device that would allow them to program a keyfob and drive off.
Marcella Zoia was handed a sentence of two years probation, will have to serve 150 hours of community service and will also pay a $2,000 fine
17-year-old Jonathan Davis was outside an apartment complex near Morning Star and Goreway Drive when police say seven people got out of a car and an SUV and opened fire
A driver is lucky to be alive after avoiding a near head-on collision on the Gardiner, all captured on their dashcam
John McCash was seen in a T&T supermarket accosting employees
Wake up to Bill Carroll for a unique blend of humour, insight, and opinion on the hot-button stories topping the headlines.
OTTAWA AT WORK WITH LESLIE ROBERTS shares Ottawa’s biggest news of the day and keeps listeners informed while at home, work, or in traffic.
Seasoned political journalist and national affairs specialist Evan Solomon brings his passion for breaking news and storytelling to in-depth interviews with national and international newsmakers from the worlds of politics, sports and entertainment
Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron tackles the most pressing issues facing the city every day while delivering frequent updates on news, traffic, weather, and sports.
The largest annual fundraiser for the Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps. It’s the one day each year when Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners donate 100% of their hot coffee and iced coffee sales to the Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps who send local youth from disadvantaged circumstances to one of seven Camps across North America.
Looking to get out and be a part of unique event that offers a “military” experience? Why not sign up now to participate in Canada Army Run: Virtual! Canada Army Run has launched a virtual run in lieu of the physical 2020 September race. The virtual event encourages members, families, friends and their communities across Canada to go out and race. Whether indoors or outdoors, we are inviting our running community to get out, all while respecting the rules of social distancing and maintaining the health and safety of individuals and their communities.
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