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Niagara Grape & Wine Festival cancels Montebello Park celebration, plans alternative events
The Niagara Grape and Wine Festival is officially cancelling or reprogramming all Fall Festival events in light of COVID-19. -
Caistor Centre woman wins $77,777
A 63 year old woman from Caistor Centre has won a major prize. -
Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project presenter Grant Imahara dies at 49
Grant Imahara has died at the age of 49 after a brain aneurysm. -
St. Catharines Council passes mandatory mask bylaw for enclosed public spaces
St. Catharines council has passed a bylaw making it mandatory to wear a mask in enclosed spaces where physical distancing is not possible. -
Statistics Canada analysis suggests small hit to inflation from pandemic
Statistics Canada says Canadians' buying patterns changed so much during the COVID-19 pandemic that its measure of consumer inflation went a little wobbly. -
UPDATE | Body of 'Glee' star has been recovered from California lake
A body has been found at a Southern California lake during the search for ``Glee'' star Naya Rivera. -
BREAKING | Niagara will not be entering stage three of reopening this week
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced much of the province will be able to enter stage three of reopening on Friday. -
BREAKING | Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from WE decision
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's very sorry he didn't recuse himself from the government's decision to award a contract to WE Charity to manage a major student-volunteering program. -
Public health screeners being sent to border crossings
The CBC is reporting this morning, Health Canada is adding on site public health officials at 36 border crossings to screen for COVID-19. -
UPDATE | NFL team drops controversial name
Washington's football team is getting rid of its controversial name. -
Leaked memo attempts to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci
As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the U.S., the White House has launched a campaign to discredit one of its own. -
Hamilton man planning to run 100 miles in 24 hours for the Rankin Cancer Run
Jonathan Krawec will be honouring the memory of his mother Colleen when he runs 100 miles in 24 hours.
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Three people injured after shots fired in North York
Three men have been rushed to the hospital after a shooting in North York Monday night. -
Toronto FC, D.C. United say all players have since tested negative for COVID
A Toronto FC player and D.C. United player whose COVID-19 tests prompted a delay to their teams' MLS is Back Tournament matchup have both since tested negative. -
'We need to reopen with caution': Toronto planning for eventual Stage 3
Toronto’s top doctor said Monday that plans are in development to eventually take Toronto to Stage 3 of reopening, but stressed that people need to remain cautious as new freedoms are granted. -
Five-year-old girl suffers burns after stepping on hot coal at Toronto beach
A five-year-old girl suffered burns to her feet as she walked barefoot along a Toronto beach and stepped on what appears to be small pieces of hot coal, her mother said. -
Toronto Marathon cancelled, Nuit Blanche goes virtual as city announces new event restrictions
Toronto has cancelled all city-led and permitted events through the end of September and will also revamp its all-night Nuit Blanche art festival into an online only affair for this year only. -
Raptors veteran Kyle Lowry believes the NBA restart will 'work perfectly'
Kyle Lowry has been a big contributor to the NBA's return to the court as part of the players' association restart group. He strongly believes it will work. -
Charges laid after more than $1M worth of cocaine seized at Toronto airport
Two people have been charged after about $1.27-million worth of suspected cocaine was seized at Toronto Pearson International Airport last month. -
Charges laid after woman is allegedly abducted from downtown Toronto
Toronto police say they are searching for a vulnerable woman they fear may have been abducted from an area east of downtown Toronto on Monday morning. -
Toronto FC fans frustrated some bars did now show the team's first match since March
Toronto FC fans want bars that are reopening to put TV screens on their patios so they can watch sports again. -
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews confirms he had COVID-19
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 last month. -
Ontario premier 'confident' students will return to school in September
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to see students back in the classroom this fall as the number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily in the province continues to decrease. -
These are the regions moving forward to Stage 3
The Ontario government has released a new list of regions that can move forward to Stage 3 of the reopening plan.
OUTBREAK: The Facts and Myths of the COVID-19 virus
Listen for a breakdown of all the news surrounding the Covid-19 Global Outbreak, where we'll separate the facts from the fiction.
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Brands and business will have to appeal to our cave dweller instincts in order to succeed in the COVID era
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. -
Early tests of an Austrlian vaccine show no side-effects in humans. Part 2 with Nikolai Petrovsky
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. -
Promising news on the vaccine front. Part 1 with Nikolai Petrovsky, Chairman of Vaxine Pty.
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 -
It's not a cure but it may help you survive COVID-19. A Halifax firm is working on a preventative pill.
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. -
What have we learned to help prepare us for the Second Wave of COVID-19?
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. -
Are our frontline healthcare workers prepared for the second wave of the pandemic?
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. -
How do we prepare for a spike in mental illnesses that are sure to come during the pandemic?
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?
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Swing Hard for Hospice
Legends on the Niagara Golf Course - 9561 Niagara Pkwy & Brock Golf Course - 2745 Merrittville Hwy - Niagara Falls & FonthillSwing Hard to Live Strong Golf Tournament for Hospice Niagara with two exciting ways to play! Why limit tee-off to just one day? With this experience, you have the opportunity to play a round (or a few) on your own schedule! For the regular price of 18 holes at Legends on the Niagara, you get to golf this beautiful 45-acres of green all while gaining the personal satisfaction of knowing you are helping us provide care, compassion and dignity to people living with a terminal illness in Niagara. In search of a fun-filled day for the whole family? Look no further! Bring your budding golfers to Brock Golf Course to play a game of Mini Golf and/or Footgolf. Smiles and laughter are bound to happen. Plus! Enjoy an ice cream treat from McDonald's to help you cool off after the game. -
Bachman and Cummings: Together Again
Meridian Centre - 1 IceDogs Way - St. CatharinesBachman and Cummings return to the stage for this reunion tour for the first time in more than a decade. Together Again, Live In Concert will celebrate the music of The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive and Burton Cummings. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 28th at 10am -
Rod Stewart
Budweiser Stage - 909 Lake Shore Blvd. W - Torontowith special guest Cheap Trick! Presale is happening now! -
Osheaga Festival - postponed or cancelled
Parc Jean-Drapeau - 1 Circuit Gilles Ville. - Montréal*postponed or cancelled* Headliners include Foo Fighters | Kendrick Lamar | Lizzo Doors open at noon, performances occur between 1-11pm -
Ricky Gervais
Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts) - 1 Front St. E - TorontoSuperNature Tour! Tickets go on sale Tuesday January 7th at 10am -
Ovarian Cancer Canada Virtual Walk of Hope
Oakes Park - 5700 Morrison St. - Niagara FallsJoin us for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope: The Virtual Edition on Sunday, September 13, 2020! The Walk will certainly look different this year, but the community is focused on achieving our goal and raising much needed funds to help women live fuller, better, longer lives. Walk your way and Walk for her. Get creative and fundraise in new and unique ways and invite all your friends because the 2020 Walk has no boundaries, it’s virtual! -
