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Man suffers serious injuries in Beamsville stabbing at Bled Hall
Police are investigating a stabbing in Beamsville. -
Two St. Catharines raccoons test positive for rabies
Two raccoons found in St. Catharines have tested positive for rabies. -
Canada to impose $3.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada will hit back against U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum with $3.6 billion in tariffs of our own. -
Fort Erie woman facing charges as police say they seized more than $75,000 in drugs
Niagara Regional Police officials say they seized more than $75,000 in illegal drugs while executing a search warrant in Fort Erie. -
School Bus Ontario working on back to school plans
We are finding out a bit more about what it will be like on the bus for kids heading to class next month. -
Toronto Zoo expects corpse plant to bloom soon
Plant enthusiasts may flock to the Toronto Zoo this weekend in hopes of a rare, but smelly, experience. -
Chuck's Challenge raises more than $18,500 for Hotel Dieu Shaver
A World War II veteran has raised more than $18,500 for Hotel Dieu Shaver with just days to go before his 100th birthday. -
Federal Green Party leadership hopeful plans St. Catharines visit
A contender for the federal Green Party leadership will be making a stop in St. Catharines. -
Tony award winning actor Brent Carver dies at 68
Fans are saying goodbye to a familiar face from the Stratford Festival stage. -
Alan Doyle signs petition against potential Niagara-On-The-Lake noise by-law
A big name in Canadian music is adding his name to the fight against a proposed noise by-law in Niagara-On-The-Lake. -
Post-mortem scheduled after Hamilton man's remains located in Grand River
A post-mortem is being scheduled after police located the remains of a Hamilton man. -
Movie night on Queen Street in the falls
Niagara Falls Comic Con is offering local residents chance of catch a flick under the stars and with a star.
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Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision in Wexford
A male motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after he ended up underneath another vehicle in a collision in Scarborough’s Wexford neighbourhood. -
Blue Jackets down Maple Leafs to win series 3-2
Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Sunday to win their best-of-five qualifying round series 3-2. -
Female in custody after male stabbed in Mississauga
A man has been taken to hospital and a woman is in custody following a stabbing in Mississauga. -
Moreland 2 HRs, walk-off shot sends Red Sox over Toronto 5-3
The biggest bats in the Red Sox lineup have struggled to produce this season. Mitch Moreland continues to do his part to fill in the gaps. -
Siakam scores 26 points and Raptors beat Memphis to clinch No. 2 seed in East
After the NBA's four-month break due to COVID-19 - including a two-month stretch where he couldn't practise at all - Pascal Siakam is finally back. -
Surveillance image released after woman followed home and sexually assaulted: Toronto police
Toronto Police have released a surveillance image after a woman was followed home and allegedly sexually assaulted in the Davenport area earlier this week. -
Toronto Zoo extends hours tonight to allow for rare and smelly sighting of fleeting corpse flower
A corpse flower known for its putrid smell has started to blossom for the second time in Toronto's history and people are now able to witnesses the rare site. -
Who can dismiss the Governor General? A look at protocols and possibilities
With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall and alleged mistreatment of current and former staff, renewed interest has been sparked into the role of the Governor General in Canada -- and what happens if the person holding this office requires discipline or dismissal. -
Blue Jackets shut out Maple Leafs 3-0 to win series 3-2 and send Toronto packing
The Columbus Blue Jackets are going back to Joonas Korpisalo in net against the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 5 of their qualifying series Sunday. -
Ontario's cannabis store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected
More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario's first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls pot shop. -
Spousal sponsorship applicants in Toronto protest to be reunited with loved ones
A Toronto woman says she’s waited for almost two years after submitting a spousal sponsorship application to bring her husband to Toronto from Cuba, and now she fears that wait will be even longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Two people injured after fight near Cherry Beach
Two people were injured and two others were arrested after a fight between a large group of people broke out north of Toronto's Cherry Beach on Sunday morning.
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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Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts) - 1 Front St. E - TorontoSuperNature Tour! Tickets go on sale Tuesday January 7th at 10am -
Tim Horton's Camp Day
On Camp Day each year Tim Hortons restaurant owners from all locations in Canada donate 100% of hot and iced coffee sales to Tim Hortons Camps. Additionally, redesigned Camp Day bracelets will be available for purchase 2 weeks leading up to Camp Day with all proceeds being donated. In 2019, Camp Day raised more than $12.3 Million for the Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps.Priceless -
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! -
