Ontario (Canada)
New Coronavirus Lineage Discovered in Ontario Deer
Scientists have identified a new, highly mutated version of the coronavirus in white-tailed deer in southwestern Ontario, one that may have been evolving in animals since late 2020. They also found a very similar viral sequence in one person in the area who had close contact with deer, the first evidence of possible deer-to-human transmission […]
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Defiant Protesters in Canada Brace for a Clampdown
The police on Wednesday ordered protesters clogging Ottawa’s streets to leave or face criminal charges, appearing to set the stage for a clampdown aimed at ending demonstrations that have roiled the nation’s capital for weeks, and reverberated around the world. The impetus to stop protests buffeting the country was amplified this week after the Royal […]
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How The Trucker Protests Are Snarling the Auto Industry
“What people seem to not understand is that when that truck isn’t moving, they make no money,” Ms. Walker said, noting that drivers with certain types of cargo, such as some hazardous materials, are limited to crossing on the Ambassador Bridge. The slowdown in Canadian trade will disproportionately affect New York, Michigan and Ohio, said […]
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Source of Mysterious Gas Leak Explosion in Canadian Town Stumps Officials
WHEATLEY, Ontario — Electricity is cut off. Guards sit in cars on every corner. Hundreds of people are out of their homes, some without access to their clothing or belongings. And officials are frantically working to unravel the grim mystery of what exactly caused a gas explosion last August in Wheatley, Ontario — and how […]
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Pro Sports Leagues Hit Hard by Covid Outbreaks Should Halt Play
In the midst of a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeping the globe, sports officials are scrambling to figure out how to keep their seasons going with schedules intact, to maintain the normal churn of competition and revenue. They shouldn’t dither with such foolishness. It’s time to press pause on games, matches and meets. If […]
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In Buffalo, Waiting for the Canadians
“My friends with businesses are saying there’s no Americans,” Jim Diodati, the mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario, said earlier this month about his city, which in 2019 hosted 14 million visitors, about 3.5 million of them free-spending Americans. “It’s creeping back at a snail’s pace.” At the Shaw theater festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where 40 percent […]
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