People should dry their hands with paper towels to avoid spreading the new coronavirus, according to the authors of a study published on Friday that finds disposable tissues are better than jet dryers at removing pathogens missed by ineffective washing. Global health authorities have highlighted the crucial importance of washing hands with soap and […]
Toronto’s Tree of Knowledge International Corp. (TOKI) announced yesterday that is is now trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). It’s the first company to be cross-listed between the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and the JSE. TOKI has already received approval from Health Canada to import specific cannabis strains into Canada which will be used […]
EDITORIAL Saving the earth It is supposed to be spring in Canada. Well, that’s officially according to the calendar. But if you live in Toronto, as you step outside your house early in the morning, you may think it is still winter, even as we get ready to welcome the month of May 2020. While […]
OTTAWA — Bill Blair, the federal public safety minister, says fewer than 10 asylum seekers have been turned back to the U.S. since the historic shutdown of the border. Blair provided the figure to the House of Commons on Monday, noting it has been almost a month since the Canada-U.S. border closed to all but […]
HAVANA – The director of research at the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology here, Dr Gerardo Guillen, says a clinical trial is now being held for a vaccine aimed at activating the immune system to combat COVID-19. Speaking during a recent television interview, Guillen said that the drug, called CIGB 2020, is undergoing trials […]
Western Engineering’s cough chamber is a two-metre enclosed cube with an opening and chin rest in the front, which is used as an access point for study participants to cough. Within the cube, a camera and a laser are used to determine the velocity of the expelled droplets from the cough. A recent University […]
Toronto police are ramping up their crackdown on people who aren’t taking physical distancing seriously. Police Chief Mark Saunders said in a Saturday afternoon news conference that officers would immediately be moving away from education and awareness and instead be adopting more strident enforcement of emergency laws meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. The […]
No curry goat. No oxtail, either. They’re not in the budget. But for seniors in the Greater Toronto Area who need a healthy, well prepared hot meal, the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) has launched its community initiative. It started shortly after the major shut-down came into effect in Ontario last month with the declaration of […]
Ontario extended its state of emergency for another four weeks on Tuesday, as Premier Doug Ford pledged to move more resources to the province’s hard-hit long-term care homes. Ford said the focus of the fight against COVID-19 has shifted to the province’s more than 600 long-term care facilities where more than 1,200 cases of the […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti is seeking to strengthen its health system by developing enhanced cooperation with Canada. This was one topic discussed during a meeting between Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe and the Canadian Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Stuart Savage. During the recent meeting, Savage said he was open to any request from the Haitian Government […]
