[ad_1] JN / Agencies Today at 19:59, updated at 20:52 The death toll following a bus fall from an overpass in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has risen to 14, according to an update made this Friday afternoon by local firefighters. As Minas Gerais Military Fire Brigade Lieutenant Pedro …
Read More »Deadly epidemic in London, Ontario University Hospital grows
[ad_1] LONDON, ONT. Officials from the London Health Sciences Center (LHSC) provided an update on the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at University Hospital on Friday, which is now associated with the deaths of 12 patients. The Middlesex-London Hospital and Health Unit confirmed that a new death reported on Friday is associated …
Read More »Ontario moves three regions to the new COVID-19 level, imposing stricter restrictions
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario is moving three regions to new COVID-19 levels starting Monday, imposing stricter restrictions on businesses and residents in parts of the province. The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Thunder Bay District Health Unit will move to Orange-Restrict while Halliburton, Kawartha, the Pine Ridge District Health Unit will …
Read More »Scientists develop an evolutionary theory of stress
[ad_1] Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful situations. Almost all organisms have fast-acting stress responses, which help them respond to threats, but being stressed consumes energy and chronic stress can be harmful. The new study by an international team, which includes researchers …
Read More »Scientists predict “optimal” stress levels
[ad_1] Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful situations. Almost all organisms have fast-acting stress responses, which help them respond to threats, but being stressed consumes energy and chronic stress can be harmful. The new study – led by an international team that …
Read More »Ontario long-term care home records zero COVID-19 cases in first and second wave of pandemic
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario long-term care home continues to withstand the pandemic without a single COVID-19 case. As long-term care homes continue to struggle with the second wave of COVID-19, the Mariann Home in Richmond Hill, Ontario. so far it has weathered the pandemic without a single case of COVID-19, …
Read More »MLHU: Did the alleged vacation reunions fuel the college hospital outbreak?
[ad_1] LONDON, ONT. – A disappointing dose of reality for anyone hoping to share time with family and friends over the holiday season, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) now recommends that all holiday gatherings will be held “virtually” this year . Wednesday’s record of 46 new COVID-19 cases in London …
Read More »‘It brought me to my knees’: Ford reveals why he was forced to cancel his appearance at the last minute at the press conference
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford revealed why he was forced to cancel his appearance at his daily press conference at the last minute yesterday. Ford’s office sent out a notice less than an hour before his scheduled appearance Tuesday saying he would not be available due to a …
Read More »Ford “really pushes” to lift the 14-day quarantine for travelers returning to Canada
[ad_1] TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is still pushing to “break” the 14-day quarantine for travelers returning to Canada from overseas. Ford made the comment Wednesday afternoon after being asked whether Canadian-US border restrictions should be tightened given the growing number of COVID-19 cases in both countries. …
Read More »Hundreds of Mississauga employees have been temporarily laid off due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] TORONTO – Hundreds of Mississauga city employees have been temporarily laid off, some for the second time this year, due to the COVD-19 blockade. In a press release released Tuesday, officials said some 1,100 part-time employees working in the city’s facilities have been temporarily laid off as of December …
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