Ian Byrne, assistant manager of Highfield Garden World in Whitminster, said there had been a “massive upswing” in the sales of garden gnomes.
“We haven’t seen a gnome in six months now unfortunately,” he said.
“China eats weird animals disease”
Carson Jerema: Trudeau government failed to keep out the variants tearing through Canada
It was in the power of the federal government to contain the current wave of the pandemic, fuelled as it is by more contagious variants, through border controls or more timely vaccine procurement. But you won’t hear any contrition from the prime minister. When asked during question period Tuesday about his government’s slow vaccine rollout, Justin Trudeau deflected and said the “facts” are that health restrictions are what are needed to blunt the spread of COVID-19. In other words, take it up with the provinces.
Ford’s cabinet debates Ontario-wide curfew to curb the spread of COVID-19 – based on modelling that’s never been accurate of course
Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet is debating a province-wide curfew and other restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Even though Ontario has been under a “stay at home” order since last week and schools are closed indefinitely, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones conceded Thursday more will likely have to be done.
“All options are on the table,” Jones told reporters at Queen’s Park.
Ford’s cabinet was to meet Thursday afternoon and again Friday as new modelling from the province’s science table was expected to show the worrying trends continuing.
‘Case numbers are DOWN’: No10 slaps down Justin Trudeau after he claims Britain is facing a ‘very serious’ Covid third wave – accusing him of ‘fake news’ to distract from Canada’s woes
Justin Trudeau was slapped down by Downing Street today after claiming Britain is facing a ‘very serious third wave’ – with critics accusing him of a desperate attempt to deflect criticism over his own country’s sluggish vaccine rollout and surging infections.
The Canadian premier referred to the UK’s hugely successful drive, which has 60 per cent of the population given jabs compared to just 20 per cent in Canada, as he sought to justify keeping tough restrictions.
‘Vaccinations on their own are not enough to keep us safe,’ he told MPs in the country’s parliament.
Ontario reports record 4,736 new Covid cases … Justin rolls out the Welcome Mat for the virulent Brazil Variant … AstraZeneca very safe they laughed…
Ontario logs 4,736 new COVID-19 cases, another single-day record in the province
Ontario is reporting another single-day record for COVID-19 infections today as hospitalizations and intensive care admissions continue to climb in the province.
Provincial health officials logged 4,736 new cases today, topping the previous record of 4,456 infections confirmed on Sunday.
The rolling seven-day average of new infections now stands at 4,200, up from 3,093 just one week ago.
Ottawa drops specific COVID-19 screening for travellers from Brazil as variant spread throughout British Columbia
Canada has dropped specific screening requirements for travellers arriving from Brazil, measures aimed at reducing the spread of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 that is now spreading rapidly throughout Western Canada.
The change is taking place as the B.C. government raises the alarm about travellers circumventing the rules imposed by Ottawa for all international arrivals travelling by air. Premier John Horgan said his government may impose travel restrictions unilaterally, after learning that more than 100 passengers arriving at Vancouver International Airport have refused to quarantine as required by Ottawa since Feb. 22. “We haven’t taken travel restrictions off the board, quite frankly.”
The variants of concern spread more rapidly and can cause a more severe case of COVID-19. In particular, the P.1 variant, first associated with Brazil, may be able to re-infect people who have already had the virus, and “current treatments and vaccines may not work as well on cases of this variant,” according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
See… Whistler silenced by one of the largest Brazil P.1 variant outbreaks outside South America
AstraZeneca very safe, effective, with extremely rare risk of clots: Health Canada
OTTAWA — There is enough evidence to say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may cause very rare blood clots but the shot is still extremely safe, very effective and will remain on the Canadian market, Health Canada said Wednesday.
Experts thought Thalidomide was swell too.
The perpetual pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic was a black-swan event the likes of which this planet hadn’t seen in almost a hundred years. It caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and crashed the global economy, resulting in the largest socioeconomic change since 2008. It was, in short, not good. Yet there are pockets of public health experts and corporate media pundits who seem content to play out an endless cycle of pandemic porn. This runs contrary to what the majority of the population wants to watch and how most Americans are choosing to live their lives.
Joe Oliver: What treatment of returning Canadians tells us about the government and ourselves
The federal government’s treatment of Canadians flying home from foreign countries is vindictive, egregious and possibly unconstitutional. Its obvious purpose is to look tough and divert attention from the delay in acquiring vaccines that has put us in a humiliating 52nd place globally in full vaccinations per capita, at one-tenth the vaccination pace of the Americans. The prime minister and his colleagues must hope people unaffected by the border measures consider them to be appropriate or at least unobjectionable.
GUNTER: Canada rides the Trudeau Wave of COVID ineptitude
OK, we can’t call COVID-19 the Wuhan virus. (Although the hypocritical guardians of wokeness don’t seem to have any trouble in labelling the mutations the U.K. variant, the Brazil variant and the South Africa variant.)
But, can we at least agree to call the current third surge of the pandemic that is ravaging Canada the Trudeau Wave?
I just love love love love love this headline.
Did I say I love this headline ?#TrudeauVaccineFailure #TrudeauMustGo pic.twitter.com/Jd9XHBVDjY
— Sanwin (@sanwins) April 14, 2021
Ontario reports 4,156 new Covid cases … and Jab shortages continue … and the Danes take a Hard Pass on AstraZeneca
Ontario’s seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases tops 4,000 for first time
Ontario is reporting more than 4,100 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths today as the province’s seven-day rolling average topped 4,000 for the first time in the pandemic.
The province logged 4,156 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, up from 3,670 a day ago.
Provincial health officials logged 4,401 cases on Monday, 4,456 on Sunday and 3,813 on Saturday.
Toronto hospitals close clinics, halt appointments due to COVID-19 vaccine shortages
Shortages of COVID-19 vaccines have forced two major Toronto health networks that serve some of the hardest-hit communities in the province to either ramp down or outright cancel appointments for shots.
The Scarborough Health Network (SHN) says it will be closing its Centennial College and Centenary hospital clinics Wednesday.
Dr. Lisa Salaman-Switzman, an emergency physician with SHN, said in a series of tweets the moves will result in the cancellation of about 10,000 appointments over the next several days.
AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark ceases rollout completely
Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully.
The move is expected to delay the country’s vaccination programme by several weeks.
O Canada: Woefully Behind On Vaccinations, And Seeing A Surge In Cases Of Variants Of Concern
Canadian public health officials and physicians are particularly concerned about the rapid spread of both the B.1.1.7 and P.1 variants across the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
CDC Warns Americans Against Travel to Canada, Even if They’re Vaccinated
“Because of the current situation in Canada, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Canada,” the website now reads. “If you must travel to Canada, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travelers should wear a mask, stay 6 feet from others, avoid crowds, and wash their hands.”
Wait, what? What do vaccines do? And what about airlines? And what about Roxham Rd?
Mayhem in Montreal: COVID-19 Riots Shake Canada
Some Canadians have had enough of the lockdowns.
While the United States dealt with yet another night of violent rioting in response to a police shooting in Minnesota, riots were also occurring in Montreal, for a different reason.
Montreal is no stranger to turmoil and rioting, but Sunday’s culprits were anti-lockdown protesters, not Quebecois nationalists. The protests were in response to a new 8 p.m curfew in the city as a result of increased community spread of COVID-19, with dissidents chanting “Freedom for the young.” It seems the French revolutionary spirit has not completely left the Montrealers; their actions included setting fires and smashing storefronts. There were seven arrests and over 100 citations for violation of public health rules.
Michigan’s worst-ever COVID-19 surge could be thanks to Ontario: Expert
Michigan has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., with one health expert linking the surge to the spread of the U.K. variant from the neighbouring Canadian province of Ontario.
Data compiled by John Hopkins University shows that Michigan is currently recording the highest daily infections per capita in the United States, averaging 7,359 new cases per day over the past week.
For Maximum Protection, Vaccine Now Offered In Continuous IV Drip You Carry Around For The Rest Of Your Life
The ingenious new vaccine delivery system from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca will slowly and continuously drip the vaccine into a person’s bloodstream presumably granting immunity to the coronavirus, so long as it is never removed from your body. When your IV bag runs out of vaccine fluid, you can simply go back to your local pharmacy for a refill at a nominal fee.
Ontario reports 3,670 new Covid cases … and Leger poll finds Canucks luv to lockdown stuff … Americans not so much … US Halts J&J Jab
Ontario reports 3,670 new COVID-19 cases; 15 more deaths
Ontario reported 3,670 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as fewer tests were processed, sending positivity to its highest point in a year.
The province also reported 15 additional deaths, brining the confirmed death toll to 7,582.
Ontario reported 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and a record of 4,456 on Sunday.
Leger Poll: More than two-thirds of Canadians think that sports stadiums (79%), movie theatres and show venues (73%) and sports facilities and gyms (69%) should be closed where they live.
US will temporarily halt use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Federal health agencies will temporarily stop using Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine after six women developed blood clots, including one who died, according to officials and a new report Tuesday.
Even CNN is picking on Canada thanks to lamer Trudeau
Canada’s vaccine shortage: Covid-19 cases per capita pass U.S. rate as doctors plead for more vaccines @paulanewtonCNN reports pic.twitter.com/IbGok749Ep
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) April 12, 2021
Vaccination Smile…
My Jab update: – Got Pfizered yesterday. Shoulder is a bit tender, I feel a little feverish like when a cold or flu is coming on, homicidal thoughts, new appendages awkwardly situated but potentially advantageous nonetheless.