WHO team in Wuhan visits provincial disease control centre
A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited a provincial disease control centre that had an early hand in managing the outbreak.
Mandatory hotel quarantine for international travel could be coming 'very quickly'
New restrictions requiring international travellers to quarantine in hotel rooms at their own expense if arriving or returning to the country are expected to come into effect 'quickly,' according to a spokesperson from the Transport Minister.
Pandemic spurs scientists to look closer at an experimental treatment for severe depression
COVID-19 has cut access to specific medical treatments for those who struggle from severe depression, such as electroconvulsive therapy, but scientists are looking into a new accelerated treatment that might be easier and safer to deliver.
Reports: Military stages coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained
A military coup was taking place in Myanmar early Monday and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest, reports said, as communications were cut to the capital.
Trump names new lawyers to lead his impeachment defense team
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday named two new lawyers to lead the defense in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial after abruptly parting ways with his prior counsel.
Indigenous and military leaders offer condolences following death of D-Day veteran
Canada's Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second World War, who also advocated for Indigenous veterans after the war ended.
Tesla's dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn't come from selling cars
Tesla posted its first full year of net income in 2020 -- but not because of sales to its customers.
India's Modi vows to pursue reforms after deadly farmer riot
India will push on with sweeping agriculture reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, as he criticised last week's deadly riot in the capital following a long-running protest campaign by farmers.
Dunkin’ employee says he was fired for giving donuts that would have gone to waste to the homeless
According to a new TikTok video, the Dunkin' Donuts employee who recently went viral for showing large amounts of donuts getting thrown away was fired. TikToker Bryan Johnston, @bryanjohnston_, posted the viral TikTok video , which has over 25 million views, on Tuesday. The video unwittingly thrusted the donut chain into the national spotlight and renewed a discussion of its food waste policy, particularly in light of the country's homelessness and food insecurity crises. https://ift.tt/3aoHZG1 The 16-year-old later provided d…
Britain's Captain Tom Moore hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old Second World War veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been admitted to a hospital with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday.
Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on export rules
The federal government is reviewing a new COVID-19 vaccine that has been submitted for regulatory approval.
‘A little too on the nose’: Fans react to ‘SNL’s’ take on Marjorie Taylor Greene, O.J. Simpson getting vaccinated before teachers
Saturday night's cold open on SNL featured Kate McKinnon as the host of a fictional show called "What Still Works?" After running through government, the stock market, social media, and the coronavirus vaccine rollout, she concluded that the only thing that works in the U.S. is Tom Brady's reliability in getting teams to the Super Bowl. But fans found the wrap-up of life in 2021 a little too real. A lot of that had to do with McKinnon's first guest in the sketch: Cecily Strong portraying QAnon-friendly Rep. Marjorie Ta…
Influencer accused of ‘inciting suicide’ following TikToker’s death
This article contains content regarding suicide. A TikTok influencer is accused by Italian police of “inciting suicide” after posting a video where her nose and mouth are covered in sticky tape. The 48-year-old influencer from Sicily uploaded what appears to be a contest between herself and an unidentified man covering their faces “so they could not breathe,” police said . Authorities claim the video was “extremely dangerous” and could be viewed by anyone, including children. The influencer reportedly has 731,000 followers. TikTok removed…
Canada surpasses 20,000 deaths due to COVID-19
Canada has now recorded more than 20,000 deaths connected to COVID-19, marking another grim milestone in the country's fight against the novel coronavirus.
Judge mulls over cross-province custody agreement involving COVID-19 hot spot
An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Man live-streams 2 women found dead, himself with gun
A 29-year-old old man live-streamed himself with a gun and two women lying on the floor, leading to an hours-long standoff with the police in California. The women were later found dead. The man, identified by CBS Sacramento as Raymond Weber, was arrested on Saturday following the eight-hour standoff. A woman who was viewing his live stream alerted authorities after noticing the women on the ground appeared motionless and that he had a gun, according to multiple reports. CBS Sacramento reported that Weber whispered on-and-off into the came…
Ontario logs more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths
Ontario has recorded more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 43 more deaths.
Northern territories lead Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Canada's northern territories have achieved much higher COVID-19 vaccination rates than its more populous provinces despite geographic challenges in a sign that prioritizing vaccine rollout in indigenous and rural communities is paying off.
COVID-19 clinics for 'long haulers' aim to treat patients stuck in limbo
Lorraine Graves barely has the energy to hold a pen some days as 'brain fog' leaves her forgetful and sudden worsening vision has her increasing the font size on her computer. Graves, a COVID-19 'long hauler,' is being treated at a clinic in Vancouver for a variety of symptoms after she first became ill in March.
Hilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist, dies at 77
Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. He was 77.
Russia arrests 2,300 during wide protests backing Navalny
Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia's vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Nearly 2,300 were detained by police, according to a monitoring group.
Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down California vaccine site
One of the largest vaccination sites in the U.S. temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Flights to Caribbean, Mexico halted by four major Canadian airlines
Four of Canada's major airlines have suspended service to Mexico and the Caribbean as of Sunday
O'Toole: Trudeau faces 'conflict of interest' if he picks next governor general
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not nominate the next governor general on his own because doing so during a minority government could pose a potential conflict of interest.
Some snowbirds extending their travels to avoid federal restrictions, expert says
One travel expert says ‘hundreds’ of his clients are choosing to extend their stay abroad in wake of Canada’s new federal travel restrictions.
Thousands flee Hong Kong for U.K., fearing China crackdown
Thousands of Hong Kongers are fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer.
Two of Trump's attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, who were expected to be two of the lead attorneys representing former U.S. president Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, are no longer on the team.
Alberta restaurants defy health orders again on Saturday, open for dine-in service
Despite receiving closure orders from Alberta Health Services and even a mandatory court appearance from RCMP, some restaurants and cafes in central and southern Alberta continued to welcome guests on Saturday.
Residents of U.S. town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor
Members of a small town in Washington state are trying to get answers from their mayor after he described the QAnon conspiracy theory 'a truth movement.'
Woman charged with murder of toddler after abuse is spotted in TV reflection
A Virginia woman was reportedly charged with the murder of a child after the abuse she carried out was captured in the reflection on a TV screen. Jessica Anne Cherry, 37, used to run an unlicensed daycare service in her home in Norfolk, Virginia, according to WAVY , where 2-year-old Kaylee Thomas was found unresponsive in August. Thomas was pronounced dead when she was taken to the hospital, and the staff ruled the cause of death as "indeterminate," which is assigned to cases where it’s not determined whether the cause is a suic…
Doorbell cameras are helpful for package theft, but come with privacy risks
Doorbell cameras have gained popularity as online deliveries surge amid the pandemic. But experts warn the internet-connected cameras come with their own set of surveillance and privacy concerns.
'No issues': Drinking alcohol won’t affect COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, doctors say
Drinking alcohol should not be a barrier to getting vaccinated against COVID-19, doctors say, and there are 'zero issues' with casual alcohol consumption and getting vaccinated.
Karen flashes people at Trader Joe’s after being refused entry
An anti-mask Karen has gone viral online after flashing an employee who refused her entry at Trader Joe's. Footage of the incident, posted to Reddit's highly-popular r/FuckYouKaren forum, begins as the unidentified woman argues with an employee. https://ift.tt/2MaR8tK During the back-and-forth, the irate woman can be seen grabbing a shopping cart before attempting to make her way inside without a face covering. Other shoppers look on as the woman continues her tirade, outraged that the private business has opted to enforce mask …
Federal conspiracy charges for 2 Proud Boys in Capitol riot
Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection.
PETA wants you to stop calling people 'pig' or 'chicken'
A prominent American animal rights group wants people to stop using animal words as insults.
Student broadcasts X-rated noises to whole class after forgetting to mute mic
A woman named Elizabeth is TikTok famous after forgetting to mute her Zoom mic while she’s presumably having sex. In the roughly 40-second clip posted to TikTok, a student named Elizabeth’s icon lights up as X-rated noises come through her device. Her moans are broadcasted to the entire classroom. Some colleagues ask whether she’s all right; others write messages to the group chat reading, “bro mute.” Elizabeth—who has not been found on TikTok or Twitter—doesn’t reply to the messages, meaning it’s likely she had no idea she wasn’t muted.…
Freddy the Great Dane, the tallest dog in the world, has died
Freddy, a Great Dane celebrated by Guinness World Records as the tallest dog in the world, has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a body double
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) suggested in 2019 that late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a body double, a popular conspiracy theory among the QAnon crowd. The conspiracy alleges that Ginsburg died while former President Donald Trump was in office but was replaced by a lookalike so that Trump could not fill her seat. Ginsburg, in reality, died in 2020 from cancer complications, leading to the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett—during Trump's presidency. About a year-and-a-half prior to Ginsburg's death, Gre…
‘All they had to do was f*cking work’: Cops caught on video talking positively about slavery
A Georgia police chief and an officer were asked to resign after body camera footage showed them making racist comments ahead of a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. The footage—which surfaced earlier in the week, according to WTVM —shows two men having a conversation in front of the police department. They were later identified as Hamilton Police Chief Gene Allmond and Officer John Brooks. In the roughly six-minute video, both can be heard using the N-word; it appears they’re unaware the body camera is recording. At one point, the police …
Ontario logs more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, 73 more deaths
Ontario has recorded more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases and 73 more deaths.
Four-year-old girl spots dinosaur footprint on Welsh beach
A newfound dinosaur footprint was discovered by a four-year-old walking on the beach with her family in south Wales, U.K., which could help scientists establish more about how dinosaurs walked.
Why people are spinning a larger conspiracy around GameStop and Reddit
Social media lit up this week in response to news that r/WallStreetBets, famous beacon of risky financial gambles, coordinated a massive short sell that may cost a hedge fund billions of dollars. All week, social media reveled in the satisfying story of a group of amateur investors who overcame the powers that be by using an aptly named app called Robinhood. But some internet sleuths don’t actually think that’s what happened. And they make some compelling arguments. https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1354794806120243204 One of t…
'Man, I've seen a lot of people die': Canada's other health crisis
W5 investigates the deadly fallout that COVID-19 restrictions are having on those struggling with addiction.
A fight between the EU and U.K. reveals the ugly truth about vaccine nationalism
Vaccines are now here and solidarity has frayed, but between the United Kingdom and the European Union, it has disappeared entirely and given way to an all-out battle over who is more entitled to tens of millions of doses produced by British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca.
Ramp up Canadian vaccine manufacturing, says COVID-19 task force health adviser
A leading Canadian health expert on the federal government's COVID-19 Task Force says the pandemic should be viewed as a wake-up call for Canada to create its own domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity.
Terror list a 'problematic' way to fight white supremacists, civil society groups say
As the Trudeau government ponders adding more right-wing groups to a federal terrorism blacklist, long-standing opponents of the process are urging officials to find more democratic and transparent means to address neo-fascism and white nationalism.
As Canada awaits vaccine doses, relying on other countries is the wrong approach: U.K. expert
Countries like Canada that are waiting for vaccine shipments amid an international shortage could have done more in the early days of the pandemic to boost their own domestic production capacity, according to a leading vaccine expert from the United Kingdom.
Man accused of editing Silhouette Challenge videos to reveal women’s nudes
Within a day of the "Silhouette Challenge" taking over Twitter and TikTok, at least one man has been accused of editing women's videos to reveal their nude bodies without their consent. The Silhouette Challenge features a mashup of "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" by Paul Anka and "Streets" by Doja Cat. The first half of the video, with Anka's song, shows people in their original setting and background. With the transition to "Streets," the music slows down, the lighting changes to a dim red, …
Hospital sees more babies with head trauma, fractures amid COVID-19 lockdown
At least one hospital has seen a doubling in the number of babies under the age of one being brought in with severe head trauma and other serious injuries since September, as the stress of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on caregivers who do not have adequate support.
Mentoring Indigenous lawyers among Sen. Sinclair’s retirement plans
Sen. Murray Sinclair is retiring from the Senate on Sunday, and his future plans include mentoring young Indigenous lawyers and completing his memoirs.
Air Transat announces temporary layoffs after federal travel restrictions
Air Transat says it will temporarily lay off its cabin crews and pilots starting Feb. 11, and will begin repatriating customers to Canada, in the wake of new travel restrictions.
Restrictions on restaurants, gyms to ease as Alberta unveils phased reopening based on hospitalization benchmarks
Provincial restrictions on certain businesses, such as restaurants and gyms, will be lifted on Monday, Feb. 8, the Alberta government announced Friday afternoon.
QAnon has a firm grip on the GOP at the state and local level
Since the inauguration of President Joe Biden canceled their plans for a last-second mass arrest of Democrats, believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory have spent their time trying to figure out the future of their movement. And it looked for a moment like there might not be one. But their early disillusionment and disappointment have quickly given way to a determined feeling that while some of the details might be unsettled (was Joe Biden’s inauguration faked?), the movement itself is here to stay. While 2020 saw a reversal of Donald Trump…
TikToker sparks debate after packing ‘8-year-old child’s lunch’ for boyfriend
A woman sparked debate on TikTok last week with a seemingly innocuous act: packing lunch for her boyfriend. At first glance, it may seem difficult for a reasonable person to find anything wrong with the gesture. After all, she's just doing something nice for her partner, right? Not everyone thinks so. Australian TikTok user @kiaraelaine__ uploaded her lunch preparation video on Jan. 20, and the subsequent days saw it slowly rack up likes and comments. While it only hovers around 20,000 views, it inspired enough passionate debate to be…
That One Sound: The dark origin of ‘Now I’m panicking’ on TikTok
That One Sound is a new weekly column from senior internet culture writer Audra Schroeder that explores the origin of popular sounds heard on TikTok. Suggestions? Tips? Email audra@dailydot.com I didn’t set out to make this column about the sad origins of popular and viral TikTok audio, but here we are. This week’s installment: The “Now I’m panicking” audio. It’s one of those sounds I’ve heard fairly consistently over the last year, and I thought it was possibly from a Harry Potter movie, or maybe that reality show about the nanny? (No…
Ontario reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases following single-day spike
COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario dropped Friday following a single-day increase reported a day earlier.
'Chances are basically zero' of recovering some Bitcoin passwords worth millions: cryptocurrency firm
The chances of recovering the passwords for some Bitcoin wallets are 'basically zero,' says a cryptocurrency firm boss, highlighting the extreme risk traders take when buying into the hype.
Biden faces pressure from tech advocates to nominate final FCC commissioner
A coalition of more than 30 advocacy groups are calling on President Joe Biden and congressional leadership to fill the final vacancy at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) immediately. While Biden recently named Jessica Rosenworcel the acting chairwoman of the FCC, the agency was left with a vacancy when former Chairman Ajit Pai stepped down on Inauguration Day. Before Pai stepped down, Senate Republicans fast-tracked the confirmation of Nathan Simington , who former President Donald Trump picked to serve at the FCC. Simington…
Watch out, Clubhouse—Twitter Spaces is here
While it is still not rolled out to all users, you may have heard about a slowly-rolling out new feature from Twitter: Spaces. The social media platform launched a chatroom like feature called Twitter Spaces in December of last year to a small group of users. It allows users to add followers to a Space where participants can send voice messages and more. "aye we’re live! what up y’all, we're the team behind Spaces––a small experiment focused on the intimacy of the human voice," Spaces tweeted in mid-December last year. Twi…
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