ZOOMERMEDIA FRIEND JANN ARDEN TO BE INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF...
One of Canada’s most loved and successful artists will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2020 JUNO Awards. Jann Arden, the multi-platinum award winning singer and songwriter, has...
View ArticleTRANSPORTATION CLOSED IN CHINESE CITY AT EPICENTRE OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
China is shutting down transportation from the central city of Wuhan in light of the corona-virus outbreak. Officials say the decision affects buses, subways, ferries, airplanes and trains....
View ArticleCIVIC LEADERS, CHINESE CANADIANS WARN AGAINST REPEAT OF RACISM FACED DURING SARS
The racism and prejudice brought out by the fear of the coronavirus has to stop. The call comes from members of Toronto’s Chinese community, the chair and vice-chair of the Board of Health, the city’s...
View ArticleCANADA HAS 4TH CASE OF CORONAVIRUS
Ontario has its third confirmed case of coronavirus and first outside Toronto. A woman in her 20s in London who had recently been to China. She’s recovered and well now but here’s why we’re only...
View ArticlePREMIER REJECTS HORWATH’S CALL FOR A NEW EDUCATION MINISTER
Saying Stephen Lecce has created a ”toxic relationship” with teachers and education workers, the opposition leader feels it’s time for him to go. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath thinks it’s time for the...
View ArticleEGLINTON BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY LRT CONSTRUCTION GETTING $3M FROM PROVINCE
Acknowledging the ”real and severe impacts” the delayed opening of the Crosstown LRT is having on businesses along Eglinton Avenue, the Ford government is promising to provide them with $3-million....
View ArticleCARP POLL: MOST CRITICAL OF GOV’T REACTION TO COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES
”The question really is ‘Were our long-term care homes just an after thought for our elected officials?’ and I think the poll indicates that many of our members feel that way.” Marissa Lennox, Chief...
View ArticleHEALTH EXPERTS: PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED OF ALL THE COVID MESSAGING
As we await the latest number of new COVID cases for Ontario, just over half of those reported Wednesday were among those under the age of 40 for the third straight day. Epidemiologists Drs. Timothy...
View ArticleREMEMBERING ZOOMER MUSIC LEGEND LEONARD COHEN ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen was born on this date in Montreal in 1934. He first pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early ’60s, and didn’t...
View ArticleONTARIO REPORTS SINGLE-DAY RECORD OF COVID-19 CASES
As September comes to a close the number of COVID cases continues climbing in Ontario. Another 700 cases Monday – the most in one day since the pandemic hit back in late January. The previous high was...
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