Pfizer first company to ask for emergency FDA approval NEW YORK, Pfizer announced they will submit a request today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of their mRNA vaccine candidate which will potentially enable use of the vaccine in high-risk populations in the U.S. by the middle to Read More…
City of Toronto to more than double its supply of winter park washrooms Most of the Toronto’s park washrooms are not winterized. Given the resurgence of COVID-19 in Toronto and the increased need for access to outdoor space through the winter months, staff have determined that an additional 28 park washrooms can be kept open. Read More…
UN Secretary-General warns of the potential threats from collecting data used for COVID-19 contact tracing The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global emergency, with devastating consequences in terms of loss of life and economic decline, and significantly hampering progress toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Poor and vulnerable communities are particularly imperiled by Read More…
Daily seizures of illegal drugs and contraband in Canadian Prisons has now become standard practice On November 10, 2020, at approximately 9:30 a.m., correctional officers at Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum‑security federal institution, intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband into the institution. This seizure is the result of the combined efforts of correctional officers, detector-dog Read More…
Georgia will certify election today after second recount (ATLANTA)-Today, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the results of the Risk Limiting Audit of Georgia’s presidential contest, which upheld and reaffirmed the original outcome produced by the machine tally of votes cast. Due to the tight margin of the race and the principles of risk-limiting audits, Read More…
