Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. May 29th, 2024
May 29, 2024
The number of Lyme Disease cases in Ontario is higher than normal this time of year. This grim reality is largely due to a higher number of tick sightings across the province. In the first 5 months of 2024, over 1,100 blacklegged ticks have been identified, with over 600 of them being discovered on human skin. For reference, heading into June of 2019, just over 120 sightings had been reported by eTick. And to make matters worse, this breed is also the most likely to transmit Lyme Disease. Kristy Cameron chats with Justin Wood, the creator of Canada’s first private lab that tests ticks for tick-borne diseases. Meantime, if you take public transit in our city, you know that the ride isn’t always smooth sailing. But if you want to pay through credit cards, that part is about to become easier, as OC Transpo buses and trains will now be accepting debit payments.
Unpublished Newswire
RCMP say Canada Day celebrations led to tragedy in a small northern Alberta community.
July 2, 2024 - 08:26 | | Global News - Canada
July 2, 2024 - 08:22 | Special to National Post | National Post
B.C. will look at changing its building code to allow small apartments to be built with a single stair, adding to its reputation as the province most willing to try new ideas to create more housing supply, though the move is also drawing safety-related concerns.Canada’s building code, which provinces have generally gone along with, has required two staircases per apartment building since 1941. But B.C.’s Ministry of Housing last week published a research report outlining the optimal conditions for single staircases.
July 2, 2024 - 08:00 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
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