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What a distanced holiday season means for people with disabilities, chronic health conditions

What a distanced holiday season means for people with disabilities, chronic health conditions

People who already experience social barriers and poorer mental health status are especially vulnerable during a socially distant holiday season
Birds and bees would prefer you kept your Christmas tree around this year

Birds and bees would prefer you kept your Christmas tree around this year

You can use your old Christmas tree to mimic a little bit of forest shelter in your backyard, says the Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Ontario-wide shutdown starts today, here's what's open and closed in Collingwood

The Ontario-wide shutdown starts today, here's what's open and closed in Collingwood

It lasts until at least Jan. 23
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

Celebrate the little things
CANADA: Should police carry guns? Experts look at differences in foreign forces

CANADA: Should police carry guns? Experts look at differences in foreign forces

Canada has had significantly fewer police shootings than its neighbour to the south, but more than other countries where officers don’t carry guns as regularly
Updated weather alert warns of very heavy snow Saturday

Updated weather alert warns of very heavy snow Saturday

Poor visibility in heavy and blowing snow with as much as 40 cm of fresh snow is expected overnight and into Saturday
Coping with stress and family demands during the holiday season

Coping with stress and family demands during the holiday season

Psychiatrist recommends tolerance, respect and more flexibility
Eco-tip: enjoy a December walk in winter wonderland

Eco-tip: enjoy a December walk in winter wonderland

Authors of the 52 Weeks Climate Action Challenge encourage you to take in the magic of the season, by shutting down the electronics and get outside with your family
One of Canada's first Christmas Carols written in Simcoe County

One of Canada's first Christmas Carols written in Simcoe County

French Jesuit Missionary, St. Jean de Brebeuf wrote a Huron Christmas Carol as a gift for the Wyandotte Nations he met in Huronia (now Simcoe County)
Environment Canada issues alert for very white Christmas

Environment Canada issues alert for very white Christmas

Driving conditions will be poor as up to 10 to 15 cm of snowfall is expected to be blowing around today