“China eats weird animals disease”

The borders are fine, there is nothing to worry about but we have still banned flights from the United Kingdom.

That was essentially the message from a gaggle of cabinet ministers and public health officials who were trotted out to discuss Canada’s response to a new strain of COVID-19 found in Britain and the decision to ban flights from the UK.

Why does the left stick with shutdowns when it’s clear that they destroy small business? Simple. That’s the signature of communists consolidating their power.

A Chinese scientist at the centre of unsubstantiated claims that the coronavirus leaked from her laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan has told the BBC she is open to “any kind of visit” to rule it out. The surprise statement from Prof Shi Zhengli comes as a World Health Organization team prepares to travel to Wuhan next month to begin its investigation into the origins of Covid-19.

The remote district of Tongguan, in China’s south-western province of Yunnan, is hard to reach at the best of times. But when a BBC team tried to visit recently, it was impossible.

Ontario is reporting more than 2,200 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of virus-related hospitalizations surpasses 1,000.

Ontario is reporting 2,202 new infections today, up from the 2,123 logged on Monday but down from the record 2,432 confirmed on Dec. 17.

LILLEY: Trudeau needs to ban flights or test the passengers

Last month, as he urged Premiers to do everything they could within their powers to stop the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hoped none were doing anything than what was best to stop COVID-19.

“I would hope that no leader in our country is easing public health vigilance because they feel pressure not to shut down businesses or slow down our economy,” Trudeau said.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says he can’t believe some “adults” still aren’t getting the message about the deadly danger of COVID-19 transmission as the entire province prepares to go into a lockdown at midnight Boxing Day.

He pointed to tickets being handed out in T.O. over the weekend for illegal games of shinny hockey at city rinks as one example.

The Vatican has declared it is ‘morally acceptable’ for Roman Catholics to receive Covid vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions.

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy, said it addressed the question after receiving several requests for ‘guidance’ during recent months.

The doctrine office noted that bishops, Catholic groups and experts have offered ‘diverse and sometimes conflicting pronouncements’ on the matter.