Canadian ski resort closed over giant cluster of Brazilian Covid variant cases Graeme Massie © Provided by The Independent
A Canadian ski resort was forced to close down after a giant cluster of the Brazilian Covid-19 variant was discovered.
Authorities in British Columbia shuttered Whistler Blackcomb resort after 877 cases of the highly infectious P.1 variant were found in the province.
Nearly a quarter of those cases were linked to Whistler and at least 84 people who visited the resort tested positive without traveling outside of Canada.
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Officials say it is not yet clear how the variant arrived at the ski resort north of Vancouver, but it is the largest outbreak outside Brazil itself.
Amazon s The Wilds Relocates to Australia for Season 2
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“We’re headed back for season 2,”
The Wilds official Twitter account revealed in a video showing the main cast of the YA survival drama celebrating the show’s renewal by Amazon Prime Video. The 10-episode first season of
The Wilds debuted on the streaming platform just over a week ago, and was met with strong positive reviews, with critics calling the series an “addictive thriller that also captures the complex lives of teenage girls,
The Wilds is worth getting lost in.”
The Wilds follows a group of teen girls from different walks of life who crash land on a deserted island, and must learn to live together. But in a twist, the girls learn that they did not end up on the island by accident.
The Wilds centers around a group of teen girls from different backgrounds, who must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they’ve all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.
The series stars Sarah Pidgeon (
Gotham) as Leah Rilke, Mia Healey as Shelby Goodkind, Jenna Clause (
Cold Brook) as Martha Blackburn, Erana James (
Golden Boy) as Toni Shalifoe, Reign Edwards (
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 7:13 AM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
The Central Fire Station in Welland celebrates its 100th anniversary this Thursday. A non-profit wants to restore the fire hall and celebrate its history. (Central Station Education Initiative)
A non-profit group is rallying to protect a 100-year-old fire hall in Welland, complete with its original equipment, furniture, and firefighting artifacts from the 1920s and a pumper from the 1950s.
And Welland city council voted last week to put $100,000 over two years toward that effort, contingent on the group getting another grant.
The volunteer group believes that the Central Fire Station is the only one of its kind to still exist in Canada. It has plans to create an immersive centre of firefighting history at the station, but worries that businesses and speculators threaten its existence.
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