Ontario reported almost 1,000 new cases on Saturday, the most on a single day since the coronavirus outbreak began in late January. The number surpasses the province’s previous high of 939.
Day: October 24, 2020
Tokyo opened its new Olympic swimming venue Saturday, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pointed out that it was finished eight months ago, just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year by the coronavirus.
Mighty Heart, a one-eyed thoroughbred racing horse, is hoping to capture the Canadian Triple Crown. The colt, which lost an eye in a paddock accident at a young age, would be only the eighth horse in more than 60 years to win the coveted prize. Greg Ross has more.
“75 years ago, in the wake of the Second World War, the world was faced with a rebuilding project on a scale never before witnessed. Confronted with this monumental task, the international community turned outwards, creating the United Nations, whose architecture continues to underpin today’s international order. The framers of the United Nations Charter knew that we go farther when we go together. They chose openness over isolationism, cooperation over rivalry, open palms over closed fists.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to offer Canadians modest hope about progress in testing and vaccine development after Canada notched an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases in a day.