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Ontario Morning Podcast - Thursday December 9, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Dec 09, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:54:20
In Peterborough today, volunteers will be out in the community to take a census of people who are homeless. The point-in-time count measures the number of people who are homeless on a given day. We talked to Kerri Kightley, the count's coordinator at the United Way of Peterborough and District. Plexiglass was touted as a way to minimize the spread of COVID-19. But now experts say can do more harm than good: We spoke with Jeffrey Siegel, a professor of civil and mineral engineering at the University of Toronto. Hospitals are seeing another COVID-19 surge, and. Kingston Health Sciences Centre has started sending patients out of its ICU to prepare for rising case numbers. We spoke with Dr. David Pichora who is the president and CEO of Kingston Health Sciences Centre. A portable benefits package, and a guaranteed minimum wage for gig workers. Those are just two of the recommendations CBC News has learned are in a report on the future of work, to be released by the Ontario government later today. Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley read through it. The holidays are coming, and people are starting to make plans for dinners and get-togethers… Dr. Peter Lin talks about what you should be thinking about from a Covid-prevention point of view . The 12th edition of Canada's Food Price Report was released today. Simon Somogyi from the University of Guelph shares its findings, and how you can best save your dollars when grocery bills are rising. Stargazers are waking up early this week and breaking out their telescopes. The prize .. a chance to witness the arrival of Comet Leonard. Astronomers say the bright soaring space object MAY be visible with the naked eye this weekend. Science writer Andrew Fazekas (fuh-ZAY-kus) joined us to discuss the comet.

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