A secondary school in Etobicoke was briefly placed under a lockdown order on Tuesday afternoon as police searched for a person who was spotted with a knife. 英文词组: Be placed…order: 被执行…命令 under lockdown:封锁     Police say that they were first dispatched to Lakeshore Collegiate Institute at around 2:30 p.m.Continue Reading

Canada continues to be in the thick of the flu epidemic, according to the latest national FluWatch, which reports a steady incline of influenza activity – particularly affecting young children and older adults. 地道英文词组: in the thick of: 处于… steady incline: 稳步上升(=title里的 rising steeply)     “At the national level,Continue Reading

Back in the day, when Quebec separatism was still a thing, the legendary comedian Yvon Deschamps used to get a big laugh by joking that what Quebecers really wanted was “an independent Quebec in a strong and united Canada.” 地道英文表达词组 Back in the day:遥想当年 Quebec separatism:魁北克独立思想/主义(同样,Taiwan separatism, HongKong separatism, 和Continue Reading

Because of increased fuel, fertilizer, and labor costs, climate change, and higher insurance rates, the average price of a Christmas tree has increased this year, just like everything else. According to Shirley Brennan, executive director of the Canadian Christmas Trees Association, “on average across Canada, you’re going to see roughlyContinue Reading

After the publishing of the report Wild Species 2020, Terry Duguid, parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change, holds a news conference. The most recent study, Wild Spices 2020, to be released. It evaluated the condition of wildlife across Canada. More than 50,000 species, including more thanContinue Reading

Yesterday Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the chance to appear on Friday’s episode of “Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World”. It was definitely a groundbreaking on drag race. During the episode, Trudeau is credited with being the first head of state to attend the RuPaul competition series. Canada’sContinue Reading