Waterloo region COVID-19


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    COVID-19 Updates: Mar. 3

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    COVID-19 Updates: Mar. 3

    There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo Region on Tuesday, with one virus-related death.   These bring the total in March to 88, and since March 2020 there have been 10,790 cases.   According to Region of Waterloo Public Health, there are 419 active cases with 40 people in hospital and six currently in intensive care…

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  • Rising number of COVID-19 patients in ICU

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    Rising number of COVID-19 patients in ICU

    Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 103 new active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, bringing the current total to 905. The province recorded 2,578 infections in Ontario. The latest COVID-19 numbers are updated each day by Region of Waterloo Public Health at 1:30 p.m. Despite the number of new cases declining over the past few…

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  • Why CGI is degrading cinema

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    Why CGI is degrading cinema

    Special effects have been a staple of cinema for decades. Ever since Georges ย Mรฉliรจsโ€”commonly referred to as the Father of Special Effectsโ€”discovered he could manipulate the film, exposure and perspective of his images, the truly unfathomable has become plausible, regular and ordinary. Of course, with time these techniques have been improved and streamlined. At this…

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