Heading home for the holidays — or just getting back to Canada after a trip — now seems possible once again after a temporary exemption to travel restrictions was announced on Saturday. But the wider travel ban policy recently imposed by the Canadian government is still being criticized as unscientific by leaders of countries in southern Africa. The federal […]
News Sean Douglas 6 Hrs Ago Photo courtesy CDC. SOME 26 more people died from covid19, while 601 more people became infected with the virus (based on samples taken between Thursday and Saturday), said the Ministry of Health’s update for Sunday. Since Wednesday (December 1), some 104 people have died and 3,773 have become infected. […]
Cracks in the tails of 19 Royal Canadian Air Force Cyclone helicopters are a cause for concern, says an expert. Michael Byers, a professor and defence policy analyst at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, said the cracks could be indicative of much larger problems with the aircraft. “Each of these helicopters costs more than $150 […]
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored 17 of his 31 points in a key second quarter for the Raptors and Toronto beat the Washington Wizards 102-90 on Sunday. Chris Boucher had 14 points while Scottie Barnes had 11 for the Raptors (11-13), who exacted revenge for their loss to Washington on opening night. Precious Achiuwa had […]
News Melissa Doughty An Hour Ago MP Rodney Charles, and Senator Anil Roberts at a press conference at the Opposition Leader’s Office, Charles Street, Port of Spain, on Sunday. – Photo by Sureash Cholai The United National Congress (UNC) is calling for the resignation of National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds in the wake of what […]
British Columbia’s Ministry of Health is warning residents in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley of possible water contamination connected to the recent flooding in the province. Record-setting precipitation fell between Nov. 14 and Dec. 2 in southwestern B.C., causing severe flooding that destroyed homes and farms, and caused landslides that killed several people. Officials say […]
News Clint Chan Tack 17 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar – FILE PHOTO/SUREASH CHOLAI OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar maintained the Opposition UNC’s objection to the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC) proposed use of technology at polling stations in Tobago on Monday, during the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election. Persad-Bissessar reiterated the UNC’s objection […]
Canadian field hockey players stuck in South Africa due to COVID-19 travel restrictions are set to finally depart on Dec. 8 after receiving a travel exemption from the Canadian government. The federal government posted the exemption on its website on Saturday, while parents of the players were also notified. “I am beyond relief that it looks […]
More than two months after the City of London launched its new speed limit enforcement program the City has installed its first two detection cameras. The Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program aims to deter speeders and improve safety by lowering traffic speeds in school zones. The ASE system detects speeding and the license plates of the […]
News Clint Chan Tack 13 Hrs Ago Kevin Ratiram, attorney and founder of NGO Rapidfire Kidz Foundation, dressed as Santa, poses with some of the children and his helpers during a toy drive at Reform Village on Saturday. – Marvin Hamilton THE preservation and protection of life, is the greatest gift that any person, community […]
Gina Lonati’s first brush with marine life came early. When she was five years old, her family took her to Sea World in California, where she came face to face with a dolphin — and knew immediately that she had just glimpsed her future. “I still have the photo that my family took, of me looking […]
Ontario is reporting 1,184 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total case count in the province to 623,497. It marks the third day in a row the case count has been higher than 1,000 but overall hospitalizations and ICU occupancy have remained steady. Of the 1,184 new cases recorded, the data showed 557 […]
