All levels of government need to come together to help solve flood-related infrastructure issues on Manitoba’s largest First Nation, the community’s director of emergency management says. “There is serious work to do,” said William Sutherland in an interview Sunday, as the flood-battered community north of Winnipeg was toiling to again try and shore up structures, […]
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 3 Hrs Ago TTUTA president Antonia De Freitas. President of the Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Antonia Tekah-De Freitas and President of the National Parent Teachers Association (NPTA) Kevin David say they are satisfied with the Ministry of Education’s effort to involve stakeholders in the creation of its new Secondary Entrance Assessment […]
Nearly 100,000 students asked to repay CERB benefits they claimed during the COVID-19 pandemic could soon get a break. Under an order in council, adopted without fanfare earlier this month, students will be able to deduct the amount they could have collected under the COVID aid program for students, from the amount of CERB benefits they […]
News Shane Superville 54 Minutes Ago Deputy director of the Police Complaints Authority Michelle Solomon-Baksh. File photo/Roger Jacob Deputy director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Michelle Solomon-Baksh says while the public can make anonymous reports against rogue police officers, they must provide as much details as possible for them to properly investigate all cases. […]
Social media is full of posts this month by Canadian airlines celebrating pride. There’s a WestJet TikTok video showing a plane flying over a rainbow, Sunwing and Air Transat tweets promoting LGBTQ vacation hot spots and, on Instagram, Flair Airlines is wishing everyone “Happy Pride.” But non-binary Canadians with travel plans feel excluded from those […]
News Corey Connelly 11 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC Tobago now has 132 active covid19 cases after 16 new cases were confirmed overnight. The island’s covid19 death toll remains at 270. In a statement on Saturday, the THA Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection reported 11 people are currently hospitalised, five of whom are […]
This month the New Brunswick government chartered a plane to bring in 170 Ukrainians fleeing the war. At the airport, the tearful reunions and welcoming hugs looked the same, but despite having travelled to find safety, these newcomers in Canada are not considered refugees. In March, the federal government created a special program that fast tracks immigration for […]
News Darren Bahaw 9 Hrs Ago Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj – Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj says the executive and legislative arms of government must stay out of the judiciary remit on the issue of whether an accused person is entitled to bail or not. Maharaj in responding to questions on Saturday at a symposium […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his new cabinet on a sunny Friday morning outside of Queen’s Park. But after that, stormy economic and political weather looms for Ford’s second-term government. Ontario confronts the highest rate of inflation in nearly 40 years, an economic reality that will have a strong influence on everything from the amount […]
News Darren Bahaw 5 Hrs Ago In this file photo, police investigators re-enact the crime scene where three men were killed on June 27, 2020 at Juman Drive, Second Caledonia, Morvant. – Marvin Hamilton On the eve of the second anniversary of the police killing of three men at Second Caledonia, Morvant comes a major […]
For Steven Velthuis, his adventures with purebred Japanese Wagyu beef began a few years ago, on a pricey night out. “I went to a baseball game, a Blue Jays game in Toronto, and I took some colleagues with me,” recalled the Osgoode cattle farmer. “And we went to a restaurant and I said, ‘Anything you […]
News Corey Connelly 2 Hrs Ago A policeman directs traffic during a road block exercise at Old Grange, Tobago. – File photo/David Reid Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has revealed the THA intends to establish a Department of Public Safety (DPS) in the Office of the Chief Secretary to supplement the work of the TT Police […]
