‘We’re still on high alert’ says Aklavik mayor as water levels continue to waver
The Hamlet of Aklavik, N.W.T., is still on high alert as water levels continue to waver, says Mayor Andrew Charlie on Monday. “Water levels are still kind of high,” Charlie said. “It’s dropped for a bit and then it comes up a bit, drops again.” He says many of the roads are still above water, since in the […]
Calls for more Ontario residential school site searches
In the wake of the horrifying discovery of the remains of 215 children near a former residential school in B.C., an Ontario NDP MPP is calling for all residential school sites to be searched and apologies to be demanded. Caryn Lieberman reports.
Last-minute hustle for food, gas before 10am curfew
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 3 Hrs Ago A fruit vendor gets some early sales at the Croisee in San Juan on Monday just before the start of the 10 am curfew. Photo by Sureash Cholai MARKET vendors, groceries and gas stations were doing a thriving business early Monday morning before they were required to close […]
London, Ont., principal removed for wearing Black student’s hair like a wig says he’s sorry, ‘ashamed’
The London, Ont., principal removed from his job for wearing a Black student’s hair as part of a Halloween costume has issued an apology, saying his behaviour was unacceptable and showed “a great lack of judgment.” Luc Chartrand was principal of Monseigneur-Bruyère, a French-language Catholic high school, when he wore a student’s cut dreadlocks as a wig in […]
‘He’ll give you a straight answer’: Colleagues speak highly of Ontario’s next top doctor
The doctor who will guide Ontario’s path out of the COVID-19 pandemic is being described by colleagues and friends as a competent public health expert, straight shooter and excellent communicator. Dr. Kieran Moore, who is currently the medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health, is set to replace Dr. David […]
16 more deaths, 271 new cases
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 4 Minutes Ago Sixteen more people have died from covid19. This was announced by the Ministry of Health on Monday. The latest deaths bring the total to 495. The latest victims were described as elderly people with pre-existing conditions. The ministry said 271 more people tested positive. The total number of positive […]
Maple Leafs-Canadiens Game 7: Talk about it like a hockey expert (even if you’re not)
Despite the storied history of both clubs, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens to face off in Game 7 for just the second time in 16 playoff series (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET). The winner advances to battle the Winnipeg Jets in the next round of the postseason. Here’s a look at some of the storylines: […]
Fiscal watchdog predicts $12.3B spending gap in Ontario’s education sector by 2029-30
One of Ontario’s fiscal watchdogs says provincial funding allocated for education over the next several years falls billions of dollars short of what it projects will be needed to pay for promised programming. The Financial Accountability Office issued a report Monday comparing the Ministry of Education’s programs and commitments for the period spanning 2019-20 to […]
MSJ proposes national covid roundtable
News Clint Chan Tack Just Now MSJ leader David Abdulah. – MOVEMENT for Social Justice (MSJ) political leader David Abdulah is proposing the creation of a national roundtable co-chaired by the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to provide a nonpartisan, united front to deal with the effects of covid19. Abdulah also wants to […]
Trudeau, cabinet meet today to discuss next steps after tragic Kamloops discovery
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more supports for survivors of residential schools are coming following the heartbreaking discovery of children’s remains in Kamloops, B.C. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said last Thursday that preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School uncovered the remains of 215 children […]
Londoners mourn B.C. residential school victims – London
Local memorials and tributes continue to grow as Londoners remember the 215 unidentified children found at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia. More than 150 people gathered at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica on Sunday and laid pairs of children’s shoes on the steps as a memorial to the lives lost. Tk’emlúps […]
Are you accusing ‘burnt out’ doctors of murder?
News Elizabeth Gonzales 10 Hrs Ago UNC Senator Wade Mark. FILE PHOTO OPPOSITION senator Wade Mark bashed North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) CEO Davlin Thomas for attributing the high covid19 daily death toll to four doctors who were recently reassigned out of the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility. This comes after Thomas in a […]