Court throws out challenge to Saskatchewan’s proof-of-vaccination policy
A Court of Queen’s Bench justice in Saskatoon has ruled against a group arguing that the province’s proof-of-vaccination policy is in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court application was brought forward by former People’s Party of Canada candidate Mark Friesen as well as the groups Concerned Citizens (Estevan) and Unified Grassroots. The groups were asking […]
London police investigate Wednesday afternoon Vauxhall Park shooting
What was first thought be a BB gun hit turned out to be a gunshot wound for one London, Ont., man. The London Police Major Crime Section is investigating after a shooting in Vauxhall Park Wednesday afternoon. Police say just after 2 p.m., a man reported being hit by what he thought was a BB […]
Man shot on Lara Promenade
News Sean Douglas 18 Minutes Ago Looking east from Henry Street on the Brian Lara Promenade, Port of Spain. Photo by Jeff Mayers LIMERS and evening shoppers in the heart of Port of Spain a couple of hours before the 10pm curfew were shocked as a man was gunned down in full public view on […]
Search at Ontario’s Mount Elgin residential school seen as step toward healing
London, Ont. – A search of the former Mount Elgin residential school site west of London will go a long way towards healing. That was the reaction on Friday from those with connections to the former institution after it was made public on Thursday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, that the site will […]
Military began monitoring COVID-19 in early 2020 but still failed to predict pandemic’s path, documents show
Newly-released documents show the Canadian military was concerned enough about the initial spread of COVID 19 to begin monitoring and planning for a response in late January 2020. Experts are now asking whether that early advantage was squandered when it came to forecasting the trajectory of the pandemic and its impact on both troops and the general public. The records, […]
Food insecurity in city grows as London Food Bank launches Thanksgiving food drive – London
With the London Food Bank reporting a 21 per cent increase in people accessing their services, it seems like the annual Thanksgiving food drive came just in the nick of time. On Friday, the food bank kicked off the 33rd annual and second virtual Thanksgiving food drive. The food bank’s co-director, Jane Roy, said as […]
Seven dead, 194 more covid19 infections
News Sean Douglas 29 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC SEVEN more people have died from covid19 and 194 more contracted the virus, the Ministry of Health update said on Friday. The country now has 4,232 active cases. Since last year 50,903 people have been infected, of whom 45,182 have recovered. Some 1,489 people have died. […]
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review after a court ordered him to rethink it. “Following the reconsideration process, I have determined that the physical activities warrant [federal] designation,” Wilkinson said in a statement regarding the proposed Vista expansion project. Coalspur […]
2 weeks later, little known about Western University sexual assaults posted online: police – London
Two weeks after multiple reports on social media about Western University students being drugged and assaulted, London, Ont., police say they have not been able to find evidence to support the posts. According to social media posts, 30 or more students may have been drugged and/or assaulted in Medway-Sydenham Hall during the first week back […]
‘We are still here’: Hundreds march in Iqaluit on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
About a thousand Iqaluit residents, nearly all in bright orange T-shirts or hoodies, walked down the main street of Nunavut’s capital on Thursday for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Leading the march was Jack Anawak, carrying an orange and white flag with an “all children matter” banner in memory of any children who died at residential schools. […]
Ontario reports 1,315 new COVID-19 cases over past 2 days
Ontario is reporting 647 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 668 on Friday, bringing the provincial case total to 586,817. The Ministry of Health had not released updated data on Thursday because it was a federal holiday. Of the 668 new cases recorded for Friday, the data showed 394 were unvaccinated people, 39 were partially […]
Ex-Central Bank governor resigns from Trinidad and Tobago International Financial Centre
News Ken Chee Hing 2 Hrs Ago Former Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams who on Wednesday resigned as a director of the state agency, the TT International Financial Centre. FILE PHOTO – FORMER Central Bank governor Ewart Williams has resigned as a director of the TT International Financial Centre (TTIFC), effective last Wednesday. A release […]