An iceberg in B.C.? Lingering mirage leaves photographer stumped
Simone Engels had cast her eyes across the waters of the Strait of Georgia from a beach on Vancouver Island when she caught a glimpse of something bright and shiny on the horizon. She’d come to Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay, B.C., on Sunday to photograph the mountains on the mainland in the sunset of […]
COVID-19: London rapid test site will no longer test school-aged children, TVFHT says – London
School-aged children will no longer be tested at the rapid molecular COVID-19 testing site in west London, officials with the Thames Valley Family Health Team (TVFHT) said Friday. The move comes just over a week after the site, which operates out the Springbank Medical Centre at 460 Springbank Dr., began taking appointments for the rapid […]
Pundit, MP want funeral grants for Hindus denied right to open-air cremation
News Yvonne Webb 2 Hrs Ago An attendant tends to a burnt funeral pyre of a non-covid victim at the Caroni Cremation Site, North Bank Road, Caroni on Friday. – ROGER JACOB BOTH the Paramachyra of Hindu organisation SWAHA, Pundit Hardeo Persad, and Couva South MP Rudy Indarsingh have welcomed the lifting restrictions on open-air […]
RCMP’s contract policing is headed for a federal review
The federal government is promising to review the RCMP’s contract policing obligations as critics question the national police force’s role in communities. In his mandate letter, new Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has been asked to “conduct an assessment of contract policing in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners and stakeholders.” The promise of […]
COVID-19: TVDSB families rallying to buy additional HEPA filters for schools – London
A group of families with children enrolled in the Thames Valley District School Board is aiming to go above and beyond the Ontario government’s standard for the number of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter units placed in schools. Before the start of the 2021-22 school year, school boards in Ontario were required to have standalone […]
Appeal Court rules first property-tax collection exercise illegal
News Jada Loutoo 5 Minutes Ago FILE PHOTO: Long lines to hand up the property tax forms at Palms Club, Point-a-Pierre Road, San Fernando, on May 15, 2017. – The Court of Appeal has ruled the Government’s attempt to implement the property tax in 2017 was illegal, as it imposed a fine for non-compliance, although […]
Return of hero pay long overdue, frazzled grocery workers say
Retail workers say the refusal by Canada’s grocers to reinstate “hero pay” has left them feeling forgotten and unappreciated as the Omicron wave leaves many stores short-staffed and shoppers stocking up. Multiple grocery store workers say they are busier than ever with more staff calling in sick in the last two weeks than during the […]
Most Western University students return to in-person learning by months end – London
Most Western University students will be headed back to in-person learning at the end of the month, with some exceptions. On Friday, Western unveiled plans to allow all second, third, and fourth-year undergraduate and graduate-level courses as well as second-entry professional programs to resume in-person learning. The exception will be all first-year undergraduate level courses, […]
Hosts West Indies beaten in Under-19 World Cup opener
Sports Jelani Beckles 6 Minutes Ago Ackeem Auguste – WEST Indies lost their opening match of the 2022 International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup by six wickets to Australia in Group D at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, on Friday. Chasing 170 for victory, opener Teague Wyllie anchored the Australia innings with 86 not out […]
Federal modelling suggests ‘very intense’ Omicron surge within weeks
New modelling released today by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the highly transmissible Omicron variant will push hospital admissions to “extremely high levels” in the coming weeks as case counts reach levels never before seen in this country. While there is a lot of uncertainty about how many new infections are being […]
Ontario fights court ruling striking down new mandatory math test for teachers
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2022 11:51 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — The Ontario government is trying to fight a court ruling that found its mandatory math test for new teachers is unconstitutional. Ontario’s Divisional Court last month struck down […]
PSC should give details of merit list decision
News Sean Douglas 10 Minutes Ago File photo: Jayanti Lutchmedial ATTORNEY Jayanti Lutchmedial has said the new Police Service Commission (PSC) should give some details of the reasoning behind its decision to scrap the Commissioner of Police (CoP) merit list compiled by the previous PSC. She spoke to Newsday on Friday in her personal capacity, […]