Remembering Travis Smarch, another victim of Yukon’s drug crisis
Travis Smarch was known to everyone around him as an adventurous, outgoing and funny young man with a bright future. His life ended abruptly on Jan. 5 — the day he overdosed, alone, in his room at Whitehorse’s Chilkoot Inn. He was just 27. “It’s been really hard for me to talk about my son, […]
Canadian bobsledder deals with stress beyond competition ahead of Olympics amid COVID-19 – London
Kristen Bujnowski of Mount Brydges, Ont., has realized a dream. Not only has she been named a member of Canada’s Olympic bobsleigh team, but she is also not an alternate as she was in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. Bujnowski is set to race at the Beijing Games. In any normal, pre-pandemic Olympic year, her […]
Health Ministry actively pursuing Pfizer vaccines for 5-11-year-olds
News Paula Lindo 15 Minutes Ago Patricia, 8, grimaces after getting her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, at a vaccination center in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday. AP PHOTO – Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the ministry is in negotiations with Pfizer-BioNTech for the purchase of its covid19 […]
One-third of Canadian, American students think Holocaust was fabricated: study
Around a third of Canadian and American students question whether the Holocaust actually happened, according to a study commissioned by Canadian charity Liberation75. More than 3,000 students in grades 6 to 12 were surveyed before a two-day virtual conference focused on Holocaust education, and then again after the event, to assess what they know and […]
WASA police, employees clash at head office
News Elizabeth Gonzales 2 Hrs Ago Russell Mohammed (centre), Secretary of the WASA Worker Section (NUGFWU) leads WASA employees as they stage a march to demand a meeting with managers over outstanding wages past due. The employees were met by WASA Estate Constables and security officials who closed the gates at the WASA Headquarters on […]
Homicide investigation underway after 4 people found dead at Richmond, B.C., home
The RCMP’s homicide unit is investigating after four people were found dead at a Richmond, B.C., house on Tuesday. Richmond RCMP said its officers were called to the 4500-block of Garden City Road late Tuesday night. They found four people dead inside the home, according to a statement. Police believe the victims were likely shot and killed on Monday around 7 […]
Old North P.S. selected as new name for Ryerson P.S. in London, Ont. – London
A new name has been selected for Ryerson Public School in London, Ont., following a review by the Thames Valley District School Board. During Tuesday evening’s school board meeting, trustees voted to rename it Old North Public School based on the responses to a recent poll. Read more: Ontario investing $20.7M to build new school […]
Virtual classes at Fatima College after 4 covid19 cases
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 8 Minutes Ago Fatima College principal Fr Gregory Augustine during assembly at the Port of Spain-based school on April 10, 2021. – FILE PHOTO/AYANNA KINSALE Students of Fatima College in Port of Spain have resumed fully virtual classes for the remainder of the week as four students have tested positive for […]
Canada-U.S. border agents try to stem flow of migrants in face of unforgiving weather, vast distances
A bleak panorama of frozen, windblown prairie extends in every direction behind Katy Siemer as she points north, past a barren stand of trees to a pipeline compressor station a few hundred metres away in Manitoba. The U.S. Border Patrol agent is standing alongside a similar facility in Minnesota that she says undocumented migrants use […]
Ontario child-care operators, staff call for access to PCR testing, more HEPA filters
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2022 11:47 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make those settings safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector’s […]
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
The latest: Hospitals in New Brunswick are feeling the strain of the Omicron wave, with four hospitals at or near capacity. “Our hospitals are caring for higher volumes of COVID-positive inpatients than at any other point in the pandemic,” a statement from the Horizon Health network said Tuesday. The hospital network said that the number of people […]
Some Ontario teachers refuse work over school COVID concerns
TORONTO — Mary Fraser-Hamilton spent part of last week sitting in her car instead of teaching in her classroom. The Brampton, Ont., drama teacher was one of 11 education workers in Ontario who initiated work refusals over COVID-19 safety concerns as students and staff members returned to in-person learning with less transparency about the virus […]