Uber Canada will ditch mask mandate on Friday, except in Quebec
Uber Canada will on Friday no longer require drivers or passengers to wear masks during rides in most of the country, though the ride-sharing company says it “still strongly” recommends them. The decision, ending a policy in place since May 2020, was made to reflect changing public health guidelines, the company said Tuesday. Ontario and British Columbia ended […]
Photos of the day
News Roger Jacob 3 Hrs Ago Mother’s Love, Melissa Oliver expressed to Newsday, how happy she felt to have her daughter Ruby, nine year old standard three pupil of Sacred Heart Girls’ R. C. School out of the house on Tuesday. Photo by Jeff Mayers Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past […]
‘Mama Let Him Play’: Rocker and Canadian music veteran Jerry Doucette dies at 70 in Delta, B.C.
Vancouver guitarist and singer Jerry Doucette died at age 70 on Monday. The Juno-winning rocker behind the 1977 hit single Mama Let Him Play died surrounded by family after a battle with cancer, his son said. Fellow Vancouver musician Dalannah Gail Bowen was one of Doucette’s live backup singers in the 1970s. “I was a Doucette girl,” she […]
Minister applauds citizens for ignoring calls to protest
News Elizabeth Gonzales 56 Minutes Ago File photo: Communications Minister Symon de Nobriga. Minister of Communications in the Office of the Prime Minister Symon de Nobriga applauded “right thinking” citizens for disregarding calls by the Opposition and other organisations to come out to protest against fuel-price increases. Speaking on the TTT news on Tuesday night, […]
Simple Plan launches fundraiser for children in Ukraine with new music video
When members of Simple Plan sat down to brainstorm concepts for a music video earlier this year, it was hard to ignore one idea that was staring right back at them in Ukrainian filmmaker Jensen Noen. Several months earlier, the Montreal pop-punk band had formed a friendship with the Los Angeles-based director who shot their […]
Drivers despondent at fuel-price hike
News Paula Lindo 4 Minutes Ago No rush for gas at this NP gas station on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain on Friday. Gas prices will increase from April 19. Photo by Angelo Marcelle Drivers at one gas station in Port of Spain said the rise in fuel prices has greatly increased their spending at […]
Regina man wins $70M, making him Sask.’s largest ever lotto winner
Dale McEwen from Regina won a $70-million jackpot in the April 1 Lotto Max draw. McEwen said he and his family were traveling through Dunmore, Alta., on April 1 when they purchased a lotto ticket for that night’s draw at a Co-op gas station. The next night, he checked the numbers on a lottery app while […]
Man dies in accidental fall in Guaico
News Shane Superville 5 Minutes Ago File photo Police suspect a Sangre Grande man died when he fell and hit his head early on Tuesday morning. Investigators said Sookdeo Bigram slipped and fell from a slope in Guaico near a gas station at around 2 am. Passersby saw Bigram lying on the ground and called […]
Home sales and average prices fell in March
Canada’s red-hot real estate market showed signs of cooling down in March as both the number of homes sold and the average selling price declined from the previous month’s level. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), which represents more than 100,000 realtors across the country, reported Tuesday that on average, homes sold on the Multiple […]
Small turnout at Mt Pleasant Sports and Family Day
News Kinnesha George 2 Hrs Ago English visitor Alex Lane, 24, centre, wins a friendly 100m race against his Rums London Rugby Team colleagues at Mt Pleasant Sports and Family Day on Monday at the Mt Pleasant Recreation Ground. – Photo by David Reid After a two-year hiatus owing to the covid19 pandemic, action returned […]
‘This has got to be a nightmare,’ says family of woman and two children killed in Portage la Prairie
The family of a Portage la Prairie woman says they’re still in the dark about what happened the night she and her two young children were killed in their home. “I don’t think I could really believe it, this has got to be a nightmare,” said Tammi St. Jean, recalling a phone call she took with […]
Ottawa man’s mysterious tax bill may shine light on ‘synthetic identity fraud’
An Ottawa man who filed his taxes early has discovered more than one nasty surprise. Not only does Enrique Rosado owe much more than he thought, his bill shows the 65-year-old has probably been targeted in what experts call a complicated “synthetic identity” scam. His problems began in late March when he received a reassessment notice from the […]