Ukrainians in Calgary celebrate Orthodox Easter with newly arrived refugees
A large group spills onto the lawn of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church just northeast of downtown Calgary, to have their baskets full of pysanky (traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs), paskas (Ukrainian Easter bread), sausage, horseradish and more be blessed by the parish priest. The early morning blessing of the baskets on Ukrainian Orthodox Easter, which in […]
Police will not be distracted in search for shooting suspect
News Ria Chaitram 4 Minutes Ago McDonald Jacob – Acting Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob said the person who was willing turn himself in and assist in the investigation of the murder of PC Clarence Gilkes, should make contact with the nearest police station or use one of many other mechanisms for surrender. Gilkes was […]
Fort Frances declares state of emergency as severe weather causes floods in northwestern Ontario
More severe weather made its way through northwestern Ontario this weekend, causing flooding, road washouts, and infrastructure failures in the region. Fort Frances Ont., about 200 kilometres from Kenora, declared a state of emergency Saturday after “critical infrastructure failure” within its wastewater treatment system. Flooding has also been reported in residential areas around the community, […]
38 people fitted with electronic monitoring devices
News Paula Lindo 4 Minutes Ago Fitzgerald Hinds – National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said 38 people have been fitted with electronic monitoring devices between April 28 last year and March 21. He was speaking in Parliament on Friday in response to a question from Barataria/San Juan MP Saddam Hosein. “Between April 28, 2021 to […]
Flood warning issued for Red River Valley from Emerson to floodway inlet south of Winnipeg
Manitoba has issued a flood warning for the province’s Red River Valley, from the southern community of Emerson near the United States border up to the Red River Floodway inlet just south of Winnipeg. The province’s hydrologic forecast centre announced the warning in a news release Sunday afternoon. An overland flood warning is still in place […]
Low morning turnout for PNM Tobago internal election
News Corey Connelly 10 Minutes Ago The Scarborough Esplanade. FILE PHOTO/JEFF MAYERS – As of 11 am on Sunday, just 107 PNM Tobago Council members turned out to cast their ballots in the party’s internal elections on Sunday. Sources told Newsday the Canaan Multipurpose Facility registered the highest number of voters at that time – […]
Guy Lafleur to be honoured in national funeral May 3
Quebec Premier François Legault has confirmed a national funeral will be held for Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens superstar and hockey hall of famer who died at the age 70 Friday. Legault tweeted the decision Sunday morning, saying Lafleur’s family had agreed to the Quebec government’s proposal. The service will be held at 11 a.m. May […]
Ex-minister joins call for reversal of fuel price increase
News Clint Chan Tack 11 Hrs Ago Former minister Fazal Karim. – FORMER Chaguanas East MP and tertiary education minister Fazal Karim says now is the wrong time to remove the fuel subsidy. Karim made the suggestion as he joined the national conversation on Government’s decision to increase fuel prices from April 19. In a […]
Low supply results in customers buying new cars sight unseen
Lost are the days when a person could walk into a car dealership and drive away with the vehicle of their choice on the same day. With the scarcity of new cars, dealerships across Nova Scotia are seeing buyers put a deposit on vehicles they haven’t even seen, only to wait months for it to be delivered from […]
Tax big business, rich to fund fuel subsidy
News Janelle De Souza 7 Hrs Ago Activist Dr Wayne Kublalasingh, right, and Uresh Chaitoo joined the MSJ march against increased food and fuel prices in Port of Spain on Saturday. – Angelo Marcelle The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) and trade unions are calling on the government to reverse the rise in fuel prices, […]
Advocates want feminist spending review as feds insist no social-program cuts
The Liberal government is insisting that the goal of an upcoming federal spending review is not to slash social programs, while gender-equality advocates want to make sure it is done with women and marginalized people in mind. The federal government’s latest budget released earlier this month announced the launch of a spending review of its […]
Violence, pollution due to Trinidad and Tobago turning its back on ancestors
News Jensen La Vende 5 Hrs Ago A member of the Council of Orisha Elders make an offering at a shrine at the Lopinot ancestral ground celebrate Friday to celebrate Earth Day. – Angelo Marcelle The violence among youths, the pollution of watercourses and forest degradation are the result of people not honouring their ancestors, […]