Toronto physician named new scientific director of provincial COVID-19 advisory group
Ontario’s expert COVID-19 advisory group has named a Toronto physician as its new scientific director. Public Health Ontario, which now oversees the group, says Dr. Fahad Razak will replace Dr. Peter Juni in his role on the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. Razak is an internist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and an assistant […]
Man fined, must pay compensation for chopping mother of his child
News Jada Loutoo 6 Hrs Ago File photo A man from south Trinidad who was allowed to plead guilty to a charge of attempting to murder the mother of his child in a domestic violence attack in 2010 has been ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and compensate her. Anthony Farrow entered into plea […]
Hate crimes in Hamilton in 2021 hit highest number in recent history
Hate-crime numbers in Hamilton hit their highest level in 2021 since 2012, according to new police data. The Hamilton Police Service recorded 21 hate crimes last year — more than 2019, 2018 and 2017 combined. Police also reported 108 hate incidents last year (87 of which weren’t crimes), a 35 per cent increase from 2020, but average […]
Three dead, 508 more infected with covid19
News Sean Douglas An Hour Ago THREE more people were reported on Friday to have died of covid19, said the Ministry of Health in its daily update, while 508 more were infected from Tuesday-Thursday. The dead were two elderly females and young adult female. All three victims had multiple comorbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart […]
Red River flood now expected to be as high as crest in 2009, the worst since 1997
The spring flood on the Red River is now expected to approach the volume of the 2009 flood, which was the highest since the 1997 flood of the century, provincial forecasters say. Provincial hydrologist Fisaha Unduche forecasts the Red River will crest around May 10 at a level slightly below that of the 2009 flood, which closed […]
More men seek counselling during pandemic
News Elizabeth Gonzales 13 Minutes Ago File photo – The TT Association of Psychologists has observed that men who have developed a high dependency on alcohol to cope with stress are now seeking counselling to deal with mental health issues. This new trend was detected in the first year of the pandemic. During a joint […]
Fatal incident reported at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont.
The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway into a fatal incident involving a vehicle on the Royal Military College campus in Kingston, Ont., and next of kin are being notified. The incident happened shortly after 2 a.m. Friday, according to the department. The Royal Military College (RMC) is located in the western section of Canadian […]
Government dismisses Duke’s claims on US-Trinidad and Tobago banking issues
News Clint Chan Tack 2 Minutes Ago Watson Duke. – FILE PHOTO/ROGER JACOB THE Foreign and Caricom Affairs Ministry dismissed claims by Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) leader Watson Duke that the Prime Minister’s approach to working with United States authorities to address alleged money laundering and terrorism financing in Trinidad and Tobago. Duke made his […]
Canada’s economy bounced back from Omicron in February, growing at fastest pace in a year
Canada’s economy expanded by 1.1 per cent in February, its fastest pace in a year, as businesses bounced back from previous lockdowns and restrictions put in place to deal with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Statistics Canada reported Friday that almost three-quarters of the sectors it tracks saw output increase. Preliminary data for March suggests Canada’s gross domestic […]
Two dead, five wounded in Petit Bourg shooting
News Shane Superville 2 Minutes Ago File photo A GAME of cards took a deadly turn when two men were shot dead and five others wounded during a shooting in Petit Bourg on Thursday night. Police said Anthony Richards, 27, and Nikoli McDonald, 20, were among a group of men playing cards at a house […]
How the N.S. gunman got his weapons and who may have helped him in Maine
At least two people in Maine may have broken U.S. federal laws by helping a Nova Scotia man obtain two of the guns he used during the April 2020 rampage that left 22 people dead, a CBC News investigation has found — though it appears unlikely they will face charges. After police shot and killed […]
WASA CEO suspended over ‘failure to enact board’s decision’
News Shane Superville 4 Hrs Ago Suspended WASA CEO Sherland Sheppard. – A media release from the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) on Thursday has reported that the authority’s CEO Sherland Sheppard was suspended over a failure enforce a decision from the board. Sheppard was appointed as WASA’s CEO last July after his predecessor Dr […]