Hundreds of snow geese expected to have been killed by avian flu in Saskatchewan
Jen Gibson is a self-proclaimed bird geek who always looks forward to seeing snow geese in the spring. But this year when the birds passed by her property near Grand Coulee, about 20 km west of Regina, she noticed that something was wrong. “I have never seen this number of dead birds,” said Gibson, who’s lived in […]
Cop arrested in deaths of Andrea Bharatt murder suspects sues State
News Jada Loutoo 26 Minutes Ago File photo: The Maloney Police Station A former officer with the specialised SORT unit of the police service has threatened legal action against the State for her unlawful detention for more than six days after she was held in connection with the deaths of murder suspects Andrew Morris and […]
Officials confirm 10 cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis among Canadian children
Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe and mysterious cases of hepatitis over a recent five-month period, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), following an investigation into unexplained liver inflammation in children. The cases of “acute severe hepatitis” did not stem from the usual viruses — such as hepatitis […]
We need permission before repairing Queen’s Park Savannah leaks
News vishannap 47 Minutes Ago File photo: A leaking WASA main at a sub-station in the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Senior corporate communications manager Daniel Plenty said in a WhatsApp message on Friday that the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) needs approval from other utility companies before repairing leaks around the Queen’s Park […]
Quebec City sword attacker guilty of 1st-degree murder
The 26-year-old man who carried out the Quebec City Halloween sword attacks has been found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of François Duchesne, 56, and Suzanne Clermont, 61, on Oct. 31, 2020. The jury of 11 delivered its verdict at the Quebec City courthouse on Friday, after five days of deliberation. Carl […]
I won’t fall into Mark’s wage-talk ‘trap’
News Sean Douglas 10 Minutes Ago Finance Minister Colm Imbert. – FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert on Friday accused Opposition Senator Wade Mark of setting a trap for him which he had not fallen for, responding to Mark’s urgent question in the Senate about wage-rise proposals for public servants. Mark had asked about the Government’s rationale […]
B.C. manager ‘attacked, belittled and devalued’ Black woman who complained of racism, tribunal says
WARNING: This story contains distressing details, including racist and sexist slurs. Racism drove the manager of a Vancouver yacht charter to reject a Black woman who’d applied for a job, and he only caused more damage by using slurs and insults against her when she filed a human rights complaint, a B.C. tribunal has found. Guy Marchand […]
Cedros man shot dead while fishing
News Shane Superville Just Now Neemar Seepersad, 43, was shot dead while fishing off the coast of Cedros on Thursday afternoon. – Recopy Police are trying to establish a motive for the murder of a 43-year-old Cedros man who was shot dead while fishing off the coast on Thursday afternoon. Police said Neemar Seepersad was […]
Canadian volunteer in Ukraine roots for the Calgary Flames
It means staying up until 4:30 a.m., but Steve Rock is cheering for the Calgary Flames from Ukraine. Rock, 34, was travelling in Europe when Russia invaded Ukraine. He wanted to find a way to be useful, so after several difficult conversations with family and friends, he decided to become a volunteer with organizations working […]
Tobago has 518 active covid19 cases
News Corey Connelly 7 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC Tobago has 518 active covid19 cases after 61 new cases were confirmed overnight. The covid19 death toll remains at 267. The THA Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection said on Friday that 14 people are in hospital, seven fully vaccinated and seven unvaccinated. Tobago has […]
World Bee Day a chance to remind people how important, and how threatened, the insects are
World Bee Day is often a chance to celebrate the hard work bees do to pollinate our plants and keep our ecosystems healthy — but this year, experts say it’s also an opportunity to sound the alarm about the dangers they face, especially after more than two years of COVID-19. “I’m not really sure how the pandemic helped […]
Mid-year review silent on covid19 economic recovery plan
News Corey Connelly 12 Hrs Ago Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce president Diane Hadad Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce president Diane Hadad says she has not yet heard anything from the government about the effects of covid19 on the island’s economy and the recovery process. She was responding to the government’s mid-year budget […]