Michelle Rempel Garner ‘seriously considering’ Alberta UCP leadership bid
Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner has announced she is ‘seriously considering’ a UCP leadership bid. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced his intention to resign as UCP leader last month but is staying on until a new leader is chosen. In a Twitter thread on Wednesday night, Rempel Garner said she has been encouraged to seek […]
PM’s Corpus Christi message: Be your brother’s keeper
News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago PM Keith Rowley speaks during the Spiritual Baptiste Shouter Liberation Day celebrations at the HDC Village Plaza Carpark, Phase 2 La Horquetta. – AYANNA KINSALE The Prime Minister said his government has been paying specific attention to the levels of both school violence and the reported series of incidents […]
Anti-money laundering inquiry calls for sweeping changes to tackle dirty money in B.C.
The commissioner of British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering said the federal anti-money laundering regime is not effective and the province needs to go its own way if it hopes to tackle the problem of dirty money washing through its economy. In a final report released Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen said the province […]
Health Ministry happy at trends in covid19 healthcare system
News Elizabeth Gonzales 4 Hrs Ago File photo: Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards. Over the past five weeks, the Ministry of Health has been noticing positive trends in the parallel healthcare system, as covid19 cases, hospitalisation and death remain relatively low. The hospitalisation rate stood at 22 per cent up to Wednesday morning. Dr […]
Police could have arrested man on bail breaches days before Edmonton’s Chinatown killings, experts say
Edmonton city police and RCMP failed in their duties by not apprehending Justin Bone in the days before two men were beaten to death in Chinatown, legal experts say. Bone, 36, was released from the Edmonton Remand Centre in late April after being charged in a break-and-enter. Granted bail on a series of strict conditions, […]
Yoga promoted healthy living during pandemic
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 10 Minutes Ago Ajay Kumar Rathi, yoga teacher at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Cooporation demonstrates some yoga moves at the launch of the annual International Day of Yoga on Tuesday. The High Commissioner of India Arun Kumar Sahu has said Ayurveda, yoga and pranayama have played a critical role […]
Hundreds of students ejected from N.S. immigration fast track after province abruptly changes rules
The future of hundreds of foreign student workers in Nova Scotia is unclear as the province abruptly changed the rules for a fast-track program to permanent residency in Canada. “I don’t know what to feel … I’m just scared right now. I’m frustrated, angry. Everything is like, mixed feelings,” said Rahul Kumar, a student from […]
248 active covid19 cases in Tobago
News Corey Connelly 2 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC Tobago has 248 active covid19 cases after 17 new cases were confirmed overnight. The covid19 death toll remains at 269. On Wednesday, the THA Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection said 19 people are in hospital, eight of whom are fully vaccinated and 13 unvaccinated. […]
Housing market slowdown continues, with average selling price down 13% since February
Canada’s housing market continued to cool down from its red-hot pandemic pace in May, with the average price of a Canadian home that sold during the month going for $711,000, a decline of more than $100,000 in the past three months. While May is typically a strong month for home sales, the Canadian Real Estate Association […]
Unilever to send home over 100 workers next month
News Jensen La Vende 8 Hrs Ago FILE PHOTO: Unilever Caribbean Ltd compound, Mt Hope. – JUST over 100 more workers will sent home at the end of July after Unilever Caribbean Ltd (UCL) closes its manufacturing plant in TT. In a media release on Tuesday, the company, which sold its local operations to international […]
Second planeload of Ukrainian refugees arrives in N.L.
Iryna Krasilnikova travelled with her dog Prince from Ukraine to Poland to St. John’s. (Ted Dillon/CBC) A second plane carrying Ukrainian refugees fleeing war has arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador. The flight, chartered by the provincial government and carrying 177 people and their pets, landed Tuesday night at the St. John’s International Airport after leaving from […]
Eastern Credit Union cries foul amidst probe into its operations
News Jensen La Vende 6 Hrs Ago File Photo MEMBERS of the board of directors of the Eastern Credit Union (ECU) say the investigation into its dealings by the office of the Commissioner for Co-operatives is being politically manipulated. At a media conference at the company’s head office at La Joya, Eastern Main Road, St […]