Saguenay, Que., evacuees promised $20 a day, a place to stay as experts assess if homes can be saved
The City of Saguenay and the Quebec government have put in place new measures to help the 187 residents forced from their homes Sunday due to the threat of more landslides. A total of 79 residences were evacuated in the La Baie borough of Saguenay, about 240 kilometres north of Quebec City, after one house […]
5 new covid deaths, 101 new infections
News Ken Chee Hing 3 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC FIVE new deaths were recorded in the Ministry of Health’s daily covid19 update on Monday. There were also 101 new cases taken from samples tested during June 17-19. To date, the total number of positive cases since March 2020 is 165,908. There are 7,213 active […]
No government funds used to settle Hockey Canada sexual assault lawsuit: CEO
A Hockey Canada executive has told a House of Commons committee under oath that the organization did not use any government money to settle a lawsuit with an alleged victim of sexual assault. CBC News reported Monday that financial records show Hockey Canada received $14 million in federal government support in 2020 and 2021, including $3.4 million in emergency COVID-19 subsidies. […]
AG’s Office: State has been vindicated
News Jada Loutoo 53 Minutes Ago Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC. FILE PHOTO – THE Ministry of the Attorney General says Monday’s ruling by the Privy Council which endorsed the Government’s covid19 public health regulations was “groundbreaking,” and affirmed the correctness of its approach to legislative drafting. In its ruling, the Privy Council upheld the […]
Shoppers Drug Mart recalls several powdered infant formula products
A recall warning on a Government of Canada website has been issued for several powdered infant formula products due to possible microbial contamination. The warning says Shoppers Drug Mart is recalling certain Abbott-brand powdered infant formula products from the marketplace due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii and salmonella contamination. The warning notes that the products were […]
St James teen shot dead, man injured
News Elizabeth Gonzales 2 Hrs Ago File photo – A YOUNG man was murdered on Sunday night and another injured after some men in a car opened fire at them. Police said Hezekiah Marcelle, 19, and Michael Emmanuel Richards, 30, also known as “Mikey,” were walking along a pavement at Belle Vue, Long Circular Road, […]
Tomson Highway to explore life through laughter in 2022 Massey Lectures
Cree artist Tomson Highway will deliver this year’s CBC Massey Lectures to audiences across Canada in the series’s first live event since 2019. In his 2022 CBC Massey lectures, titled Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death and Accordions, Highway brings his signature irreverence to an exploration of five themes central to the human condition: […]
Two killed, one wounded in Malabar shooting
News Shane Superville 4 Minutes Ago File photo – Two men are dead and one wounded after a shooting at a house in Malabar early on Monday morning. Police said Tureek Raymond, 25, and Gerome Fernandez, 35, were at a house on Ackbarali West at around 3 am when a group of men claiming to […]
The final countdown to banning some single-use plastics in Canada begins today
Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government puts the final motions in place to ban some single-use plastics. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and a number of other ministers and Liberal MPs will lay out the plastics ban in a series […]
Chief Sec: Expect more public-private partnerships
News Corey Connelly 7 Hrs Ago Erlan Clarke, director of Opulence Promotions, at a press conference last week. – David Reid THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says the assembly will be engaging in more partnerships with private sector to carry out activities and initiatives in Tobago. He made the statement on Thursday during a news […]
Sex assault charges withdrawn against Toronto dentist
Charges of sexual assault and sexual interference have been withdrawn against Toronto dentist Dr. Amir Haydarian after prosecutors said there was “no reasonable prospect of conviction” and that they had doubts about the credibility of the main complainant. Haydarian, a dentist at Mount Pleasant Dental Centre, was charged on June 26, 2020, with five counts of assault; one count of […]
Arima labourer made to ‘put down’ baby granddaughter then gunned down
News Shane Superville 4 Hrs Ago Andrew Corbin was killed at this house on Dump Road, Arima, on Saturday. – ANGELO MARCELLE Instead of enjoying their Father’s Day, an Arima family is in mourning after their patriarch was gunned down while visiting his granddaughter on Saturday afternoon. Police said Andrew Corbin visited a relative’s home […]