19-year-old reservist dies after collapsing during training march
A 19-year old reservist from the Lorne Scots Regiment based in Oakville, Ont. died last week after collapsing during a training exercise. According to a posting on the regiment’s Facebook page, Pte. Connor James Beck had almost completed a rucksack march when he collapsed. “He was rushed to Brampton Civic Hospital with members in his chain of […]
PM afraid to address Jones report on children’s homes
News Janelle De Souza 3 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. File photo/Sureash Cholai Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the Prime Minister is reluctant to focus on the 2021 Judith Jones report on children’s homes because any investigation may implicate members of the PNM. Instead, she said, Dr Rowley was focussing on the 25-year-old Sabga […]
China has lifted a 3-year ban on Canadian canola, Ottawa says
A three-year Chinese ban on Canadian canola has come to an end, according to the federal government. In a joint statement released Wednesday afternoon, Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said China has reinstated market access for two Canadian grain trading companies that have been prevented from exporting canola seed to China […]
Catholic Church to investigate abuse claims at children’s homes
News Janelle De Souza Just Now Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon – File photo/Sureash Cholai The Roman Catholic Church will investigate allegations of child abuse in the December 2021 Judith Jones Report on children’s homes. In a press release on Wednesday, Archbishop Jason Gordon said the investigative team would include independent and qualified experts in the […]
AFN national chief calls for Queen to apologize for past wrongs
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said late Wednesday the Queen must apologize for the Crown’s “ongoing failure to fulfil its treaty agreements” with Indigenous peoples, and suggested there should be some “restitution” for harms perpetrated by the Canadian government in her name. RoseAnne Archibald met with Prince Charles today at a reception in […]
Intelligence agency wary of Islamic radicalisation in Trinidad and Tobago
News Sean Douglas 6 Minutes Ago In this file photo, women walk in the al-Hol camp that houses some 60,000 refugees, including families and supporters of the Islamic State group, many of them foreign nationals, in Hasakeh province, Syria on May 1, 2021. – AP PHOTO THE Strategic Services Agency (SSA) annual report 2021 said […]
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S.
Health officials in Quebec are investigating more than a dozen cases of suspected monkeypox in Canada, after U.S. and European health officials confirmed rising cases of the rare infectious disease — suggesting a wider outbreak may be happening globally. Radio-Canada reported Wednesday that Montreal public health officials are investigating at least 13 cases flagged by […]
Trade barriers turn Georgetown Chamber against MOU with Trinidad and Tobago
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 22 Minutes Ago Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon – File photo The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has taken issue with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Trinidad and Tobago Government and the Government of Guyana, citing non-tariff barriers as the reason for its disagreement. The chamber called […]
Father of abandoned ‘Baby Angelica’ found guilty of murdering wife in Jamaica
A father embroiled in an infamous 2009 child abandonment case in Toronto is now facing a minimum 15-year sentence in Jamaica after being found guilty of murdering his wife seven years ago, according to Crown prosecutors. Former Toronto resident Alphanso Warren was arrested by Jamaican police in 2015. Officials say he stabbed his wife Stephanie Warren to death in a […]
Frustrated cop waits for decision on reinstatement
News Jada Loutoo 14 Minutes Ago Justice Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell. – A police officer is wondering how much longer he will have to wait before he gets word from the Commissioner of Police to go back to work. In February, a High Court judge ordered the commissioner to reconsider a decision to deem the police constable […]
Hundreds in B.C. are still in urgent need of flood relief, community volunteers say
Gathered around a fire, three flood-affected residents chat, share stories and laugh together at the Yarrow Food Hub. Victoria Kuit offers the group fresh sandwiches and snacks as they talk about the aftermath of last November’s devastating rainfall across southwest British Columbia and how they’re still tring to build back their homes, livelihoods and mental health. When properties across the Fraser Valley […]
Senator Welch warns of cannabis dangers
News Sean Douglas 6 Minutes Ago File photo: Independent Senator Evans Welch INDEPENDENT Senator Evans Welch recalled a youngster being sent to a psychiatric hospital after using marijuana, as he warned of the danger to untouched minds posed by the creation of a local legal cannabis industry, ostensibly for medical and religious purposes. He was […]