B.C. municipalities prepare for another week of high temperatures a month after deadly heat dome
Some B.C. municipalities are changing their heat-wave management plans, including potentially keeping cooling centres open overnight, as unseasonably high temperatures hit Metro Vancouver once again this week. Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and eastern Vancouver Island. It also issued a special weather statement for a […]
Unvaccinated students will follow stricter COVID-19 outbreak rules, Ontario’s top doctor says
TORONTO — Ontario’s top doctor says students aged 12 to 17 who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 will be subject to stricter isolation rules in the event of virus outbreaks this fall. Dr. Kieran Moore says students who are fully vaccinated against the virus will have to take COVID-19 tests if they’re in contact with a […]
There is room for healing in TT
News Shane Superville 3 Hrs Ago Umar Abdullah and members of the First Wave Movement at the Red House on Abercromby Street, Port of Spain on Tuesday. – ROGER JACOB Activist Umar Abdullah says Trinidad and Tobago has come a long way since the 1990 attempted coup and was pleased that the nation appeared to […]
COVID-19 spreading faster in Alberta than during peak of 3rd wave
Health and infectious disease experts say the rate at which COVID-19 cases are growing in Alberta is alarming, as it spreads faster than it during the height of the pandemic’s third wave. The R-value, which represents the number of people infected by each infected person, was 1.48 (with a confidence interval of 1.38-1.59) in Alberta as of Sunday, […]
Concert curfew for London, Ont. gets bad reception from council committee – London
A pitch from city staff that aims to place a curfew on weekday concerts in London, Ont., has failed to garner an endorsement from local politicians. City staff recommend limiting amplified concerts on weekdays to only operating between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. If approved, the new rule would go into place after Labour Day […]
Virtual Tobago Heritage Festival begins Wednesday
News Corey Connelly An Hour Ago FILE PHOTO: Anton Roberts, left, acts as Eric, a tour guide who takes American visitors, played by Britni Brooks, centre, and Daniel Perreira, on a tour of Tobago, during the opening of the 2019 Tobago Heritage Festival at Shaw Park. – FOR the second straight year, owing to the […]
B.C. responds to double the average annual number of wildfires, halfway into fire season
At the halfway point of B.C.’s fire season, the province is “significantly higher” than the 10-year average both in terms of the number of fires and the area burned, says an official with B.C. Wildfire Service. There are currently 253 active wildfires burning in British Columbia, of which 38 are wildfires of note. Since April 1, […]
City committee endorses compensating London, Ont. COVID-19 assessment centre neighbourhoods – London
A council committee has endorsed giving back to London, Ont., neighbourhoods surrounding the city’s two COVID-19 assessment centres, which are located at Oakridge Arena and Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre. The act of gratitude was first proposed in a letter to the committee from Mayor Ed Holder, Ward 4 Coun. Jesse Helmer and Ward 8 […]
Suspect in Maritime exec’s murder moved to ‘more secure’ location in hospital
News Shane Superville 2 Hrs Ago FILE PHOTO: St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital. – As homicide investigators continue enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death of 74-year-old Maritime chairman John Henry Smith, a 41-year-old female relative who was arrested in relation to his death remains in custody at the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital up to Tuesday […]
First Nations coalition demands top Sask. judge resign over residential school file dispute
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which represents Saskatchewan’s First Nations, is demanding the resignation of one of the province’s top judges after he did not immediately release a residential school file. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron says the court’s attitude is typical of the institutional racism faced by First Nations people in the justice […]
Global News at 5:30: July 27, 2021
The latest on Ontario’s back-to-school plan as the deadline looms to get students fully immunized before the return to the classroom. The great debate over vaccination passports continues as the Province has not legislated whether or not unvaccinated people can eat inside restaurants. Plus, a recap of Canada’s medal count following Day 5 of the…
Independents back President’s call for 1990 coup attempt memorial
News Clint Chan Tack Just Now Paul Richards – INDEPENDENT Senators Paul Richards and Dr Varma Deyalsingh welcomed President Paula-Mae Weekes’ renewed call for an annual memorial to commemorate the July 27, 1990 attempted coup. On Tuesday, Richards said, “This country suffered immeasurable loss of lives, economic progress and international reputational damage as a result […]