Montreal police issue Amber Alert after 16-year-old girl goes missing
Montreal police have issued an Amber Alert. They are looking for a 16-year-old girl who they say was abducted by her 22 year old brother overnight. According to police, Zahraa Jaafar has been abducted by Ali Mohammad Jaafar. Investigators are looking for a red Nissan Altima, with the following license plate: Y86 XCZ. The alert went out just […]
Over 30 houses on train line to be repaired
News Narissa Fraser 4 Hrs Ago San Fernando East MP Brian Manning. Photo by Sureash Cholai – SAN Fernando East MP Brian Manning says in two weeks, more than 30 homes on the Cipero Railway Line, Ste Madeleine will be “refurbished and repaired” by the Land Settlement Agency (LSA). He announced this at the Housing […]
Ontario’s hair school standards still ignore Black hair 4 years after work began to include it
Deanne Simms remembers walking into a salon as a teen and being met by a woman who was frantically running toward her from a back room, waving her hands in the air, yelling, “No, no, no; we don’t do your hair here!” Years later, after she had her first child, a stylist at a different salon […]
2,860 rural Ancaster households to get high-speed internet by end of 2024 – Hamilton
The provincial government is taking another step towards its goal of ensuring that all rural residents have access to high-speed internet by the end of 2025. Flamborough-Glanbrook Conservative MPP Donna Skelly confirms that the latest investment includes close to $2 million to bring connectivity to 2,860 households in the Mineral Springs and Sulphur Springs areas […]
We wanted ‘autonomy’ bills passed before election
News Corey Connelly 57 Minutes Ago PNM Tobago Council leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine – PNM Tobago Council political leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine says the party, similar to rival PDP, is disappointed the upcoming THA election was not triggered by the passage of the Tobago “autonomy” bills in the Parliament. The Prime Minister announced last Thursday that Cabinet […]
Some wildfire evacuees return home to northeast Manitoba, but more than 2,000 stuck in limbo
Evacuees from Red Sucker Lake First Nation in northeast Manitoba began to return home Monday after fleeing wildfires, but more than 2,000 people from four other First Nations are still stuck. The Canadian Red Cross, which is co-ordinating flights, says about 200 community members staying in Winnipeg and Brandon will be back home by Tuesday. The people from Red Sucker Lake […]
Hamilton struggling to meet COVID-19 vaccination targets among youth before school starts – Hamilton
Tuesday is the deadline for Hamilton youth aged 12 to 17 to get their first COVID-19 vaccine in order to be fully inoculated by the time school starts. Public health says getting their first dose by July 27 — and their second by Aug. 24 — will ensure students are fully vaccinated two weeks before […]
Dr Hinds: Covid19 cases slowly increasing
News Paula Lindo 5 Hrs Ago Dr Avery Hinds – Photo by Roger Jacob Epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds is cautioning the public to continue to adhere to the public health regulations, as there has been an increase in cumulative numbers of cases over the past three weeks. He said as there is increased movement, with […]
Haviah Mighty’s Thirteen wins 2021 Prism Prize for top Canadian music video
Director Theo Kapidistrias is this year’s top winner of the Prism Prize for his work on the music video for Haviah Mighty’s Thirteen, organizers said Monday. The win, one of several prizes recognizing achievement and artistry in Canadian music videos, comes with $20,000. Kapidistrias’s work on Mighty’s video beat out that of nine other shortlisted artists, who did videos for musicians including […]
London, Ont. celebrates Maggie Mac Neil’s gold medal win
Londoners are sharing moments of pride and excitement after local swimmer Maggie Mac Neil earned Canada’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in dramatic fashion. The London Aquatic Club, where Mac Neil used to swim, says roughly 200 people gathered at the Oxford Drive In in Woodstock, Ont., on Sunday night to watch her […]
Over 800 brave rain for covid19 vaccine at SAPA
News Narissa Fraser 2 Hrs Ago Members of the public register before getting vaccinated at the Southern Academy of the Performing Arts (SAPA) in San Fernando. – Photo by Ayanna Kinsale OVER 800 people ventured to the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA), San Fernando on Monday to get the covid19 vaccine despite heavy […]
Grassy Narrows to get $68.9M more from Ottawa for centre to care for people with mercury poisoning
Six decades after tonnes of mercury were dumped into the Wabigoon River, Grassy Narrows First Nation has reached an agreement with Ottawa for $68.9 million more in funding to build a home that will care for people experiencing the health impacts of the chemical. The agreement, announced Monday, comes nearly 60 years after mercury from a Dryden pulp […]