Advocates for students with disabilities in B.C. say they’re “ashamed” after the United Nations gave the province what amounts to a failing grade for its treatment of those students. The assessment was made during a visit to Canada in April from Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, to […]
The SAT, the college entrance test taken by about two million students a year, is adding an “adversity score” to the test results that is intended to help admissions officers account for factors like educational or socioeconomic disadvantage that may depress students’ scores, the College Board, the company that administers the test, said Thursday. Colleges […]
One person was killed during a head-on multi-vehicle collision in Odessa on Thursday afternoon. Lennox and Addington OPP and paramedics, along with Loyalist fire responded to a three-vehicle collision on County Road 2, between Neil Road and Fairbanks Street in Odessa. OPP would not give details of how the collision occurred but did say one […]
Guelph police say they are looking for a child and the driver of a vehicle after a witness reported that the child was struck on Wednesday afternoon. Police received a report that a child was hit while crossing Willow Road at Applewood Drive between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. The witness told police the child had […]
Montreal’s public health department is warning residents in the West Island and several neighbourhoods across the city they could have been exposed to measles over the past week. Dr. Mylène Drouin, who made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference, says there are two patients who contracted secondary cases of measles — and may […]
QReserve, AmandaSteene Cosmetics and Dolled Up Desserts are the big winners at the eighth annual Hamilton/Halton 1Awards. All three were awarded professional in-kind services on Thursday, while QReserve also took home the top prize of $25,000. This year’s winners competed as part of a group of 10 finalists who presented their current business states and […]
The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) will open its retail stores every day as of next week. The government-run organization made the announcement Thursday, saying all branches across the province will serve the public all week long starting on Monday, May 20. The hours are the following: From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, […]
Calgary golfers are getting their first look at the newly redesigned McCall Lake golf course. The 18-hole course has been undergoing renovations since 2018, but the City of Calgary gave members of the media a behind-the-scenes look on Thursday. The $6.7-million project included upgrades to greens, tees and fairways, the relocation of traps and hazards, […]
PGA Tour golfer Graham DeLaet and his wife, Ruby, are the new national ambassadors for Big Brother Big Sisters (BBBS) of Canada. Related Graham DeLaet returning to Saskatoon with the Graham Slam DeLaet, who is originally from Weyburn, Sask., said the partnership is a natural fit for Ruby and himself and their foundation, the Graham […]
A 15-year-old female has been located after she struck two parked, unoccupied vehicles on Colby Dr., then left the area on Wednesday. At approximately 2:30 p.m., a caller reported what happened to police and recorded the make, model and colour of the vehicle, a description of the driver and the direction of travel. Members used […]