The system as a whole — not one person or service 00 is to blame for lapses in the case of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl who’d been followed by youth protection, according to an internal probe by the regional health authority released Wednesday. The investigation found cracks in the system failed her at different […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to New York after he shouted “I am God!” and claimed he would save the world, forcing the plane to return to the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rican police and the airline said on Wednesday (July […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday (July 3) refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using US$2.5 billion (S$3.38 billion) intended for the fight against illegal narcotics to build a wall along the southern US border with Mexico. The ruling was another setback in President Donald Trump’s effort to […]
Tuesday morning wasn’t the first time Connie Schmidt has noticed one of her small businesses has been broken in to, but this time was far worse than a couple of bottles of stolen liquor. “I drove in and the first thing I saw was the spray paint and the broken screen. So I knew someone […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce federal funding for the extension of the Montreal Metro’s blue line on Thursday. He is expected to be joined by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Quebec Junior Transport Minister Chantal Rouleau and federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez for the announcement. The extension of the blue line has been […]
By the start of 2020, about 2,100 people in Perth and its surrounding area will be looking for a new family physician. One doctor, Manuela Joannou, is relocating, which means 1,200 patients will lose their doctor; another, Richard Moxon, is retiring, leaving 900 patients behind. Perth resident Jonah Patterson says it was a long hunt […]
A group of youth poets in Regina are empowering others through spoken word. Tai Cook, a member of the Regina Word Up Poetry Slam Team, says it gives people from every walk of life an opportunity to share their voice while also giving them a platform to be heard. “You have to put your hardships […]
The Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse Club is offering to help campers impacted by a Canada Day long weekend storm. A severe thunderstorm moved through the Murray Doell Campground area in Meadow Lake Provincial Park on June 29. Related RCMP locate missing hiker believed to have been caught in Meadow Lake storm Two tornadoes were confirmed to […]
Days after a Toronto fitness studio closed down without warning, a competitor has stepped up to allow consumers to take classes there at no charge. Orangetheory Fitness Canada has extended the offer to 1,800 customers of Track Fitness in Forest Hill Village. Track Fitness closed its doors on June 30 with no further explanation to […]
The NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames are among contributors helping the defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League settle its debts. The Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, Hockey Canada and other private donations also helped the CWHL clear its books. Related Female hockey players devastated after CWHL folds ‘Super shocked, after the year we’ve had:’ Calgary […]