The mother of a toddler who died of bacterial meningitis broke down several times while she testified at her trial Tuesday that she is still haunted by her boy’s death. Collet Stephan told court that she still counts Ezekiel, who was 18 months old when he died, among her current living children. “He’s my son,” […]
A gas leak in Montreal’s south shore has forced the evacuation of 208 homes and the temporary closure of the St-Hubert airport. A six-inch pipe carrying natural gas was hit during excavation works on de la Savane Road, according to Longueuil’s fire department division chief Michel Huguerot. It happened at around 12:35 p.m. Longueuil firefighters […]
Two new hockey programs coming to Regina this fall aim at providing opportunities to low-income families and those living with disabilities. Launching in October, Hockey Education Reaching Out Society (HEROS) will help families who normally can’t afford other hockey leagues in the city. “They want to be involved in something positive. They want to play […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday (June 25) the US central bank will be closely scrutinising Facebook’s newly announced cryptocurrency Libra with an eye toward potentially regulating the virtual coin. Powell became the latest official to voice concern over the global virtual currency unveiled last week by Facebook and an […]
The role of a stepmother often comes with myths and stereotypes and can be a difficult one to tackle. “We’re hard on stepmoms. They’re told that they need to love kids as their own but when they do love their kids as their own, they’re told they’re overstepping,” said Ali Wilks, a certified stepfamily coach […]
More than 100 migrant children have been returned to a Texas border station just a day after being moved out, a US border official has confirmed. Some 250 migrant children were moved from the overcrowded station following a scathing report on its conditions. Lawyers given access by a judge said the children were “severely neglected”. […]
The Regina Police Service is investigating after discovering a dead woman outside a home in North Central on Tuesday morning. Police say they found the woman in the 1500 block of Cameron Street shortly after 4 a.m. EMS assisted police and confirmed her death, according to police. Police say a coroner has been requested and […]
Passage of a climate change bill seemed assured last week in Oregon, where Democrats control the Legislature. So the outnumbered Republicans in the State Senate, who deeply oppose the measure but could not make a difference with their votes, decided to hit the road instead, and gum up the works with their absence. The tactic […]
Two people are dead after the motorcycle they were riding hit a deer Monday. Yellowhead RCMP said they were called to the scene at about 10:55 a.m. on Hwy 16 at PR 250 near Newdale, Man. A man, 64, and a woman, 76, were riding a motorcycle on the highway when they hit the deer. […]
TORONTO – More than 2,400 Ontario residents complained to the provincial ombudsman about the government’s online marijuana store in the wake of delays and delivery problems. Ontario’s ombudsman released his annual report today, and in it he notes that the Ontario Cannabis Store was the single most complained about government organization of the past fiscal […]