OTTAWA – As the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved to recommend Friday that Americans wear cloth coverings in public to protect themselves against asymptomatic carriers, Canada’s top doctor insisted masks aren’t needed but said Canadians should consider anyone they encounter to be infected with the coronavirus. For several days, Health […]
TORONTO — If Ontario continues on its current trajectory with the physical distancing measures in place, the province will see 80,000 cases of COVID-19 and 1,600 deaths by the end of April. Over the course of the pandemic, which may last up to two years, between 3,000 and 15,000 people in Ontario could die from […]
As Canada rolls into April and its second month of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re slowly adjusting to the new normal of daily case updates, social distancing and infrequent outings. A big part of that new normal for many Canadians are the public faces of the pandemic, from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily briefings in front […]
As Canada faced a massive blood supply shortage, nurses at one of the country’s largest collection sites were told last week they would not be provided protective N95 face masks or other basic safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some even reported being told to take off masks they brought in themselves, according […]
STONY PLAIN, Alta. — The killings of two Metis hunters in northeastern Alberta have shaken Indigenous people in an area with a long history of tensions over race and hunting rights. Jacob Sansom, 39, and his uncle, Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot to death near Sansom’s truck early Saturday. According to a family member, they […]
MIAMI BEACH, FL — A veteran Miami Beach cop has been suspended over a risque video in which he can be seen walking behind three scantily clad models in lingerie and handcuffs outside police headquarters. Officer William Beeker, an 11-year-veteran, appears in uniform on the video, which was posted on the Instagram accounts of the […]
I always thought homeschooling was a crazy concept. I was sure it was only practiced by overprotective families who lived on a farm and partook in some extreme version of religion. But as we get closer to kindergarten, I’m surprised to learn that many families in our suburban area — which has top-rated schools — […]
Des familles brisées, décimées par l’Apartheid, Desmond Tutu en a rencontré des milliers en 1995 en sa qualité de président de la commission Vérité et réconciliation. Les victimes du régime raciste d’Afrique du Sud sont invitées à témoigner, tout comme leurs tortionnaires, qui, contre une demande de pardon, peuvent espérer une amnistie.Un modèle de réconciliationDans Forgiven, […]
C’était la promesse emblématique qui a permis à Luigi Di Maio de gagner les élections : le revenu citoyen. Le principe est séduisant et consiste à verser un complément de ressources aux salariés pauvres et aux retraités. Après arbitrage, l’allocation mensuelle s’élève à 780 euros pour une personne seule et 1 330 euros pour une […]
A l’occasion de la ressortie du “Titanic” de James Cameron en 3D, Twentieth Century Fox lance un grand concours sur le net. “Titanic”, ça vous rappelle quoi ? Le Titanic de James Cameron, emmené par l’inoubliable couple Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet, ressort en salles en 3D le 4 avril prochain. A cette occasion, Twentieth Century Fox […]