FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta forced evacuations and the complete closure of Fort McMurray’s downtown core early Monday. A boil water advisory for a large section of the city was issued as well. “Every year the ice breaks and we have some sort of event. Usually the ice […]
When will the quarantine end in Canada? It’s a question on a lot of peoples’ minds as we tread through the second month of rigorous social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While measures across Canada aren’t technically a quarantine — that’s a technical term — it certainly feels like it to many Canadians. We’re […]
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer now says Tory MP Derek Sloan was wrong to question the “loyalty” of Canada’s top doctor, but won’t say if the backbencher will face any repercussions for doing so. At a press conference in Ottawa Monday, the Tory leader was again pressed about Sloan’s remarks about Dr. Theresa Tam, which other […]
OTTAWA — Expectant mothers who have been left out of a key COVID-19 emergency-aid program will receive financial help, and will qualify for federal benefits when they go on maternity leave, says Canada’s employment minister. Pregnant women who applied for employment insurance at the outset of the pandemic have found that they weren’t automatically transferred […]
OTTAWA — New models released by the federal government show a pandemic paradox is playing out in Canada as more people die from COVID-19, even as the increase in new cases slows down. Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said the number of total cases is levelling out in several provinces. She credits […]
The death of RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson marks the first time in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s 147-year history that a fallen officer will not get a regimental funeral.The 23-year veteran of the force was one of 22 known victims killed in what is now Canada’s worst mass shooting. Regimental funerals usually see mourners and other […]
Cindy Hasler says she understands why many young people aren’t taking up her career. Personal support workers (PSW) “do everything from changing colostomy bags to holding your hand while you’re dying,” she told HuffPost Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has added even grimmer tasks to their to-do lists. “We had two PSWs the other day that […]
An RCMP constable’s final — and fatal — decision removed a killer’s most potent advantage, likely saving many lives, the president of the National Police Federation said Saturday. “She was a hero,” said Brian Sauve, head of the union representing 20,000 RCMP members across Canada. Const. Heidi Stevenson, 48, was killed last Sunday in a […]
LARCHMONT, NY — Where does one go after a hard day fomenting racial animus and fighting Antifa? For Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, some of whom were charged with assault and rioting for attacking protesters in Manhattan in October, it could be a fairly quick Metro-North ride to Larchmont, the upscale New […]
The partial government shutdown, which President Trump said will end Friday its 36th day, has put a strain on local food pantries across the country. Major social safety net programs hadn’t dried up, but those who depend on them increasingly worried about food security as the shutdown lingered on. Click Here: Cheap France Rugby Jersey […]