The Monastère du Bon-Pasteur, a monastery in Montreal that dates back nearly two centuries, caught fire and continued to burn on Friday morning. Environment Canada warned of increased pollution levels due to the smoke. Two people were treated for minor injuries in the 5-alarm fire. The Monastère du Bon-Pasteur, a …
Read More »Louis Vuitton braves rain on its Italian island paradise
Louis Vuitton valiantly battled pounding rain on an Italian island paradise while presenting its cruise collection Wednesday night, the weather sending celebrity guests underneath umbrellas and dampening a hairdo or two. But when you’re the flagship brand within the powerhouse LVMH portfolio, with a guest list that includes Catherine Deneuve, …
Read More »La Salle wallops AMA by 83, sets D-League record
Ben Phillips of La Salle dunks the ball. PBA IMAGE EcoOil-La Salle dealt AMA Online an 83-point drubbing, 126-43, in the 2023 Aspirants’ Cup to set a new PBA D-League winning margin record at the Ynares Sports Arena on Thursday, May 25. The Green Archers zoomed to a 34-4 lead …
Read More »Will reduced Mastercard, Visa credit card fees help N.S. small business?
Small businesses owners in Nova Scotia are voicing mixed reactions to the federal government’s announcement last week that it has negotiated lower interchange fees which businesses have to pay each time a customer uses a Visa and Mastercard credit card. Beginning in the fall of 2024, in-store credit card interchange …
Read More »Nurses warn of ‘breaking point’ at Prince George hospital, the largest in northern B.C.
Nurses in Prince George are warning the largest hospital in northern B.C. is at a “breaking point,” describing long waits in the emergency room and patients lined up in hallways to receive care. Union says patients are overflowing into hallways with lineups for ER going out the door. Nurses in …
Read More »Family starts a new chapter after the death of their 4-year-old daughter
The Moussi family is doing what they can to move forward, while trying to honour their daughter, Kennedy, who died last October. Beloved White Sails Bakery and Deli in Tantallon is under new ownership. Lindsay and Charbel Moussi are the new owners of White Sails Bakery and Deli in Tantallon, …
Read More »Montreal looks to revive beloved park as swaths of shoreline wash away
When it comes to shoreline fishing in the Montreal area, there’s really no comparison to Dieppe Park — a park that juts out into the St. Lawrence River, a brown gazebo perched on its grassy, tree-lined point just in front of the Old Port. “You’re casting into 18, 20 feet …
Read More »Parkside Drive still tops list of Toronto’s most ticketed roads, a year after speed camera rollout
A roadway in Toronto’s west end continues to top the list of the most speeding tickets garnered in the city, nearly one year after a speeding camera was put in to deter dangerous driving. Since Toronto started its speeding camera program, which now consists of 75 cameras, drivers on Parkside …
Read More »Some carmakers are removing AM radios from dashboards. How big of a loss will it be?
AM radio has long kept drivers company with sports coverage, music and call-in shows, but some automakers are dropping AM receivers in their new models. ‘If the AM bands disappear from airways, then [the] wonders of the world will be silenced’: show listener. Read transcribed audio When Alan Cross turned …
Read More »Archaeological sites are plentiful at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus. Here’s what students are finding
Students at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., had the chance to put theory into practice by doing archaeological digs right on campus — for the first time in eight years. Here’s what the young archaeologists are finding, and what makes the sites so special. More than a dozen sites …
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