What was intended as a simple family photo has become a royal headache for Princess Catherine and her family, after social media users and photo experts pointed out numerous inconsistencies that suggest the photo was heavily manipulated. The closer you look, more problems appear amid these smiling royal faces. What …
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Ottawa police communications marred by confusion, errors after family’s killing
Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent history. Ottawa police admit they misspoke during ‘quickly evolving’ investigation. Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent …
Read More »People waiting for a family doctor in Nova Scotia could face years without finding one
As he approaches three years on the provincial registry for people who need a family doctor, Paul Morris looks forward to the day he has one. The number of people on the registry has ballooned, more than doubling since 2021. About 15,000 people have been on the provincial registry for …
Read More »Quebec mayors hope budget can address housing, nurse shortages
Representatives of Western Quebec municipalities say they’d like to see an increase to nurses’ wages in the province, money to address homelessness and funding for public transit in the 2024-2025 budget. Quebec budget to be tabled Tuesday. Representatives of Western Quebec municipalities say they’d like to see an increase to …
Read More »Modular cabins for unhoused people in Peterborough, Ont., ‘worth every dollar, mayor says
Fifty unhoused people were selected to live in the units on a former parking lot in Peterborough, Ont. A city staff report says the program has seen “early successes.” Transitional housing program with 50 units on a former parking lot has seen ‘early successes’: city staff. A private cabin framed …
Read More »SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt
A company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has filed for creditor protection, according to court documents. Court documents say company, which owns 23 newspapers in Atlantic Canada, has assets of roughly $33M. A company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has debts of …
Read More »Woman urges dog owners to control their pets after attack on P.E.I.’s Confederation Trail
Kathryn Lewis used to walk about five kilometres every day along Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Trail. But the 67-year-old woman says she’s too scared to go back after an incident on Saturday that left her shaken and her dog injured and traumatized. Lewis said she was walking with her dog …
Read More »Airbnb to ban hosts from using indoor security cameras in rental properties
Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month in an effort to “simplify” its policy while prioritizing privacy. Policy due to go into effect April 30 for all listings worldwide. Airbnb said …
Read More »Equality in the boardroom? Not any time soon, says Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Women are a minority in Canadian boardrooms and the “glacial” pace of progress means it could take decades to reach gender parity, according to a report released this week by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Still just 1 in 5 board seats are held by women, chamber finds in new …
Read More »Bottom-contact fishing banned near rare Central Coast coral reef
The reef, discovered in 2021, is the only live coral reef in Canada’s Pacific. Federal authorities have closed Canada’s only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb. 14 for …
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