Key indicators are forecasting Canadians may be on the brink of entering a fall COVID-19 wave. The past month has seen an increase in positive test cases, a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and rising virus levels in wastewater across the country. The highly mutated new variant BA.2.86 was also detected …
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Families awaiting deportation face emotional roller-coaster that can lead to ‘chronic stress’
The prospect of being deported has caused immense stress for the Aboizneid and Alsaleh families, even though the dates for the Hamilton residents leaving Canada have been deferred. A child psychologist and associate prof at the University of Calgary says the “threat hanging over your head” can greatly impact families …
Read More »Small town in Quebec is worn out from playing host to countless Canadians trying to learn French
Western University immersion program has been running in Trois-Pistoles, Que., since 1932 but the pandemic and inflationary pressures have seen it lose more than half its host families. Paid little to house and feed immersion students, families have been pulling out. Marie-France Santerre has been hosting students in her home …
Read More »Expect gambling ads to get more ‘creative’ amid Ontario’s stricter rules
Companies offering online gambling to Ontarians will soon have to try new some approaches to advertising, as a provincial regulator moves to bar athletes and other celebrities from promoting their services. Athletes, celebrities and anyone likely to appeal to kids will soon be banned. Companies offering online gambling to Ontarians …
Read More »Province lists no affordability requirements for first Ontario Line housing site
Ontario is looking for a developer keen to build more than 400 housing units at the future home of an Ontario Line station, but the lack of commitment to make any of the units affordable has its critics concerned. The site at King and Bathurst streets is the first of …
Read More »Full house: Atlantic packed with storms as peak season approaches
Click here to view the video The Atlantic Ocean is hopping this Labour Day weekend as forecasters keep tabs on several systems across the basin. On Friday night, there were six: Two tropical storms, the lurking remnants of Idalia, a new tropical storm, Katia, a looming disturbance near Africa, and …
Read More »Saturday night shooting leaves 2 dead, 6 injured in south Ottawa
The victims were “attending a wedding” at a convention centre on Gibford Drive. Police called the violence “tragic and unacceptable.” Victims were ‘attending a wedding’ at a convention centre, police reported; no arrests made so far. Ottawa police are investigating a shooting Saturday night that left two men dead and …
Read More »RCMP continue search for ‘dangerous’ man with sword in Seacow Pond area, alert for residents lifted
RCMP in Prince Edward Island are searching for a “dangerous” male suspect who injured another person with a sword Friday night, but have lifted an alert for residents of the Seacow Pond area to shelter in place. Mounties searching for male suspected of injuring woman with a sword. RCMP in …
Read More »New detectors are sniffing out teen vape-users in these northern Alberta schools
Vape detectors are helping school administrators in Peace River crack down on nicotine-addicted teens who are cutting out of class to vape, often in school washrooms. A school division in Peace River is hoping to curb in-school vaping, creating a safer environment for students. It’s no secret that nicotine-addicted teens …
Read More »Saskatchewan and the notwithstanding clause explained
A provincial government is again threatening to invoke the Constitution's notwithstanding clause — this time over an education policy change that a court has tried to pause. Clause gives parliaments in Canada power to override certain portions of the charter for 5 year terms A provincial government is again threatening …
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