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OTTAWA—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is confident — based on briefings that included a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — that Thursday’s federal budget will honor the deal he made to prop up the Liberal minority government in exchange for action on a suite of progressive policies. In an interview with the Star […]

CORONAVIRUS INFOGRAPHIC DATA The vaccination program against the coronavirus began on December 24, 2020. For its execution, the doses contracted are available from different global pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Cansino Biologic, Sputnik and Covax, the production mechanism headed by the Organization World Health Organization (WHO). To this day, this is how vaccination goes in the […]

The City of Windsor’s 2022 waste and recycling calendars are on their way following a slight delay. The city said the calendars are now being distributed after a printing issue caused a bit of delay. Distribution will take several weeks, but if you don’t receive a calendar by April 30, call 311. The collection calendar […]

The move to a more natural approach to mosquito control in Edmonton not only divided council but also people in the streets Tuesday, with some worried about more bug bites this summer. “I don’t like mosquitoes, I’m sure they don’t like mosquitoes, why would they do that?” Asked Josh Paterson, who was hanging out in […]

WASHINGTON—One indication of where COVID-19 stands in the current American political priority list was the news Tuesday from the US Senate of a deal to finally fund President Joe Biden’s ongoing pandemic measures. Biden had asked for $22 billion; he’s going to get $10 billion. Only 60 per cent of his domestic program will be […]

Cambridge councilor Nicholas Ermeta has been cleared in a code of conduct inquiry that cost the city just under $12,000. The complaint was filed after a Jan. 18 council meeting where Ermeta’s landlord appeared as a delegate, and the councilor moved a motion to explore that request. The person who made the complaint alleged that […]

They were well sheltered under a pine forest, 3 km from the first dwellings, in the middle of the countryside: to the northwest of Kyiv, a thousand Russian soldiers had established a huge base camp. • Read also: Boutcha aims to “torpedo” the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations • Read also: IN PICTURES | Sanctions against Russia: Lada […]

As Ukrainian refugees arrive in the Greater Toronto Area, some hosts helping their relatives are questioning whether they can fully support the families’ emotional and financial needs. As eager as mother and daughter Iryna Shyshkina and Liz Guber have been to provide their relatives with a safe place to stay in Toronto, hosting has also […]

University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers are working to develop a strategy for delivering remote health services. “This project will provide a roadmap for its implementation in the province and bring Saskatchewan to the forefront on the use of this technology,” principal investigator Dr. Ivar Mendez said in a news release. The team has […]

As of April 19, a replica of the Sistine Chapel in the Zócalo of Mexico City, famous for its Renaissance frescoes, where Michelangelo Buonarroti painted The Creation and The Last Judgment. The announcement was made this Monday by authorities of the Government of Mexico City, the Ministry of Culture and the Mixed Fund for Tourism […]

A stark accounting, a plea for peace and a challenge to an international body that, once again, finds itself unable to fulfill its primary task. The United Nations Security Council was confronted Tuesday by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Fresh from a visit to the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the site of alleged atrocities by now-withdrawn […]

British Columbia will drop its major remaining COVID-19 protective measures Friday despite modeling suggesting a sixth wave could send 100 new people to hospital each day by mid-May. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners Welcome to the Tyee’s 2021 Impact Report Curious about what our journalism accomplished and how we’re progressing? Dive […]

A Winnipeg-born CFL player is once again turning heads on social media as he mixed in his gymnastics background with his workout. Shai Ross, a wide receiver with the Edmonton Elks, has gone viral after he posted a video of him doing a barbell clean with a backflip mixed in. “I got another unique idea […]

Cote First Nation held a sod turning ceremony at the future site of a new, community funded rink. The $15 million structure will include an arena, along with a gym, weight room and walking track. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Jared Stevenson, the Cote Rec Board-affiliated councillor. “So many people are proud. We’re […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News An iGaming site on a smart phone is seen on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star Article content Online single-event sports betting and casino gaming this week for the first time is fully legal in Ontario, despite a myriad of concerns around potential loss of jobs […]

Mexico is a country with great opportunities in energy matters. To point out an example, it has an enviable radiation and temperature, potential to be a world player in photovoltaic energy generation. The same case for geothermal energy since we have one of the largest geothermal deposits in the world. On the other hand, to […]

Scènes de dévastation, personnes portées disparues et présumées mortes, récits de torture : les reportages provenant de cette petite ville d’environ 13 000 habitants, parmi les premières occupées par l’envahisseur russe et située sur une route d’accès clé menant à la capitale, sèment la consternation. Si la ville n’a pas encore repéré et compté tous ses morts, […]

Ontario’s political leaders say pandemic restrictions likely won’t be put back in place, even though the province is now in a sixth wave of COVID-19. In the past week, both the premier and the health minister have made it clear they’re relying heavily on Ontario’s hospital system to handle an influx of infections. “We have […]

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending people over the age of 80 and those living in long-term care homes get a second booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. While health restrictions have loosened in Manitoba, care home workers are still taking a cautious approach. Cecile Bautista works at Maples personal care […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Golf On June 6, David Feherty will host The Feherty Classic at Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau. Author of the article: Tim Baines • post media Publishing date: Apr 05, 2022 • 39 minutes ago • 5 minute read • Join the conversation On June 6, 63-year-old David Feherty will host […]

Excavation work is at the origin of the discovery, to say the least unusual, of a human skull in the middle of a primary school yard in Sainte-Julienne, Monday evening. • Read also: Skull found in schoolyard Cindy Masse, resident “It is sure that it surprises! “says Cindy Masse, the mother who made the astonishing […]

A repeat offender who failed to comply with the Sex Offenders Act he had been under since 2013 has been sentenced to seven years and three months for acts committed a year later on a girl aged just three. Holder of a criminal file containing 37 previous convictions, Raphaël Laflèche-Leblanc had benefited from a suspended […]

A 38-year-old man is in police custody after trying to break into the police station in Hanover, Ont. Police Chief Chris Knoll says the suspect tried to gain entry through a secure employee entrance last night. When he was not successful he cut the internet lines leading to the building, disrupting police communications and a […]

HALIFAX—In the end, the killer’s rampage was ended by his empty gas tank and a stroke of good fortune that favored an RCMP dog handler. By his telling, it was sheer coincidence that RCMP Const. Craig Hubley pulled into an Enfield, NS gas station on April 19, 2020, to top up the gray Chevy Suburban […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Publishing date: Apr 05, 2022 • 19 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Edmonton Public Schools’ Center For Education. Photo by David Bloom /post media file Article content An Edmonton Public Schools trustee wants the province to put up funds to help incoming refugee students. Advertisement […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Hockey The Canucks’ star blueliner is the latest player to get hit with a stomach bug, so the team may turn to a star prospect instead. Publishing date: Apr 05, 2022 • 43 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Jack Rathbone was called up […]

Les deux autres cas ont été trouvés chez deux oies des neiges à Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu et à Saint-Isidore-de-Laprairie, en Montérégie. Ces détections étaient attendues du ministère de la Faune, puisque plusieurs cas chez des oiseaux sauvages et d’élevage ont été recensés, depuis décembre 2021, ailleurs au Canada et aux États-Unis. Cinq fermes du sud de l’Ontario ont […]