There are 1,000 eligible licensed daycares in Toronto but some parents wonder how many operators will apply and when they’ll get their refund. Marianne Dimain reports.
The hottest ticket on P.E.I. these days isn't for a concert or a sports event, but rather to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic, especially for the increasing number of people without a family physician. Summerside resident Rose Gallant and her husband woke up at 4:30 a.m. to get to the Sherwood Family Medical Centre walk-in clinic in Charlottetown at 6:30 a.m. — that's 90 minutes before the clinic opened. The couple was the first in line. "You never know when the doctor's in Summerside, in the cl
A Russian military cargo plane crashed Friday, killing five crewmembers and leaving several others injured, officials said. The heavy-lift Il-76 cargo plane went down in Russia's southwestern Ryazan region. The Russian Defense Ministry said the aircraft suffered an engine problem that forced the crew to crash-land.
The Conservative Party had a tough night, losing two special elections in areas of the UK they previously held. The results will increase pressure on Boris Johnson, with many in his party questioning his leadership.View on euronews
While there are no laws restricting access to abortion in Canada, access remains a major issue in parts of the country, and not all women who want one can get one.
Netflix's latest buddy comedy flashes plenty of potential but dissolves into generic streaming fare when everyone opts to simply play their greatest hits.
Sophia Kianni has the ear of the United Nations secretary-general and helps to inform much of the world about the dire threat of climate change and what needs to be done to face it. The 20-year-old is also on the lookout for the next generation of young activists and innovators and hopes to empower them to pursue paths similar to her own. “Obviously, this is the defining existential crisis of our time, and I really think that young people are best suited to make the biggest impact,” said Kianni,
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to defend abortion rights in Canada and around the world after what he calls a "devastating setback" in the United States. He and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly reacted today to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn its 50-year-old Roe v. Wade ruling that had guaranteed countrywide access to abortion. The pair spoke in Kigali, Rwanda, where a Commonwealth summit is taking place, with Trudeau saying the ruling shows that nothing s
Last Monday (June 13) City of Grande Prairie council waived a land-use bylaw to allow for a new emergency youth shelter. What was holding up the construction of the shelter was that it had not yet been registered at the land titles office, which currently has a three- to four-month waiting list, according to the city. “We're going to change a lot of lives with this new facility,” said Tanya Wald, Sunrise House executive director. “We're hoping to be started by the very latest, the middle of July
When it comes to grilled pork, chef Dale Talde says we "all need more in our life."
Billboards advertising Prince Edward Island to potential tourists are in heavy rotation in Toronto and other cities across the country as the tourism industry gears up for the first summer season following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. The Tourism P.E.I. summer marketing blitz started at the end of March and will continue until mid-December, with urban advertisements costing the province about 25 per cent of its $5-million budget for the campaign. "There are nine [messages] in rotation r
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to win over a divided group of Commonwealth leaders in a series of executive and bilateral meetings with his international counterparts. He sat down for meetings with the leaders of Rwanda, Zambia and Antigua and Barbuda, hoping to bring countries onside with Canada's climate goals and its view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm “hostile forces” at a key meeting where military leaders approved unspecified new operational duties for front-line army units. Members of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission decided to supplement an “important military action plan” on the duties of front-line troops and further strengthen the country’s nuclear war deterrent, state media said Friday. North Korea has
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed in cities and elsewhere, The ruling came with recent mass shootings fresh in the nation’s mind and gun-control legislation being debated in Congress and beyond. About a quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to be affected by the ruling, which struck down a New York gun
The Wednesday mass at St. Patrick's Church in the west end of St. John's evoked feelings of togetherness and uncertainty, as its congregation braced for news of their building's future. Members of the Patrick Street church learned earlier this week that a bid by a unknown buyer to purchase the church had been approved by Ernst & Young, the firm overseeing the court-monitored sale of church properties owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's. Leona Dooley, who goes to mass as often a
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is now displaying an award-winning textiles show from Inuit artists and printmakers. Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios shows the work of Inuit artists and printmakers from Kinngait (Cape Dorset, Nunavut) from the 1950s to the 1960s. “It was an artistic experiment, and it was exploring different techniques, different machines, different types of material, and then exploring telling their own stories through these themes of animals and lands and people,” said
VANCOUVER — The River Forecast Centre says rising levels of some waterways in southeastern British Columbia could ease as runoff from heavy rain decreases, but downpours continue to swell rivers in north and central parts of the province. The centre issued a flood watch late Wednesday for the Illecillewaet River and its tributaries around Revelstoke as up to 40 millimetres of rain drenched the region. Downpours also prompted flood warnings for the Blue and Quesnel river systems east of Williams
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ July 24-30 visit to Canada, providing a sign he intends to go ahead with the trip despite knee problems that forced him to cancel a six-day visit to Africa also planned for next month. Francis is due to visit Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses they suffered at Catholic-run residential schools. The itinerary includes several encounters with Indigenous groups, as well as a visit to Maskwacis, home to the
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state testified Thursday that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open records requests. Michael Gableman testified in a court hearing about whether the person who hired him, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, should face penalties after earlier being found in contempt for how he handled the records req
Two men convicted of a triple murder in Paintearth county may be getting out of jail much earlier than originally thought after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last week they and a number of other high-profile convicted murderers were not fairly sentenced. Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank were both convicted of three counts of first degree murder Jan. 10, 2018 in Red Deer in connection with the deaths of Gordon, 61, and Sandra Klaus, 62, Jason’s parents, and his sister Monica, 40 and eventually gi
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has approved bigger 26-man squads for the World Cup in Qatar, deciding Thursday to extend soccer’s relaxation of rules that help coaches and players during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move was expected from the FIFA Bureau — comprising the presidents of FIFA and soccer’s six confederations — after 23-player rosters were expanded for recent continental championships. Adding three players to the typical World Cup roster follows UEFA doing the same for the European Championship la
