Kitesurfer gets ready to launch on a windy day in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
A man was rushed to hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon following a shooting on Banff Avenue in south Ottawa, first responders say. The shooting happened around 12:40 p.m. in the middle of an Ottawa Community Housing complex, near a park and community centre. The victim was taken to the Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus trauma unit, paramedics said. Police cruisers and caution tape surrounded the scene, not far from Ledbury Avenue. An alley running between two blocks of rowhouses was a
Some N.W.T. communities are under a heat warning this week with temperatures anticipated to hit 30 C in some Arctic regions. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued the warning for Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic and surrounding areas. Though Natalie Hasell — a warning preparedness meteorologist with ECCC — said it's more common for heat waves to occur in southern N.W.T. communities, it's not unheard of to have higher temperatures i
MONTREAL — Summer camp season in Quebec has been cut short for hundreds of children who have been sent home due to COVID-19 outbreaks, only a few days after the start to some of the province's overnight camps. Outbreaks, mostly among counsellors, have shut down at least three overnight camps across the province, Éric Beauchemin, with an association representing Quebec summer camps, said Tuesday. "People were getting infected one after the other and before losing 25 of them, parents were asked to
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have said no to him twice over the past four years. But Kris Kobach is nonetheless betting that this can be the year he makes a political comeback. His losses, including a 2018 defeat that handed the governor's office in this Republican-leaning state to a Democrat, might end other political careers. But Kobach, who built a national reputation as an immigration hard-liner while Kansas secretary of state, is now aiming for the state attorney general's office. He f
Nova Scotia will lift all remaining community COVID-19 restrictions, including isolation requirements, on Wednesday. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, made the announcement Monday. "We're at a place now with our epidemiology and our ongoing adaptation to COVID being with us for the long term, that we feel ... it's appropriate to do what many other provinces have already done and make some adjustments to our last remaining restrictions in the areas of isolation, ma
A new report released by Public Health Canada is connecting socioeconomic status to opioid-related overdose rates. Researchers at the University of Waterloo wrote the peer-reviewed paper, which looked at opioid-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits between 2000 and 2017. The report found that area income was found to be highly associated with opioid overdoses and hospitalizations. Psychosocial factors, like stress, unemployment, or housing insecurity, are typically con
There is a growing number of animals looking to find new homes in Toronto as owners who bought pandemic pets at the height of COVID-19 return to work — or struggle with the rising cost of looking after them, city officials warn.
Trial dates for two people accused of drug offences in Moncton couldn't be set Monday because one of them failed to show up in court. Difficulty finding time for the two-week trial led a judge to voice concerns about scheduling the case at a time that could violate the right to timely trials. The concerns reflected a packed court schedule that recently led to the Court of Queen's Bench adjourning civil, family and other cases because of an "unprecedented" number of jury trials, child protection
If you've noticed your kids are getting sick more often lately, you're likely not the only one. P.E.I.'s College of Family Physicians says doctors have been seeing a high number of children with non-COVID-19 respiratory illnesses recently. Dr. Heather Austin, president of the college, said there are a number of factors that could be contributing to the increase, including the fact that throughout the pandemic children have had little exposure to these respiratory viruses. "We are seeing a lot of
The family of a seven-year-old Regina boy who was slammed by a truck says his health has improved enough that he's been moved out of the intensive care unit. Benjamin Dufour was sent to the pediatric intensive care unit at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in late June after he was hit by the truck. His family says he had been waiting by a bus stop with his older brother and schoolmates when the accident happened. In a statement on Tuesday, his family said he's been moved out of the intensive car
OTTAWA — Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Health Canada says 13.6 million doses of the vaccine expired in the spring and will be thrown out. A year ago Canada said it would donate almost 18 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to lower-income countries. As of June 22, almost nine million doses were delivered to 21 different nations. But Hea
Police say they have recovered the body of a 17-year-old male who drowned while swimming on Saturday in McKay's — a small community on Newfoundland's west coast. In a news release Sunday evening, the Bay St. George RCMP said shortly before 5 p.m. NT, it received a report of a drowning in a swimming hole referred to as Cow Pond. Police say the teen, who is not from the province, went under water and never resurfaced while swimming with a friend. Other swimmers in the area searched the water for t
Nationwide, workers at clinics that shuttered abortion services are feeling fear and stress as they chart a path forward (July 5) (AP Video/Leah Willingham)
Casey House is a specialty hospital in Toronto that cares for people living with and at risk of HIV. Susan Hay has the story.
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Windsor and Essex County for Monday and Tuesday. The weather authority warns temperatures will be near 31 C, with humidex values in the low forties on Tuesday. Overnight, lows are expected to be about 21 C, which will offer little relief. Environment Canada said the hot temperatures can cause deteriorating air quality. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a heat warning based off of Environment Canada's information, warning residents to
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police Tuesday as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. The accused gunman, 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, faces the prospect of life in prison with no chance of parole, as well as "dozens" more likely charges, said Lake County state's attorney Eric Rinehart. Another round of whoops and cheers went up as Rinehart told a ne
Spam Onigiri (Spam Musubi) can be gobbled up immediately or wrapped up and saved for a yummy snack later in the day. This easy recipe is ideal for busy families and students, or a nice, lazy sunday morning with a cup of hot green tea. If you are sensitive to salt, you can adjust it by cutting spam thinly or reducing salt when making rice ball. For seafood sensitive stomachs, omit the dried sardines, bonito flakes, and eel sauce, and substitute with 1 Tbsp of Rice Vinegar and 1 Tbsp of Sugar (or to taste) to mix into the rice. ============================================================= ❥ please subscribe our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDvC... ❥ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hungrycooki... ============================================================= ★ Ingredients for 3 nigiris ・¾ cup of Rice (short-grain) ・¾ cup of Water ・½ can of Spam* ・¼ Green Onion, minced ・⅛ cup of Dried Young Sardines** ・½ pack of Dried Bonito ・1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce ・1 Tbsp of Salt ・½ sheet of Nori (Dried Seaweed) ・1 tsp of Unagi Tare (Barbecue Eel Sauce) ★ Cooking Recipe 1.) Wash rice. Add 4/3 (+a little more cup of water-depend on rice condition, new or old -new rice, less water, old rice, more water) and cook with rice cooker 2.) Cut spam to six pieces. Use three pieces for this time. Wrap the rest tightly and store it in the freezer for next time. 3.) Chop green onion. Use half of green onion, save the rest for miso soup or something next morning. 4.) Put the pan on the fire. When the pan get warm, put spams. Make the fire medium heat. Cook spam until the surface is light browned and crispy. Spam get burnt easily, so turn them over couple of times while cooking. 5.) When rice’s ready, add Dried Bonito, Green Onion, Chirimen Jako. ( Chirimen Jako is optional. it’s a great natural calcium supplement! ) Put some soy sauce and mix it. 6.) Make three rice balls in Tawara Shape Make the top slightly dented and drop some Unagi No Tare 7.) Cut Nori to three pieces. 8.) Place cooked spam on the rice ball and wrap Nori around. ★ Cooking tips *Cook spam until the surface is lightly browned and crispy. It can burn easily, so turn them a couple times when cooking. *The dried young sardines are optional. It’s a great natural calcium supplement! *If you are sensitive to salt, you can adjust it by cutting spam thinly or reducing salt when making rice ball.
SGIy remains financially strong even after issuing auto rebates and incurring a record number of hailstorm damage claims, according to its annual report for the year of 2021-22. The minister responsible for SGI, Don Morgan, said there was a 30-per-cent increase over the company's five year average claims volume due to the Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 hailstorms, which affected most of the northwest part of Regina. "Nearly a year later, roofing companies and auto body shops are still catching up on the wo
A new operations hub aimed at addressing disorder and crime in Edmonton's Chinatown is still in the works as city council looks to the province to step up with funding. The Healthy Streets Operations Centre is estimated to cost $18 million over four years in a joint city-police collaboration, administration told council at a meeting Monday. The city would hire four new peace officer sergeants, 16 community peace officers, two community safety liaisons and three firefighters or fire prevention of
