As Ontario prepares to drop high-risk mask mandates for hospitals and public transit, many say they’re planning to still wear one. But for those ready to move on, there’s a strong psychological reason why. Matthew Bingley explains.
A new "memorandum of understanding" between the three countries seeks to allay Turkish fears over security. View on euronews
The Department of Health's dedicated physician recruiter position is vacant, and the province is changing its tune about leading recruitment. "Both Regional Health Authorities have existing recruitment personnel within their organizations and have also identified additional specific recruitment positions in their new business plans," said department spokesperson Michelle Guenard in an email. "The dedicated physician recruitment position at the Department of Health has very recently been vacated.
The Japanese government has expressed its solidarity with G7 leaders over the Ukraine war claiming what's happening in Eastern Europe could also happen in Indo-ChinaView on euronews
COVID-19 claimed three more lives in New Brunswick in the past week, hospitalizations because of the virus continue to decrease, while the number of new lab-confirmed cases is on the rise after a two-month decline, according to Tuesday's COVIDWatch report, which includes data on the types of variants in the province for the first time. A total of 1,025 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past week, up from 828 in the previous report. Omicron subvariant BA.2 remains the dominant strai
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked G7 allies for more aid, with Russia's invasion now in its fourth month. David Akin looks at what Zelenskyy is asking for, what's being promised, and the growing pressure the G7 is putting on other countries to take a stand against Moscow.
The House Jan. 6 committee held a surprise hearing Tuesday delivering alarming new testimony about Donald Trump’s angry, defiant and vulgar actions as rioters laid siege on the US Capitol. (June 28)
Toronto FC unveiled the new face of the franchise on Monday, with Italian star forward Lorenzo Insigne showing he has plenty of style off the pitch as well as on it. The 31-year-old Insigne wore a monogrammed white jacket, striped open-neck shirt and blue slacks over white Prada sneakers. Light glinted off several earrings with a chunky watch on one wrist. But the highest-paid player n Major League Soccer made it clear that he did not leave his hometown club of Napoli for the money. Insigne said
HALIFAX — A high-profile sex scandal involving Prince Andrew is prompting a school in Dartmouth, N.S., to change its name. As of Aug. 1, Prince Andrew High School will be renamed Woodlawn High School, to reflect the name of the street and subdivision where the school is located. The school was named after Prince Andrew in 1960, the year he was born, but a recent sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein led the school to distance itself from the royal. Andr
Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) said on Tuesday it had decided to pause its Hockey Canada sponsorship until the organization, which is dealing with fallout from a sexual assault lawsuit, takes the proper steps to improve the culture within the sport. The decision by Canada's third-biggest lender comes a week after the Canadian federal government froze funding to the organization over its handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. "Today, we have made the decision to pause our sponsorship of Hockey Canada until we are confident the right steps are being taken to improve the culture within the sport — both on and off the ice," Scotiabank Chief Executive Officer Brian J. Porter wrote in an open letter.
HALIFAX — A high-profile sex scandal involving Prince Andrew is prompting a school in Dartmouth, N.S., to change its name. As of Aug. 1, Prince Andrew High School will be renamed Woodlawn High School, to reflect the name of the street and subdivision where the school is located. The school was named after Prince Andrew in 1960, the year he was born, but a recent sex scandal involving a 17-year-old girl and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein led the school to distance itself from the royal. Andr
P.E.I. farmers are trying to focus on the positive weather so far this growing season as they await the results of the ongoing investigation into potato wart. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) banned potato shipments to the U.S. in November 2021, a decision designed to pre-empt an all-out U.S. ban after potato wart fungus was detected in two fields on the Island last fall. Table potato shipments resumed in April, but seed potatoes, which make up about 10 per cent of the Island's annual
It's almost 8 p.m. on the first true summer night of the year in Vancouver. Rowdy clusters of friends fill patios on Commercial Drive with chatter and roaring laughter. Chantelle Parsons would rather be indoors, alone in a place of comfort. She lingers quietly in a dim corner of a DVD rental store at Commercial and Grant Street, poring over the documentary section. One at a time, she tucks a few picks into the crook of her elbow. When her arms are full, she creeps shyly to the checkout. "A few m
A bank robbery in Saanich, B.C. turned into a wild daylight shootout where two suspects died and six police officers were wounded. Saanich Police Chief Const. Dean Duthie says officers engaged in gunfire with the robbery suspects outside of a bank in the suburban Victoria city.
Broken tables, chairs and locks, a damaged display board, trash and liquids thrown on the building. Not to mention a pile of faeces dropped outside an entrance. Since the opening of the Inuvik Welcome Centre just over a week ago in Inuvik, N.W.T., an official says there has been multiple instances of vandalism there. The town had only just opened the doors to the facility on June 18. Jackie Challis, the director of economic development and tourism for the town, said it was disheartening to see v
A new agreement between the federal and Nunavut governments means Nunavut will receive $3 million from a billion-dollar federal fund to improve safety in elders' homes. On Tuesday, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Nunavut Health Minister John Main met at Nunavut's Legislative Assembly to announce the funding agreement. "Today's agreement with Nunavut will help address the challenges affecting elders' homes to ensure that all seniors are treated with dignity and receive appropriate ca
Prince Edward Island's Official Opposition says some of the province's most vulnerable residents will have their lives disrupted twice, as construction moves forward on a revamped mental health network. P.E.I.'s main psychiatric facility, Hillsborough Hospital, has been experiencing a lot of coming and going in recent weeks. The Charlottetown facility has absorbed the acute-care psychiatric patients who used to be cared for at Queen Elizabeth Hospital's Unit 9. Eventually, Hillsborough Hospital
The Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I. is asking for feedback on proposed changes to the Workers Compensation Act which would result in increases to injured worker benefits on the Island. "Anything we can do to alleviate a little bit of the financial strain during a time that you might be experiencing a physical or psychological injury and trying to recover, we feel will add to that recovery," said Cheryl Paynter, CEO of WCB P.E.I. The five benefit increases being proposed by the WCB are: Incr
A volunteer wrangler with the Ponoka Stampede died on Sunday night after she was thrown from her horse and trampled. The Stampede president, Jason Cline, said the incident happened during a practice for the opening ceremony. He described it as a tragic accident that's especially difficult during the return of the stampede after a two-year hiatus. "It's the most awful thing we could have asked for to kick off the Ponoka Stampede," Cline told CBC News. "I haven't seen this much support in the comm
Film and TV actress Sandra Oh and track champion Donovan Bailey are among dozens of performers, athletes, advocates and experts newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointees to the Order of Canada on Wednesday, touting luminaries in fields including film, music, science, politics, business, academics, sport and culture. "Grey's Anatomy" and "Killing Eve" star Oh was named an officer to the Order of Canada for her stage and screen success, while Bai
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily locked up her party's nomination Tuesday, setting her on an expected glide path to win the office in November. Hochul was serving as an under-the-radar lieutenant governor under the shadow of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo until last year, when he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations, catapulting her into office. Hochul beat back primary challenges Tuesday from New
