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She’s been in the job for only a week, but Manitoba’s new infrastructure minister is tackling the province’s first major snowfall of the season, and hoping to improve snow-clearing efforts going forward. Lisa Naylor told 680 CJOB’s The Start that crews are working hard to get Manitoba’s roads and highways clear, …
Read More »U of G professor appointed to United Nations Food Security panel
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A University of Guelph professor has a seat on the United Nations Food Security Panel. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a geography professor, has been appointed to the steering committee of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food …
Read More »Ontario plans to expand midwives’ prescribing power to include birth control
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 11:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario is planning to expand the list of drugs that midwives can prescribe and administer, including allowing them to prescribe birth control. But while midwives say the updates are …
Read More »OPP make arrest in 50 year old cold case murder in Attawapiskat
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 11:20 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged a man in the 1973 killing of a woman in a remote northern First Nation. Police say an investigation into Helen Carpenter’s death in …
Read More »Premier Kinew tells Métis righting a historical wrong is an ‘important priority’ – Winnipeg
Fresh off an Oct. 4 election victory, Premier Wab Kinew told the Manitoba Métis Federation something many had been waiting to hear for generations. “There are many specific priorities of the Métis people and Métis Nation and one of them is Ste. Madeleine,” Kinew told those gathered for the MMF’s annual …
Read More »Waterloo region confirms there won’t be homeless shelter at former Cambridge daycare
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Region of Waterloo councillors took steps to alleviate concerns some Cambridge residents may have had with plans to redevelop an old daycare. As a motion was being passed on the site at a council meeting on Wednesday night, Cambridge resident Nathan Whalen …
Read More »Schroder leads new-look Raptors to win
TORONTO – Ice cold water was dumped over Darko Rajakovic instead of champagne or sports drink to celebrate his first-ever win as a head coach in the NBA. It may have been a fitting way to mark a new era for the Toronto Raptors. Dennis Schroder had 22 points and …
Read More »Victim attacked outside Toronto home, suspects steal household items and car – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say they are searching for multiple suspects after a home invasion in the city’s north end. Police said on Tuesday at around 1 p.m., the victim was standing outside of a home near Leslie Street and York Mills Road when …
Read More »Snow piling up on some Manitoba roads Thursday morning – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size While the snow may be sticking to the roof of your car on Thursday morning, major roadways in Winnipeg remain relatively clear. Environment Canada is reporting four centimetres of snow, but most of it is melting on the roads, which could cause …
Read More »S&P/TSX composite down as tech stocks fall, U.S. stock markets also lower
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 26, 2023 11:55 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Weakness in technology stocks helped lead Canada’s main stock index lower in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 27.54 points …
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