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It started off as a routine trip from New Hampshire to Burlington, Ont., where Robert Arndt was visiting his daughter and two grandchildren. “We go about four times a year to visit and we stay in the same hotel in Burlington,” said Ardnt. On Feb. 10 at 6:30 a.m, Arndt …
Read More »‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam
Dr. David Barber, chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s general and family practice section, says a move toward private health care in Ontario is “happening already” and that it’s “going to get worse.” During a news conference Thursday discussing a shortage of family doctors in Ontario, Barber said one of …
Read More »North American Indigenous Games inspire athletes, create wave of future coaches
The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) wrapped up in Halifax, N.S., on Sunday after more than 5,000 young Indigenous athletes travelled to Mi’kma’ki to participate in 16 different sports. Some of those athletes — Preston Seneviratne, Izzy Senevirante and Kirin Bullock with 26 medals collectively — helped Team BC achieve second-place …
Read More »North American high school Scrabble champ spells out lofty goals
It’s hard for Toronto high school student Ruth Li to find a competitive game of Scrabble. At 17 years old, she’s outpaced any friends and family who dare take her on. “I’ve played a couple of games with people in my life,” she says. “Obviously did not go too well …
Read More »‘Three Amigos’ summit: Experts call for North American vision as leaders meet in Mexico – National
From the frosty throes of a Canadian winter, the land of conquistadors and Frida Kahlo can seem a million miles away. But that’s not the way North American diplomats, trade experts and business leaders see it – and they hope the continent’s leaders have a similar vision as the so-called …
Read More »Bill with incentives for ‘North American’ electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
The new plan to encourage Americans to buy more electric vehicles built in North America, instead of just the United States, has cleared its tallest hurdle. After a marathon voting session that lasted nearly 24 hours, the U.S. Senate finally approved the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. U.S. Vice-President …
Read More »Downtown Toronto trails other North American cities in pandemic recovery, study says
More than two years after COVID-19 first struck, Toronto hasn’t gotten back to even half its level of pre-pandemic activity, lagging behind many cities in North America, according to a new study. A joint project between the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley called “Death of Downtown?” compared mobile …
Read More »Canadian, American officials optimistic on democracy despite ‘concerning cocktail’ of threats
Despite a series of challenges in both Canada and the United States, politicians on both sides of the border say they are confident the two countries can overcome a difficult political climate and secure their respective democracies. In interviews on CBC Radio’s The House airing Saturday, U.S. Ambassador David Cohen, Deputy Prime Minister and …
Read More »American comedian’s racist remarks spark walkout at Winnipeg comedy show
An Ojibway woman says she was among at least 30 people who walked out of Rumor’s Comedy Club in Winnipeg on Friday due to a number of racist and homophobic comments they heard from the stage. Kelsey Lenaghan says she was almost immediately turned off by comedian Rich Vos’s set, which included what she called targeted …
Read More »American immunologist Anthony S Fauci, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Warning that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over and Omicron would not be the last variant, global health experts on Monday said a lot would depend on transmissibility and severity of the next mutants of the deadly virus. Speaking at a session on Covid-19 on the first day of …
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