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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 28, 2023 12:10 pm Updated April 28, 2023 2:57 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were among four teams that exceeded the CFL’s salary cap last season, the league announced Friday. The others were the …
Read More »Toronto Blue Jays menu at Rogers Centre will feature poutine hot dogs among new items
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays fans can expect a raft of changes at the Rogers Centre for the upcoming season to include an adventurous new menu at some stands featuring a poutine hot dog among other items. The Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto has …
Read More »New billboard in West Kelowna, B.C. sparks outrage among many
A new banner in West Kelowna, questioning what children are being taught in school has been sparking outrage due to its message and the graphics on it. The billboard, stationed along Highway 97 in West Kelowna, shows a cartoon woman, who appears to be a teacher, wearing a mask in …
Read More »Pharmacare progress expected to be among priorities as NDP caucus gathers
The federal New Democrats are kicking off a three-day caucus retreat Wednesday with a keynote speech from Leader Jagmeet Singh. News Source link
Read More »Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis’s visit
Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations a month before the Pope arrived also show …
Read More »17 children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede
Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccination low among young Alberta children ahead of predicted fall surge
More than a month after Alberta children under five became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, uptake is slower than expected, and some experts are urging parents to consider the shot as fall approaches. According to provincial data, 4.6 per cent of kids between the ages of six months and four …
Read More »Sick leaves among B.C. health-care workers have increased since start of pandemic, data shows
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. (CBC) Data shows that sick leaves in B.C.’s health-care sector are up by a marked amount compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to numbers requested by CBC News, an average of 9.7 per cent of health-care workers in the public system were off sick for at least …
Read More »Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir and soccer star Christine Sinclair among 14 appointed to the Order of B.C.
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir, Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair and outspoken former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould have all been appointed to the Order of B.C. The three women are among 14 new appointees to the province’s highest honour, Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin announced in a written statement on …
Read More »Peacekeeper, police officers among at least 15 killed in Congo anti-UN protests
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens of others injured during two days of demonstrations in Congo’s east against the United Nations mission in the country, officials said Tuesday. The United Nations confirmed that one peacekeeper and two international officers serving with the UN peacekeeping force were killed …
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