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Things were hectic at the port of Montreal Saturday, as hundreds of mainly American tourists tried to navigate their way through the chaos while boarding or disembarking the Holland America Lines vessel, the Zaandam. It’s the first cruise ship to arrive this year, the beginning of what port authorities say …
Read More »Vaisakhi festival returns to Kelowna, B.C. with thousands in attendance – Okanagan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of people flooded the streets of Kelowna on Saturday to celebrate Vaisakhi, after a three-year pandemic pause on the festival. Vaisakhi is a celebration of the birth of Khalsa and the spring harvest season. The significant event, shut down several roads …
Read More »Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton
Fueled by warm weather, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several out-of-control wildfires have grown near Entwistle and Evansburg, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Yellowhead County expanded its evacuation …
Read More »Danforth GO station: Toronto MPP questions lack of affordable housing in Metrolinx sale – Toronto
The Ontario government is under the microscope after allowing the sale of public land to a private buyer without assurances of affordable housing components. On March 8, Metrolinx finalized the sale of their property on 8 Dawes Rd., south of Danforth Avenue, to development company Marlin Spring. With discussions dating …
Read More »West Island Cancer Wellness Centre holds 2nd annual ‘Challenge of the Brave’ – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre (WICWC) held its second annual ‘Challenge of the Brave’ fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The event is based on the popular reality adventure show the Amazing Race, but with a few twists. Twenty teams competed in 10 …
Read More »Canadians are worried about shrinkflation — and if it’s here to stay: poll – National
If you’ve noticed that package sizes at the grocery store seem to be shrinking, you’re not alone. A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians are worried about shrinkflation. The poll, done for Global News by Ipsos between April 19-20, surveyed 1,000 Canadians. It found that 84 per …
Read More »University of Guelph reach finals of Deep Space Food Challenge
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A team of University of Guelph science students are into the finals of a competition that aims to determine the best way to grow food in outer space. The team named Canada GOOSE (Growth Options for Outer Space Environments) is on to …
Read More »Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down
Ontario hospital nurses should get retroactive pay for three years during which they were subject to a wage restraint law that has since been ruled unconstitutional, arbitrators have ruled. The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for the nurses and other public sector workers at one per …
Read More »A doctor’s new sidekick? How ChatGPT may change the role of physicians – National
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has opened up new possibilities for doctors and patients — but the technology also comes with the risk of misdiagnosis, data privacy issues and biases in decision-making. One of the most popular examples is ChatGPT, which can mimic human conversations and create personalized …
Read More »Volunteers help rebuild dunes lost to Hurricane Fiona in Shediac, N.B. – New Brunswick
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Roughly 30 volunteers spent their Saturday morning tying down Christmas trees on Belliveau Beach in Shediac in an effort to restore the dune system that was wiped out during Hurricane Fiona. Jolyne Hébert of the Shediac Bay Watershed Association, which held the …
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