By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2024 7:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal folk singer Allison Russell has been forced to cancel or postpone some tour dates after being caught in stormy winter weather in Western Canada. Russell, who …
Read More »Mild winter weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time – Montreal
There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for the first time. The municipality about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City announced last week that the ice wasn’t thick enough to …
Read More »Toronto District School Board votes to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has approved a staff recommendation of changing the date of an upcoming Professional Activity Day (PA Day) to coincide with a rare solar eclipse set to rise above parts of Canada. On Wednesday, TDSB trustees voted in favour (21-1) of a staff recommendation to …
Read More »TDSB voting on whether to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto
Canada’s largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. If the Toronto District School Board votes in favour of the revision, it will join …
Read More »Ukraine calls on Canada to cancel gas turbine sanctions waiver as German chancellor set to visit
As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to arrive in Canada on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Montreal to be sent back to a Russian energy giant. Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel in December …
Read More »Conservatives call on Canada Soccer to cancel match with Iranian team
The Conservatives are joining a growing number of calls for Canada Soccer to cancel a controversial exhibition game against Iran set for next month in Vancouver. The families of those who died aboard Flight PS752 when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the plane in 2020 — killing all …
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