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After spending six days on a hospital stretcher, Jaymee Miller said she hopes she never has to be admitted to the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ever again. “It felt degrading,” said Miller, who was admitted last month with diverticulitis — an illness that causes significant stomach pain. …
Read More »In Italy, a Canadian has a ‘very humbling experience’ meeting with King Charles
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. After you’ve met someone briefly, there can be that moment when you think: There was something I didn’t get a chance to say. Maj. Casey Anderson, a …
Read More »‘I’m so happy to be here’: Winnipeg man’s experience with necrotizing fasciitis – Winnipeg
For Kyle Lemke, a walk through his Winnipeg neighbourhood in the North End is a gift. “I’m so happy to be here,” he said. In September 2023, Kyle Lemke began to feel sick while visiting a friend in downtown Winnipeg. “I thought it was a flu,” he said. He went …
Read More »A man’s ‘wild experience’ of going from fan to caddie at PGA’s Canadian Open
Aurora, Ont.’s Paul Emerson says his heart rate went up pretty quickly when he was called into action to carry clubs after a pro golfer’s caddie wiped out on steep grass at the third hole of the RBG Canadian Open in Hamilton on Sunday. “He was pretty badly hurt,” Emerson …
Read More »Tow truck driver after near-death experience on N.S. highway: ‘We fear for our lives’
A tow truck operator says he’s lucky to be alive after almost being struck by a car while responding to a crash along a busy Nova Scotia highway. He’s speaking out, he says, because he believes drivers who don’t follow Slow Down, Move Over legislation when passing emergency responders could …
Read More »Calgary first responders look forward to ‘amazing experience’ at World Police and Fire Games
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The week of the Calgary Stampede can be a pretty stressful time for Calgary police and other first responders in the city. But they’re now warming up for a very welcome break in Winnipeg. About 80 Calgary first responders are leaving soon …
Read More »ANALYSIS: WHL experience gives Jets prospect Lambert his swagger back – Winnipeg
The Memorial Cup final did not end the way Winnipeg Jets prospect Brad Lambert and his Seattle Thunderbirds envisioned it would in the 5-0 loss to Quebec on Sunday night in Kamloops. But the 19-year-old forward is in a different, and better place, going into what will be his first …
Read More »Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 11:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province’s regulator for professional engineers has dropped the …
Read More »Toronto Marathon founder apologizes to runners for poor race experience – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 11:07 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The founder of the Toronto Marathon is apologizing to the event’s participants and supporters for challenges they faced during the race that took place earlier this month. Jay Glassman says event …
Read More »Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual of French welcome classes – Montreal
Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal’s St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks. A social worker quickly alerted principal Yannick Dupont, who disappeared into a storage room and returned …
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