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Lynx Air ceased to fly this week, the latest in a long line of discount carriers to bite the departures dust — brought down in part by stiff competition, high fees and Canada’s vast geography. Lynx, which filed for creditor protection Thursday, marks at least the eighth budget airline to …
Read More »Ford government failed to meet its own housing targets in 2023
The Ford government failed to meet its own housing target in 2023, new figures reveal, putting the province further behind in its goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031. According to the latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), there were a total of 85,770 housing …
Read More »Winnipeg man who says home care failed his dying wife plans to speak at Manitoba Legislature – Winnipeg
An empty bedroom now sits at the end of the hall where Eric de Schepper’s wife spent her final days. “Being in this room here is, is actually quite comfortable. It feels like there is still some essence of Katherine here,” de Schepper said Monday. Katherine Ellis died of pancreatic …
Read More »Winnipeg man says palliative home care failed his dying partner – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg man whose partner is dying of cancer is speaking out against the palliative home care he says has failed his loved one in her final days. Katherine Ellis was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in late fall. In mid-January, she opted for palliative home care to spend …
Read More »Nova Scotia plans review after some generators failed at public housing buildings during Fiona
When post-tropical storm Fiona knocked out power to Alderney Manor in Dartmouth, N.S., the people who live in the 198-unit public housing complex expected the backup generator on the roof to kick in. But it didn’t. According to the Department of Housing, the automatic transfer switch failed, leaving the hundreds …
Read More »‘We failed you’: Senior Mountie apologizes to families of mass shooting victims
After two days of intense questioning of how RCMP decisions were made during the mass shooting of April 2020, Chief Supt. Darren Campbell ended his testimony at the public inquiry in tears, apologizing to the families of 22 victims who died. As he broke down, Campbell said it was the …
Read More »30-year-old who died following a leg infection failed by N.L. health system, say friends
Friends of a St. John’s man say his tragic death following an infection shows how broken the province’s healthcare system has become. Weijian Fang, 30, died alone in his apartment on Monkstown Road in late May after his leg became infected. He hadn’t had a family doctor since 2017. His friends hope speaking publicly …
Read More »Canada Soccer boots golden financial opportunity with failed matches
Up until a month ago, everything seemed to be going right for Canada Soccer. The national women’s squad is the defending Olympic champion, the men’s team had clinched its first World Cup appearance since 1986 and the country was preparing to be co-host of the men’s World Cup in 2026. …
Read More »AT&T, Verizon, Others to Pay $6 Million to Settle Probes Over Failed 911 Calls During 2020 Network Outages
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Friday that four telecom providers will pay a total of $6 million (roughly Rs. 45,60,81,000) to settle investigations into compliance with the agency’s 911 reliability rules during 2020 network outages. AT&T, CenturyLink, now Lumen Technologies, Intrado, and Verizon Communications will implement compliance plans to …
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