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Federal prisons won’t be used to house inmates displaced by the G7 summit in Alberta in June. The province says it doesn’t plan to manage its prison populations the same way it did the last time world leaders met in Kananaskis, Alta. In 2002, the Calgary Correctional Centre was cleared …
Read More »Singer Chris Brown free on bail while awaiting trial over alleged London nightclub attack
A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5-million-pound ($9.3 million Cdn) bail on Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a judge in Southwark Crown Court revives Brown’s world tour, which …
Read More »The housing crisis lives rent free in the heads of these voters in Ontario
Iuri Rezende Souza said he can carry two apartments in his hometown in Brazil, but in Kitchener, Ont., where he now lives, he can’t even afford a down payment. “What I can afford is basically vacant lands,” the Kitchener Centre voter told CBC News. Souza said his best path to home ownership …
Read More »Palestinian activist’s deportation a ‘violation of free speech,’ says advocate | Hanomansing Tonight
2 hours ago News Duration 4:08 A U.S. judge has ruled the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate detained last month for his role in pro-Palestinian protests. Will Creeley, legal director at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, called the decision a ‘clear violation’ of …
Read More »Wilson the goose finally free after surviving 7 months with arrow lodged in rump
A Canada goose named Wilson — who spent months with an arrow lodged in his rump — is finally flying free. The bird was released Sunday at Squamish’s Brennan Park field, where dozens had gathered to cheer him on to freedom. As the cage door opened and Wilson took a …
Read More »40 Hamilton stylists do their part to ease costs, giving free hair services to Black youth next month
Over the last year, Hamilton hair-business owner Lohifa Pogoson Acker has noticed fewer Black youth and others with textured hair have been getting it styled, while some are visiting the salon less frequently. “I’m seeing people who I know have always had pristine looks, stretching their hairstyles for months more than they should just …
Read More »White nationalist books planted in little free libraries across Ottawa
Copies of a book promoting white nationalist ideology have been placed in community-run library boxes in neighbourhoods in parts of Ottawa, prompting a police investigation. Christine Young found several copies earlier this month when she decided to check out a few little free libraries near her home in Barrhaven. Little free libraries are …
Read More »Controversial law designed to free up Ontario hospital beds to be tested in court
A new charter challenge set to get underway on Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge if they refuse. The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues …
Read More »Nova Scotia’s Opposition Liberals promise free public transit if elected – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2024 11:55 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s Opposition Liberals are promising to spend $65.6 million to make public transit free for riders across the province if they form the next government. Leader …
Read More »N.S. endometriosis patients urge province to introduce free birth control – Halifax
Endometriosis patients in Nova Scotia are urging provincial politicians to adopt the federal pharmacare bill once it passes through the Senate. The bill, if it becomes law, could make contraceptives such as IUDs and birth control pills free to Nova Scotians, which would help people suffering from conditions such as …
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