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Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years. The “I’m the Boss of Me” presentation for those ages eight to 11 tells the story of three friends, two of whom have …
Read More »Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold
Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold. As of Wednesday morning, it’s estimated 41 million people now call the country home, according to Statistics Canada’s live population tracker. The speed at which Canada’s population is growing was also reflected in new data …
Read More »Ontario gas tax cut extension to cost $500 million over 6 months
The Ford government is set to spend half a billion dollars to extend the provincial gas tax cut for another six months, according to the Ministry of Finance, putting the total cost of the affordability measure at $3.2 billion. The gas tax cut was first implemented in 2022 as a …
Read More »Ontario man hits second $100K scratch ticket win in 6 months: ‘I couldn’t believe it’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario man should be feeling pretty lucky after picking up his second $100,000 scratch ticket win in the last six months. Paul Fitchett of Frankford, Ont. says he isn’t a regular instant ticket buyer, but after winning a few smaller prizes …
Read More »Man’s dying wish was to see Dune. Film’s director made that happen months before its release
A palliative care patient’s end-of-life wish was to see the second installment of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s Dune before he passed. The Quebec filmmaker and his team rushed to make it happen almost two months before the film’s premiere and just days before the man died. It began in early January when …
Read More »Ontario eatery reopens months after owner killed over reported unpaid bill
The Curry House in Ontario’s Owen Sound has reopened its doors for the first time in months this week after the fatal beating of its owner. On Sunday, the restaurant announced its reopening in a Facebook post, later writing it was receiving a lot of orders from the community wanting …
Read More »Manitoba film industry hoping for production surge after months of actors’ strike – Winnipeg
Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …
Read More »Ontario residents 6 months or older can now get COVID 19 vaccines and flu shots
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 30, 2023 6:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and an updated COVID-19 vaccine starting today. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says …
Read More »Toronto mayor’s office scrambles to enact refugee policy passed months ago – Toronto
One of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow‘s first acts in her new role was to reverse a city policy which had drawn widespread condemnation over the treatment of those fleeing conditions in their homelands, but months after the motion was passed, her office had to scramble to get staff to actually …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
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