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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care and advice in Ontario between January 2010 and May 2023 were affected by a cybersecurity breach. Better Outcomes Registry and Network or “BORN” announced the breach in a statement on Monday. BORN was made …
Read More »Violent night in Toronto sees 2 shootings, a stabbing and an arson – Toronto
A violent Saturday night in Toronto saw two shootings, one of which left two people dead, a stabbing and an arson. The first incident happened at around 10:20 p.m. in the Donlands Avenue and Plains Road area, where there were reports of an altercation between two males, Toronto police said. …
Read More »‘Overwhelming response’ sees road tests still required: Manitoba Public Insurance – Winnipeg
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is slamming the brakes on waiving road test requirements for drivers-ed graduates. The announcement comes on the heels of what MPI said was an “overwhelming response from the driver education community.” For long-time instructor Avtar Sidhu, this U-turn away from the controversial policy, made in response …
Read More »2023 citizen survey in Penticton sees upswing in responses – Okanagan
Results from Penticton, B.C.’s 2023 citizen survey will be shared with city council next week. The city says the survey ran June 12-30 and included responses from 1,400 residents, an increase of 20 per cent from when the last survey was conducted in 2019. The survey asked residents to evaluate …
Read More »Ottawa sees 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias motivated incidents in 2023 – Ottawa
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has seen a 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias-motivated incidents in 2023 compared to this time last year, a rise the city’s police chief described as “concerning.” Police have reported 221 hate-related incidents in 2023 so far, 158 of …
Read More »N.B. government to table budget as province sees surge in population – New Brunswick
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2023 8:32 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s finance minister is scheduled to table a provincial budget today as the government grapples with problems in health care and housing and the effects of a population surge. …
Read More »Maskwacis elder sees big change in her community following papal visit
Elder Mary Moonias of the Louis Bull Tribe spent 10 years in a residential school. She was taken from her family when she was just seven years old. “There was four of us: myself and three little ones,” she said about her brothers and sister that attended at the same …
Read More »Winnipeg sees massive jump in vehicles towed for violating winter parking ban – Winnipeg
Thousands of Winnipeggers had vehicles towed for violating the city’s winter parking ban in a massive increase in enforcement this winter, according to city data. According to numbers from the city, 4,888 vehicles were towed between Nov. 26 and March 1. Read more: Winter is coming: Winnipeg announces changes to …
Read More »Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario
A community group in Ontario’s Niagara region says it was already dealing with a tripling of requests for assistance from asylum seekers before Ottawa recently began transferring more migrants to the province from Quebec. Deanna D’Elia, the general manager of employment and immigrant services at the YMCA of Niagara, said …
Read More »Ontario sees 100K-plus waiting longer than recommended for surgery during pandemic
Ontario doubled the number of so-called “long-waiters” during the pandemic — patients whose surgeries have been delayed longer than their maximum clinical guidelines — according to figures obtained by Global News, leading to concerns about poorer medical outcomes. According to government documents, almost half of the patients on Ontario’s surgical …
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