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It’s National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says there’s always a need for more donors. According to CBS, roughly half of Canada’s population is eligible to donate blood, but only one-in-81 people actually do. For Winnipeg cancer survivor Ryder Robinson who is just a few days away …
Read More »‘A tiny city:’ Pro-Palestinian McGill campus protesters organize for another week
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2024 6:45 pm Updated May 5, 2024 6:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus say they’re better organized and …
Read More »Satellite built by N.B. students not responding a week after entering Earth’s orbit
Hundreds of post-secondary students in New Brunswick are patiently waiting for a call from Satellite Violet. The student-built project took more than five years to develop at campuses across the province and is not communicating as expected. The satellite was delivered by a rocket to the International Space Station in …
Read More »Same Winnipeg house catches fire for second time in a week, now deemed total loss – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A north Winnipeg house that went up in flames early Tuesday is considered to be a total loss, firefighters say. Fire crews were called to the Powers Street home around 4:49 a.m., after being tipped off to the blaze by Winnipeg police …
Read More »As Canada’s foreign interference inquiry begins, what to expect this week – National
The long-awaited public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics is set to begin Monday with hearings on how much information it can, in fact, make public. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s inquiry, facing tight timelines to report on a complex national security issue, is scheduled to hold five days of hearings …
Read More »Winnipeg police charge more people in second week of holiday checkstop program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police handed out 18 tickets and executed an outstanding warrant during the second week of its holiday checkstop program. Officers say they stopped 727 vehicles. Out of those, seven were immediate licence prohibitions and five people were charged with impaired operation. …
Read More »Possible ‘significant’ snowfall to hit Nova Scotia this week, statement issued – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement about an early season snowfall this week. It said up to five centimetres of snow is expected Monday for parts of eastern and northern Nova Scotia, with up to 10 centimetres over the Cape …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What a difference a week makes for Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg
What a difference a week makes. Remember last Friday? Lamenting two losses, to LA and Vegas? And remember wondering if the Jets were going to become the victims of an Edmonton Oilers team looking to find their own way to start this season? Add the fact the Oilers scored the …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to reconvene this week. What to know
The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa. The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a …
Read More »Go Transit will add extra trains to Kitchener line for reading week
Go Transit will be running additional trains between Kitchener and Toronto over the following two Saturdays to accommodate students leaving and returning to the area for reading week. Metrolinx says that on Saturday, a train will depart from Union Station for Kitchener at 12:38 p.m. and arrive at the station …
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