The UN’s latest warning about the world’s climate goals slipping away is looming over a pending decision on whether a large offshore oil project will go ahead off Newfoundland, promising a much-needed boost for the province’s economy but potentially moving the world further away from avoiding climate disaster.Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord oil project off…
More than a week after a shortage of available physicians closed the emergency room in Red Lake, health professionals are weighing in on possible solutions to the northern Ontario doctor shortage.The emergency room at Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital was closed from 8 a.m. March 26 to 8 a.m. March 27. (Red Lake Hospital/Facebook)More…
The exact case counts presented in the study, which looked at the period from March 24-29, are difficult to confirm, but the tendency toward higher case numbers could have an impact on the province’s already strained health network, experts say.Quebec is no longer offering PCR tests to most residents but a survey by a Montreal…
Cinthia Alaralak imagines her late father, John Illupalik, was longing for home when he painted a team of sled dogs resting beside two igloos, with an inukshuk on a mountain in the distance.Cinthia Alaralak holds the painting her father, John Illupalik, made while at the Chesterfield Inlet residential school in the 1960s. (Submitted by Cinthia Alaralak)Cinthia Alaralak…
Mi’kmaq children in the small community of Indian Island First Nation, N.B., were taught valuable lessons about the traditional uses of tobacco, one of the four sacred medicines, in a workshop on Monday.Olivia Chiasson, age 6, was one of the youth at the traditional tobacco teachings held Monday in Indian Island First Nation, N.B. (Oscar Baker…
The province’s legal iGaming market has officially opened. Ontario is the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling.Ontario’s new online gaming market launched on Monday, with some advocates for brick-and-mortar casinos saying that online operators will have an unfair advantage. (Dean Gariepy/CBC)The government of Ontario has officially launched its new online gaming market, including…
Toronto-based private investigator Tom Klatt wants to warn Canadian travellers about how hard it is to hold others accountable for injuries sustained on vacation abroad after his decade-long legal battle with a Sandals resort.Tom Klatt, a high-profile private investigator, wants to warn Canadians about the difficulties they might face if they’re injured on vacation abroad…
The P.E.I. Potato Board says potato growers on Prince Edward Island can expect high demand for Island spuds now that the U.S. border has been reopened to some stock.It was announced late Friday afternoon that shipments of Island potatoes to the U.S. will resume right away. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)The P.E.I. Potato Board says potato growers on…
Canada’s military readiness is suffering from a lack of investment and the federal government must ensure that desperately needed new money actually gets spent, experts in defence and procurement say.Cpl. Nicolaus Lalopoulos takes part in a Canadian Armed Forces training flight at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, in March. Defence spending is a key question in the federal government’s upcoming…
The Saskatoon Police Service shared an image, originally from a 2015 awareness campaign by B.C. police, on its new Drop Gangs website. On Friday, SPS removed the image and apologized to people on social media.The Saskatoon Police Service launched its Drop Gangs initiative in March, which includes this SUV, intended to serve as a rolling…