An estimated 700 people have been displaced from their homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., the mayor said Monday morning, after the community of about 1,200 was flooded during seasonal ice breakup over the weekend.The papal grounds in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., where people gathered to welcome Pope John Paul II in 1987, were flooded on Saturday,…
Three people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a seniors’ residence in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton Thursday night.Three people were injured in a massive fire at a St. Albert seniors’ residence Thursday night. A fire started in the Citadel Mews residence around 8 p.m. Thursday. (Submitted by Michel Ferland)Three people were…
Pregnant people aged 16 and older are now eligible to book a vaccine, B.C. health officials announced Tuesday, as the province recorded 697 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death. Data in B.C. shows pregnant people experience severe illness from a COVID-19 at a rate similar to people in their 50s, said Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie…
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is reminding some of the last time there was an urgent drive to stop a feared virus. Although largely forgotten to history, the polio vaccine had a similarly bumpy road getting into northern Ontario arms back in the 1950s.Thousands lined up for the polio vaccine in Sudbury in the…
The Biden administration is making reopening schools one of its central goals, along with speeding up vaccine distribution. CBS News correspondent Meg…
One person engineered a way to use a physical lamp cord as a way to leave Zoom calls People are finding creative…
Ivey Business School in London, Ont. is one of four Canadian postsecondary institutions to adopt NameCoach, an online tool that allows people to share an audio recording of their name with classmates and professors.For years Sheetal Vemannagari has brushed off people mispronouncing her name, but now she’s reclaiming it and is hopeful that a new tool will encourage…
British ColumbiaA group of 15 young people will try again to have the courts force Ottawa to develop a climate recovery plan after it was denied by the Federal Court.Legal action asks courts to force Canadian government to create climate recovery planThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 24, 2020 2:29 PM PT | Last Updated:…
As many as 2,000 people marched through the streets of Aylmer, Ont., to protest public health measures such as masking and physical distancing, what they call an encroachment of their freedoms.Hundreds of people stand by the side of the main street in Aylmer, Ont., before a rally and march to protest public health measures. (Kate…
Slightly less than a quarter of a million Canadians applied for the Canada recovery benefit on the first day applications opened despite some experiencing technical difficulties.Applications for the Canada recovery benefit opened on Monday, amid increasing worry over job losses after Ontario and Quebec imposed targeted restrictions on some businesses in areas where COVID-19 cases…