WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a high-wire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administration’s stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a post-Donald Trump era. The relationship is...
BARRIE, ONT. — Councillors have signed off Barrie’s budget for the year ahead, a spending plan the city boasts includes the lowest tax increase in 20 years. Council approved a tax hike of 0.92 percent. City staff had recommended a 3.8...
TORONTO — Photos of the Kelly family on their rolling farm in Saskatchewan seem to show a picture-perfect life and a picture-perfect family, beaming under the prairie sun. But not so long ago, Mathieu Kelly was suffering under a crushing work...
HALIFAX — When Lorelei Burgess read a study measuring the impact of COVID-19 on education, she wasn’t surprised by the results. According to the UNESCO study, the novel coronavirus will affect more than 800 million students. There have been 79 countries...
VANCOUVER — After administering nearly 120,000 doses of the two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada, British Columbia has now received 56 reports of “adverse events” following immunization. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the numbers at her coronavirus...
VANCOUVER — Imagine being able to use an elevator without ever pressing a button – all you have to do is point, or wave. It sounds like something out of Star Trek, but a Vancouver medical technology company has developed a...
WINNIPEG — Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit a year ago, a lot of sad news stories have popped on people’s social media timelines. For many, the constant flow of negative news can become very draining, but one Winnipeg woman is...
SASKATOON — A La Ronge woman claims RCMP officers used excessive force while she was at the health centre with her two-year-old son last month. Emily Kammermayer says RCMP showed up after she got in an argument with doctors over refusing...
TORONTO — Throughout her career, registered psychotherapist Elda Almario has spent a great deal putting the mental health of children she works with ahead of her own. But during the pandemic, she says, it’s become even less likely for her to...
SASKATOON — Following a carbon monoxide (CO) leak last week that led to an apartment building evacuation, City Council is asking administration if it has power to mandate CO detectors. On Monday, Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher put forward a motion...
