It’s only April, and 2025 is already shaping up to be the worst year for measles since the disease was declared eliminated in 1998 in Canada. Ontario continues to be the epicentre of the spread. Public Health Ontario is reporting 1,018 confirmed and probable cases of measles so far this year. The vast majority of…
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will expand to Vancouver and begin play next season, the league announced on Wednesday. The decision to expand to Vancouver had been rumoured for weeks, and was finally confirmed at a press conference in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday morning. The official announcement was made by players from a local girls’ under-11…
Katrine Sinclair and Charlie Lastowsky were struck by a vehicle in Las Vegas, suffering life-altering injuries with little to no medical insurance. Source link
Hudson’s Bay Co. will start selling off all merchandise on Friday at the six stores previously spared from liquidation, effectively ending the retail empire’s reign and significantly dimming the possibility that the business dating back to 1670 will stay alive. Canada’s oldest company is making the move because “it is unlikely” that it will find…
Rory Linkletter will return home to Canada next month with a clear-cut goal for his Ottawa Marathon debut. “I want to try to win a marathon,” he told CBC Sports before placing sixth on Monday in Boston, where he took 59 seconds off his personal best, finishing in two hours seven minutes two seconds. “Ottawa was…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted April 22, 2025 7:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Careers: The Next Generation camp gave a group of aspiring tradeswomen in grades 10 to 12 the chance to visit local businesses, learn from industry experts, and gain some hands-on experience in…
The Agenda with Steve Paikin is coming to an end after 19 seasons. TVO says this season of its flagship current affairs program will be the last as the veteran host enters a new phase of his career with the public broadcaster. Paikin will stay with TVO as co-host of the weekly political podcast #onpoli, and…
Jeff Skinner has experienced a lot over 1,078 NHL games. The energy and excitement of a playoff game, though, have eluded him so far. That will change Monday when Skinner and the Edmonton Oilers take the ice for Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings. The chance to go on a…
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to put 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods on Jan. 29, Winkler-area potato farmer Juston Schmidt worked to ship as many potatoes to the States as possible before they came into effect Feb. 4, 2025. “We were a little concerned at first,” the vice-president of Schmidt…
Canada’s political leaders are remembering Pope Francis as a humble leader with a deep moral obligation and the spiritual courage to help the world’s most vulnerable. “Today, the world lost a man who profoundly touched the lives of billions of people,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a campaign stop in Charlottetown on Monday. “Pope Francis was…
