A Dartmouth, N.S., parent says she’s alarmed and upset after her 12-year-old son had to be rushed to hospital because he consumed cannabis edibles at his junior high school. Ashley Ryder says not only did the school not call 911, they sent him home on the school bus as normal. “This could have been a…
Two Durham police officers have been charged in connection with a multi-vehicle collision last spring that killed four people, including two grandparents and their infant grandchild, following a police chase of a suspect driving the wrong way on Canada’s busiest highway, Ontario’s police watchdog says. Sgt. Richard Flynn and Const. Brandon Hamilton have been charged with three counts…
Rachel Homan remained undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters with a 6-2 win over Kerri Einarson on Thursday in Guelph, Ont. Homan’s top-ranked team from Ottawa took control of the marquee matchup with two points in the fourth end to take a 4-1 lead. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., responded with a point…
The Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rate is costing travellers a pretty penny to cross the border. However, some experts say the low Canadian dollar can actually be beneficial to Saskatchewan as tourists travel from down south. Since 2020, the Canadian dollar has sat roughly around 69 cents of the U.S. dollar according to economist…
Crews have resumed the search to find the body of a woman who was swept into the water at Cape Spear. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) Emergency crews were still searching for a woman who was swept into the water at Cape Spear on Wednesday evening, with police saying they now consider it a recovery mission. First responders…
PICS (Progressive Intercultural Community Society Services) is pleased to announce that the PICS Mega Job Fair Vancouver 2025 will be on Thursday February 6, 2025, at the Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre in Yaletown. As a not-for-profit organization, we are proud to provide Employment Services, Settlement Services, Senior Housing, Community Services and many other programs…
Suzanne Paulins has been named chief executive officer of Swimming Canada after serving as interim CEO since last year. Paulins, from Brantford, Ont., took over as acting CEO in May when Ahmed El-Awadi took personal leave. He left the organization in November. Canada’s swim team won eight medals at the Olympic Games and 13 medals…
Mark Carney will hold an event Thursday where he is expected to announce he’s running to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party and the next prime minister of Canada, according to Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal. Chahal’s office said in a statement Wednesday that the MP will join Carney “for his…
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. “They seem healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s been very similar to last year,” he said, referring to the warm spell last winter that preceded a catastrophic cold snap that decimated…
Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season Tuesday, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom in Flachau, Austria. The result pushed Rast back to the top of both the slalom and overall season standings. With injured slalom stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra…
