Descrease article font size Increase article font size People looking to do their shopping for the Easter long weekend had better hop to it. Most retail stores including LCBO and Beer Store locations as well as banks and government offices will be closed both Friday and Sunday. Municipally-operated facilities such as city hall and libraries…
Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection. “Without this trial, I probably would not be here by now,” said the Ottawa-area resident, who is believed by her doctor to be the first person in Canada to be treated with phage therapy for periprosthetic joint infection…
Two animal rights organizations have requested a review of a new Ontario law that expands a licensing regime that allows dogs to track down captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits in massive fenced-in pens. Last year, the province passed legislation that would allow the expansion of licences for so-called “train and trial” areas where hunters can bring their…
Matthew Tobias’s new shelter is basic and cramped: an 8 X 10 plywood box inside a beige shipping container. “Just four walls, a roof, a door, a window,” Tobias said. But with heat, a fire extinguisher and a fire alarm, it’s better than the makeshift camp he lived in before, on the side of Highway 1 between Saint John…
A heartbreaking discovery in Aldergrove over the weekend may be a sign of a bigger problem. Luna, a two-year-old mixed-breed dog was found abandoned at the gates of the Patti Dale Animal Shelter early on Saturday morning. “It was tethered with a jacket on and had a harness and she’s obviously loved,” Sarah Jones, executive…
If you’re one of the estimated more than six million Canadians who can’t find a family doctor, it might be because they’re focusing on specialty care, the results of a new report suggest. About 28 per cent of Canada’s 9,500-plus family physicians predominantly provide services outside of primary care, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)’s analysis…
A military veteran who spent 20 years in uniform, Lieutenant Colonel Huajie Xu now lives on a quiet street in Winnipeg. But he did not serve in Canada’s armed forces. Instead, he was a member of China’s People’s Liberation Army, according to records obtained by Global News. Before arriving in Canada in 2021, Xu worked…
Winter 2023-24 was one for the record books. Canada had its warmest December, January and February — often referred to as “meteorological winter” — since record keeping began in 1948. While Saskatchewan didn’t rank first on record, almost all locations were within the top 10 for warmest winters, with much of the province between 2 C and 6…
Municipalities across the province are calling on the Ford government to replicate Toronto’s ‘new deal’ and negotiate fresh financial agreements with them as they struggle with growing costs and accuse Queen’s Park of underfunding them. The premier said municipalities “really are the backbone of this province” but doesn’t seem to be humouring the request. The…
Canada staged a large-scale diplomatic deployment this week in preparation for a U.S. presidential election of more consequence than usual. More than a dozen Canadian diplomats posted in various U.S. cities came to Washington to meet with scores of American lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Looming over their visit was the potential return of Donald Trump to the…
