For Kingston, Ont., city councillor Greg Ridge, the pain of food insecurity is personal. When Ridge was eight years old, his dad was hurt on the job and had to go on disability. Ridge said he recalls wondering why his grandparents were suddenly dropping off groceries and his parents were talking in hushed tones about money….
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday and while it’s not yet confirmed if he will impose tariffs on Canada on day one, his former national security adviser says there is “serious danger” the two countries will fall into a trade war. John Bolton, who served as Trump’s adviser from April 2018 until…
Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years. But it’s only a small stride in the fight to conserve the endangered species. Piping plovers are migrating shorebirds that make their stop along the coastlines of eastern North America each spring to…
More than a year after the police chief in Saint John, New Brunswick, announced a review of his officers’ conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there’s no sign of the promised report. Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a “comprehensive review” of the investigation that resulted in Robert Mailman…
When Chantal Martin and her family go to the grocery store, there’s often a struggle to keep track of her seven-year-old son. Her boy, Nicholas, has Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes physical and cognitive differences. In particular, he struggles with sight. “He’ll often walk into things that are right in front of him…
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…
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…
