Once a month, Abbotsford-based optometrist Dr. Vicky Mahairhu flies from Vancouver to Fort Nelson, B.C., a more than 1,000 kilometre journey, to care for patients in the northeastern community. But every time she flies, Mahairhu said there are last-minute cancellations that affect her on either end — and sometimes both. That’s why she’s written to…
The Auto Experience show, formerly known as the Edmonton Motorshow, is back at the Edmonton Expo Centre after a five-year hiatus. The four-day event, which started Thursday, allows attendees to check out what’s new in the auto world, consult with several manufacturers and test-drive new vehicles. “We’re still showcasing a lot of other things, like…
A worker from India who claimed he had to pay $25,000 to obtain a job at a truck repair company in Richmond, B.C., where he was shorted wages, has been awarded $115,574.69 by the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal. The determination also calculated the money A J Boyal Truck Repair Ltd. of Richmond, B.C., was deemed…
There are more kids in need of a safe, supportive home than there are foster care parents able to provide that roof over their head, according to an Edmonton agency that facilitates finding homes for children in care. “We have these vulnerable little people where their family members might be going through a crisis and…
WARNING: This story contains disturbing video and graphic descriptions of violence, as well as coarse language A crucial video has been shown at the trial of Alain Bellefeuille — who shot and killed an Ontario Provincial Police officer and wounded two others outside Ottawa in 2023 — that takes the jury to the heart of the central question…
Josephine and Jason Field are living a parent’s worst nightmare, but are doing so with grace and an unshakeable faith. “We just take everything day by day. You know, it’s just been endless mercy poured out on us,” Jason said. It was two weeks ago when the Field’s life was turned upside down. March 28…
A Canadian legal association under fire for cancelling a Syrian Canadian entrepreneur’s upcoming speech over his stance on Gaza says it will cancel the event altogether. The Advocates’ Society said a statement Thursday that it “faced a moment where our leaders were tested in the application of our core values, and in that moment TAS fell…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon city councillors called out the Saskatchewan government for dragging its feet on the new permanent shelter location during a governance committee meeting Wednesday. Several councillors wondered why a shelter location has not yet been chosen, including Coun. Robert Pearce and Mayor Cynthia Block. “”It really bothers…
Canadians appear more motivated to vote early this election than during the last campaign, according to numbers from Elections Canada. With 20 days to go before voting day, over 130,000 Canadians had already cast their ballots. That’s more than double the number cast at this point in the 2021 election. Canada’s election rules allow for…
By Sarah Jones Global News Posted April 8, 2025 7:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Namerind Housing Corporation in Regina had laid out its plans to what they believe could end chronic and episodic homelessness in the city. After several months of consultations with community partners in the…
