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The Art for Change summer art exhibit in Kelowna is made entirely of found materials and trash. There are five separate exhibits in the city: four are at the Rotary Center for the Arts and one is at the Okanagan Heritage Museum. “The point I’m trying to make with all of this is that trash […]

A Toronto family says they are “devastated” after a young man’s life was cut short due to the reckless decisions of an allegedly drunk driver on Canada Day. Gregory Girgis, 26, died at the scene of the crash near University Avenue and Wellington Avenue West. Another pedestrian, a 32-year-old man, was transported to the hospital […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Politics Opinion columnists Opinion: John Horgan’s pending retirement provides an opportunity to challenge his compensation on environmental issues. The LNG Canada construction site, showing the construction of an LNG storage tank in the foreground, as of April 2021. PNG article content VICTORY — As potential NDP leadership candidates decide whether to run, […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local news “The forecast for July shows that the temperature is forecast to be above average, but not much above average.” Joyceann Runions take in the view of the city from Scotsman Hill as the city has been receiving more rain than usual in Calgary on Monday, July 4, 2022. Darren […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A friend’s advice to stay close to the door of a semitrailer may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly end of 53 other migrants when the truck was abandoned last week on the outskirts of San Anthony. Cardona Tomás, a 20-year-old from the Guatemalan capital, said in a […]

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is realizing that all publicity is not necessarily good publicity. Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn defended the German soccer club’s controversial sponsorship deal with Qatar on Monday, saying he was confident their partnership had helped bring about positive change in the oil-rich Gulf state. “I think a lot has happened,” […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links quebec News Local news “We don’t have enough data for people to make informed decisions,” said Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist at Jewish General Hospital. Publication date: July 04, 2022 • 11 minutes ago • 4 minutes of reading • join the conversation Judy Morris, president of the Quebec Association […]

Isaiah George is not the type of person who lets things get to him. As a 17-year-old defenseman for the London Knights who entered the 2021–22 season after a year without playing much hockey, George was immediately placed in the Knights’ top four. He didn’t miss a beat. When injuries pushed him into the top […]

SANTIAGO (AP) — President Gabriel Boric received on Monday the formal draft of a proposed constitution intended to replace the charter imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago and usher in fundamental changes for Chile. Chileans will vote in a September plebiscite on whether to adopt the charter, which was drafted by a Constitutional […]

The number of times police officers in Hamilton used force dropped last year, according to a new report from service The report, presented to the Hamilton Police Services Board meeting last week, found there were 361 use-of-force incidents in 2021, a 17 percent decrease from 2020, when the service saw 431 incidents, the highest number […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links quebec News Local news “We don’t have enough data for people to make informed decisions,” said Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious disease specialist at Jewish General Hospital. Judy Morris, president of the Quebec Association of Emergency Physicians. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette article content With several hospital emergency rooms over capacity […]

Historian Irving Abella, co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella passed away on Sunday, the day after her 82nd birthday, after a long illness. He was born and raised in Toronto, and completed his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees at the University […]

Diplomacy in defense of democracy is the best. But you can have too much of a good thing in bad times. As Ukraine burns, Canada’s prime minister has traveled across three continents to attend four separate meetings in the past four weeks. There is no better time than wartime to reap the whirlwind from the […]

WARNING: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers. The family, friends and pastor of an eight-year-old girl who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Edmonton in March 2020 shared their grief with the court Monday morning, as victim impact statements were read during the defendant’s sentencing hearing. The girl, who cannot […]

First Nations children and their families received rare good news on Monday, with the announcement that all parties had agreed on how to dole out $20 billion in federal money to make up for inadequate health and social services over the course of decades: one of the largest legal settlements in Canadian history. Let us […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news A flower memorial has been set up in the front yard of the home on Anoka Street where Anne-Marie Ready, 50, and her daughter Jasmine Ready, 15, were killed in a stabbing attack last week. Photo by Ashley Fraser /post media article content A crowdfunding campaign to raise money for […]

Puddles were easily visible on the pavement in Lethbridge on Monday. Some bigger than others, as the city’s recent rains even created some localized flooding near 36 Street and 14 Avenue North. Near Calle 36 and Avenida 14 Norte on the morning of July 4, 2022. Facebook Crews were able to clear the road, calling […]

By Staff the canadian press Posted on July 4, 2022 at 6:46 pm Updated on July 4, 2022 7:01 pm smaller font Decrease the font size of the article –A bigger font Increase the font size of the article A+ A two-week strike at the Canadian National Railway Co. is ending after the union representing […]

BC is in the midst of a third wave of Omicron, which is expected to rise rapidly in the coming weeks, says a COVID-19 modeling expert. Dr. Sally Otto, an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of British Columbia, told the Ohio Evolution Conference last week that the BA.5 variant is circulating in more […]

Some Canadian travelers are having a hard time launching their summer plans. Delayed and canceled flights are on the rise as Air Canada reduces just over 150 daily flights across the country. Many people have been stuck in airports and hotels for hours with no choice but to cancel their trips, rebook flights for a […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links quebec News Local news Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says his party, if elected, will challenge the secularism law in Quebec’s highest court. “We believe that secularism, which is an important value in any democratic society, should be applied to institutions and not to individuals,” says Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois of Québec Solidaire. Photo by John Kenney […]

Child care operators have until the provincial deadline of September 1 to confirm their intentions to participate in the $10 per day child care program. Once approved, an operator has 60 days to refund families 25 percent of fees paid retroactively to April 1 for eligible children. Read more: Toronto parents could see childcare fee […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News A few hundred people marched through the city center to voice their opposition to the federal government and public health restrictions, compared to thousands on weekends during the winter. It felt like a normal sunny weekend downtown, but with a much more visible police presence, including a group of Montreal officers. […]

Two years after her daughter was killed by police during a welfare check, Martha Martin is determined on her mission for justice and police reform. The fatal shooting of Chantel Moore has “awakened a nation,” she explained, drawing attention to racism in justice and policing, and the crisis of violence against indigenous women, girls and […]

A national Sikh advocacy organization said it is prepared to take the city of Toronto to provincial human rights court if a reasonable resolution cannot be reached on its so-called “clean shave” policy. According to Toronto masking mandatethat the city last updated on June 22, all staff at homeless shelters and similar congregate settings who […]

A family in Chambly, Que., south of Montreal, is in a race against time. One of its members, Maria Muscari, 22, has stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, and after years of unsuccessfully fighting the disease in Canada, they may have found a treatment potentially useful in the United States. Although it […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news After years of advocacy, Joy Kogawa’s historic home is close to receiving heritage designation. The childhood home of Canadian author Joy Kogawa. The modest bungalow built in 1912 is part of the Land Conservancy. It is going to a vote by the Vancouver city council next week on whether it […]

Calgary’s biggest party of the summer is just a few days away. The annual Calgary Stampede kicks off this Friday, and some business owners in the city say people are getting ready. “It’s been crazy, really crazy, it’s been amazing,” says Cody & Sioux owner Ingrid Schulz. “Everyone comes for corporate wear, party wear, fringes, […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news Crime The court found that, despite having already gone through two trials, an acquittal was not warranted because there was still evidence on which a jury could convict. Jean Bertrand Havyarimana is seen in this file photo from 2015. Photo by Aryn Toombs /Calgary Herald article content One of two […]

Child protection advocates once again call for parents, guardians and children to educate themselves on social media and raise awareness about apps after a 13-year-old girl was missing for more than a week and was found alive in Oregon this weekend. Read more: 41-year-old man in custody after missing Edmonton teen found in Oregon The […]