Money earmarked for supportive housing, Ronald McDonald House expansion and Invest Ottaw Ottawa could get millions of dollars from the provincial budget for new supportive housing, but the budget doesn’t say anything about the city’s request for many more millions to pay for things like a transit shortfall and costs related to a protest convoy.…
The B.C. government says that a series of old landslides have “woken up” in the Cariboo region, costing the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster aid. The province says that climate change is to blame for the slides coming back to life, but experts say the problem is caused by logging in…
Money will be used to connect to the Lake Huron water system to get clean drinking water and fire protection Oneida Nation of the Thames, an Indigenous community near London, Ontario, that has been told to boil its water since 2019, has received $43 million from the federal government to bring treated drinking water to…
The owner of the Travelodge says there is “no reason to believe” that the conditions caused the death A mother who lost her two-year-old son earlier this month thinks that dirty living conditions at the Ottawa motel where she and her five children lived last summer may have caused his death. Gloria Luhaka and her…
Muslims around the world start fasting during the day on Thursday At Alsalam Supermarket in London on Wednesday, shoppers filled their bags with fresh fruits, meats, and sweets as they got ready for the start of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims all over the world. Some Londoners who are celebrating Ramadan are changing their…
The CEO says that gynecology, urology, and plastic surgery could soon be done elsewhere The president and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) says that a pilot project with a private group of orthopedic surgeons who do joint replacements at the Riverside campus on Saturdays has been so successful that they could soon move to…
Six doctors at a Kingston clinic are planning to retire at the end of May. This will leave more than 8,000 patients without a primary care doctor in a few short months. Dr. Nicholas Cristoveanu has been a family doctor for 42 years. He will leave Frontenac Medical Associates this spring along with five other…
The government of Saskatchewan expects to have a surplus of $1 billion in 2023–24, and they plan to use that money to pay down debt. “This budget does not raise taxes or add any new taxes, which helps keep life in Saskatchewan affordable. When you add up taxes, utilities, and housing costs, our province is…
A few times a year, Trim Collective has “board meetings” to get to know each other and learn from each other A surfing club in the Halifax area is helping to build a community of women surfers by giving them chances to improve their skills and share what they know. The Trim Collective: A club…
Derek Reimer was arrested and charged with breach of bail on Wednesday A judge heard on Wednesday that a Calgary pastor who is charged with hate crimes after an argument at a library drag event has a history of violent assaults and animal abuse. As part of a contested bail hearing, Crown prosecutor Zailin Lakhoo…