There is a growing number of cases of whooping cough in Quebec, with most cases occurring in the Eastern Townships and the Beauce. However, the cases appear to be spreading to other areas, including Montreal.
Month: June 2024
Federal minister tells B.C. Ottawa continues to back RCMP contract policing
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as British Columbia’s contract police force that serves many communities as it moves towards a national force for federal-level crimes.
Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie featured on new Canada Post stamp
Inuk singer-songwriter, activist and filmmaker Elisapie is among the three Indigenous artists on Canada Post’s new series of stamps.
BC Lions’ ‘Concert Kickoff’ and other things to do in Vancouver this weekend
From a massive concert at BC Place to a fashion show for dogs, there’s a lot of variety on offer in Metro Vancouver this weekend. Here are some of the things that are happening.
‘Need to go further’: Saskatoon bus drivers’ union says new transit safety plan falls short
Saskatoon Transit unveiled a new plan Thursday to address safety concerns on buses and at terminals, but the union representing its drivers says the plan falls short of what’s needed right now.
Family of victim of admitted serial killer reflects on plan to search landfill
Donna Bartlett says she was overcome with emotion when standing earlier this week at the landfill where her granddaughter’s remains were dumped more than two years ago. It was Bartlett’s second time to the site where Marcedes Myran’s remains are believed to be, and the first time she says she felt hopeful.
Petition launched calling for water-shortage compensation in Bowness
A Bowness resident has created a petition calling for financial compensation for those most impacted by the city’s water shortage.
One of 15-year-old boys charged in stabbing on TTC bus had concealed knife: police
A 15-year-old boy involved in a stabbing on a TTC bus in Etobicoke on Wednesday was allegedly carrying a knife, Toronto police say.
Joe Biden says he won’t commute Hunter Biden’s sentence
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive.
Man charged after 90-year-old grandfather killed in assault and stabbing at Etobicoke home
A man has been charged with murder in the death of his 90-year-old grandfather at a home in Etobicoke last April.
