A former gym teacher who was charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation involving a student has had those charges stayed by the Crown.
Month: August 2024
WestJet says flight cancellations post-hailstorm to continue for ‘foreseeable future’
WestJet says it will be issuing flight cancellations ‘for the foreseeable future’ after planes were damaged by a Calgary hailstorm last week, upending travel plans for thousands of passengers.
Saskatchewan First Nation calls for help after community evacuated due to wildfire
SANDY BAY, Sask. – The leadership of a Saskatchewan First Nation has called for help and says the province is failing to act hours after issuing an evacuation order for Sandy Bay, Sask. due to an escalating wildfire. A statement…The post Saskatchewan First Nation calls for help after community evacuated due to wildfire appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
REVIEW: An organic blend of the Bard and the modern
PRESCOTT – Popular songs inspired by Shakespeare are legion, and yet, one might not expect the Bard’s very words to make a merry match with rock ‘n’ roll. But in Play On!, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival’s season-ending offering, the text joins organically with music composed centuries later. Play On! A Shakespeare Inspired Mixtape, opened […]
Ontario Science Centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week
The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition.
B.C. report explores inequalities in justice, health, child-welfare systems
British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province’s justice, health and child-welfare systems.
Thundershowers to bring moisture to fire-weary regions of British Columbia
The BC Wildfire Service says thundershowers are expected to bring some much-needed moisture to areas of the province where hundreds of fires are burning, including a destructive blaze in the Kootenays.
Ont. town to ask province to name intimate partner violence an epidemic after family deaths
The council of a southwestern Ontario town where a mother and two children were found dead in their home from gunshot wounds is writing a letter to the provincial government asking it to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.
‘We just want to know what’s going on’: Family of GTA man missing in Greece for more than a month seeks answers
Relatives of a Mississauga man say they’re ‘desperate for answers’ after their loved one went missing in Greece more than a month ago.
Gavin Dew to run for BC Conservatives in Kelowna-Mission riding
It didn’t take long for the BC Conservatives to find a new candidate to carry the party’s colours in Kelowna Mission in the October provincial election.Gavin Dew was named the new candidate Wednesday morning, replacing Alexandra Wright who was removed as the candidate late last week.While th…