Author: maitken

Before and after Tuesday’s official announcement – Travis Green has been hired to be the Ottawa Senators’ head coach – fans were lighting up social media with criticism. The reaction was swift, with many fingers pointing at the Senators for more of the “same old, same old, bad hire … bad hire.” Why not Craig […]

Alberta’s provincial ombudsman says a government body has unfairly denied a young man with autism the supports he needs.

A Canadian virologist says an avian flu outbreak decimating wildlife in the United States should give us pause on this side of the border.

Chatham-Kent Arts and Culture Network has won municipal funding via the Hydro One Reserve to continue its community mission. The network, which works to expand the arts locally, will get $25,000 a year for three years at no cost to taxpayers. “We are grateful to Mayor Darrin Canniff and the municipality . . . for […]

The City of Toronto is investigating after a large number of dead fish were found floating in Grenadier Pond in High Park.

The light and airiness of the space’s former inhabitant (The Arbor) has taken a 180-degree turn with a rich colour palette featuring greens and greys, and plenty of dark wood, to embody its new identity as Lila.

Protecting the region’s most vulnerable children has become increasingly more difficult in recent years due to inadequate funding to the child welfare sector, the local children’s aid society says. Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville says they are facing a series of challenges due to a lack of provincial funding in recent […]

A group of Montreal bakers is getting together to put on a bake sale to raise money for children in Gaza.

A man sustained serious injuries after a shooting in the city’s Bridle Path neighbourhood overnight, police say.