Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book, Closer Together, is out Tuesday. Part memoir, part self-help guide, it looks at emotional well-being in today's world. New book, Closer Together, explores building 'emotional literacy' in difficult times Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book isn't going to have the "gossip" that some people may be …
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First Nations families who lost loved ones in Thunder Bay seek answers amid renewed heat on police service
First Nations leaders didn't hold back at a news conference at Queen's Park on the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., and called for the police service to be disbanded in the wake of the latest OPP charges. But it was the stories of the families of …
Read More »They received the wrong body after their father died in Cuba
Miriam Jarjour says she's shocked, exhausted and devastated. Several weeks after her father died of a heart attack while swimming at a beach on vacation in Cuba, his body was supposed to have been repatriated by a Cuban government agency. Faraj Jarjour died March 22. His family still doesn't know …
Read More »‘Dying for doctors’: Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan
A report released this month cited hundreds of service disruptions over four years due to rural health-care staffing shortages along with morale issues among workers. Researchers counted 533 service disruptions in 4 years Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for …
Read More »Racism, discrimination may lead to First Nations patients leaving Alberta emergency rooms, study suggests
Systemic racism and inequity in health care may be contributing to why First Nations patients in Alberta disproportionately leave emergency departments without being seen, or against medical advice, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. A Siksika Nation councillor says the study reflects community members' …
Read More »B.C. bans self-driving vehicles on its roads
Earlier this month, changes to B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act quietly came into effect, prohibiting the use of fully automated self-driving vehicles. Transport Canada doesn’t currently permit the purchase or import of automated vehicles Earlier this month, changes to B.C.'s Motor Vehicle Act quietly came into effect, prohibiting the use of …
Read More »Investigation underway after CP Rail cars catch fire, roll through downtown London, Ont.
London Fire says no one is hurt after five train cars caught fire travelling eastbound through downtown London, Ont. late Sunday night. There were no injuries and damage is estimated at $25,000 London Fire says no one is hurt after five train cars caught fire travelling eastbound through downtown London, …
Read More »Calls for answers after train on fire rolls through downtown London, Ont.
London Fire says no one is hurt after five train cars caught fire travelling eastbound through downtown London, Ont. late Sunday night. There were no injuries and damage is estimated at $25,000 London Fire says no one is hurt after five train cars caught fire travelling eastbound through downtown London, …
Read More »This teen was poisoned by carbon monoxide on the job. His parents say the employer got off easy
A Saskatchewan teen who suffered severe carbon monoxide poisoning while working at his part-time job at a local grocery store may suffer long-term health problems, but the employer faced no serious consequences. A workplace safety expert says many provinces lack the authority to financially penalize employers that risk worker safety. …
Read More »First Nations leaders to speak about ‘systemic failures’ within Thunder Bay police
Leaders from Nishnawbi Aski Nation are holding a news conference in Toronto on Monday morning to address their concerns with the Thunder Bay Police Service, after the OPP this month laid multiple charges against the former police chief and others linked to the force. Nishnawbe Aski Nation leaders, MPP to …
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