Health care, Inuit culture key issues in Nunavut election
People across Nunavut have voted in the territory's sixth general election, hoping for action on health care, housing and the protection of Inuit language and culture.
People across Nunavut have voted in the territory's sixth general election, hoping for action on health care, housing and the protection of Inuit language and culture.
Executives, experts, and influencers join the Yahoo Finance team to discuss what's moving the world of finance.
There's up to 50% off bedding, furniture, homeware, kitchenware and more.
Caitlin Clark was invited to participate in the USA Basketball national team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowa's season being over. The NCAA's all-time Division I scoring leader has earned three gold medals with USA Basketball junior teams, most recently as a member of the 2021 under-19 squad. Clark is expected to be the No. 1 draft pick in the WNBA Draft on April 15 by the Indiana Fever and has been a ratings boon for college basketball.
He will take cricketing talent from his home county of Lancashire on tour for the second Field Of Dreams series.
TORONTO — Companies that already offer ways to allow rent payments to count toward credit scores are welcoming the plan by the federal government to make the practice more widespread. Andrew Graham, chief executive of Borrowell, says he was pleased to see the government move forward on what is an important way to help consumers boost their score. He says open banking will be an important part of the program succeeding, and in the meantime is calling on banks to help make the data more accessible
The Canadian TV host kept her pregnancy a secret from her family and the public until she was showing.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union will walk out from April 11.
Many in the city are still on edge knowing that three gunmen who opened fire at a birthday, which left four dead and seven injured, are still on the loose.
The plan to cut about 60 trees at Macphail to make room for portables brought many parents and students to the school gym Thursday. The meeting was called by Bluewater District School Board to listen to concerns. And the board brought a new proposal to the table, which would limit the space needed to the three portables planned for the fall, rather than creating a space for the six that are eventually expected. The presentation also suggested moving the fence back, likely in 2025, to enclose mor
Waterfront property owners in Port Moody say their docks are under threat, not from rot or a storm, but an new licensing agreement. Residents on Alderside Road said they were shocked when they received new contracts from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) in March 2023. They claim the updated terms strip away their rights, and open the door to completely losing access to their docks and foreshore lots in the future. Owners were initially given a April 30, 2023 deadline to sign, but many
Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as “sit” and “stay,” but also to words referring to their favorite objects. A new study in Hungary has found that beyond being able to respond to commands like “roll over,” dogs can learn to associate words with specific objects — a relationship with language called referential understanding that had been unproven in dogs until now. "When we are talking about objects, objects are external to the dogs, and dogs have to learn that words refer, they stand for something that is external to them,” said Marianna Boros, a cognitive neuroscientist and co-lead author of the study conducted by the Department of Ethology of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.
HALIFAX — The federal government is cutting the number of international study permits for Nova Scotia universities and colleges by 35 per cent this year. Nova Scotia will receive 12,900 permit applications in 2024, down from about 19,900 last year. The changes are a result of the federal government's attempts to ease the national housing shortage by slashing international study permits in Canada by more than one-third and imposing a two-year cap on student visas. Nova Scotia Advanced Education M
The World Court on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel, accused by South Africa of genocide in Gaza, to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies to the enclave's Palestinian population and halt spreading famine. The order came as Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters battled in close combat around Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital, where the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they attacked Israeli soldiers and tanks with rockets and mortar fire.
Get ready with a 74-year-old drag performer who's still got it — and won't be retiring anytime soon.
New lots in Cedarville, an infill proposal in Dundalk and other planning matters were considered by Southgate Council at its Mar. 20 meeting. FARM SEVERANCE Mayor Milne voted to break a tie vote on a planning proposal for a farm severance. The plan was to divide an almost 40-hectare property which already has an on-farm shop into two. The new owner was planning to add a shop in addition to buildings on the lot that would be created. “So – future industrial parkways,” commented Deputy Mayor Barba
AI stock leader Monday.com is approaching a new buy point in today's stock market after a big rebound from a pivotal support level.
After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role
Stella was days away from death when she was rescued from a flat in Tottenham.
A bulging pipeline of IPOs are registered, ready to go, and closely watching Reddit's performance. Here are the concerns.
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013. Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since. Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people