Warming shelters preparing to be full this weekend with frigid temperatures
Organizations that help homeless people are preparing for the dangerous cold forecast for this weekend.
Organizations that help homeless people are preparing for the dangerous cold forecast for this weekend.
The Oilers' trade for Mattias Ekholm is paying dividends on both ends of the ice for a team poised for another deep playoff run.
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government will extend a cap on rent hikes, but it plans to ease the restriction at the end of the year to allow increases of up to five per cent. The amendments announced Wednesday by Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc will see a five per cent cap introduced on Jan. 1, 2024, and remain in place for two years. Nova Scotia's existing two per cent cap, established in November 2020, remains in effect until Dec. 31. Joanne Hussey, a legal aid worker with Dalhousie
The United Nations wants to get people talking in New York this week about investing in safe water, sanitation and hygiene, which it describes as "the most basic human need for health and wellbeing". Puzzles remains over how best to count the financial, social and environmental costs and benefits of water, but many investors now state an aim to generate returns while also improving water access and quality. Here are some examples of the business of water.
Eganville – In what has been a long process, it appears cannabis production may be occurring soon in the highest populated community in Ontario as a conditional site approval has been passed and a Community Information Session is being held this week. This public information session is an opportunity for residents of Foymount to hear final details of “the proposed use and site development, including proposed building façade improvements.” This will be held on Thursday night via ZOOM. This is not
SSC Security Services Corp. ("SSC" or the "Company") (TSXV: SECU) (OTCQX: SECUF), a leading Canadian provider of physical, electronic and cyber security services, is pleased to provide the following update to shareholders.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president's retention of classified documents at his Florida estate. The order was reflected in a brief online notice by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The case is sealed, and none of the parties in the dispute are mentioned by name. But the details appear to correspond with a c
Albuterol, a fast-acting medication used to treat asthma in children, is currently experiencing a shortage.
Eight stars including Soulja Boy did not disclose they were paid to tout cryptocurrencies, the SEC says.
Sabio Holdings Inc. (TSXV: SBIO)(OTCQX: SABOF) (the "Company" or "Sabio"), a leading provider of connected TV ("CTV")/over-the-top ("OTT") advertising platforms validated by performance, is pleased to announce its audited consolidated annual results and results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars.
Second in a two-part series With the number of text, phone, door-to-door and email scams targeting seniors and vulnerable people across the region, it’s good to be prepared in case you’re targeted. These scams won’t stop and there will always be a new one, says Mary Shkoury from Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario. “I want them to know how to fight back,” she said. With the seniors she works with, she emphasizes the four Rs — recognize, reject, report and reach out. “If you don’t recognize a caller,
One of this province’s most powerful Indigenous leaders says she has “little faith” that a newly announced Integrated Missing Persons Response unit that will be run by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) will help police locate more missing Indigenous people in Manitoba. “We have little faith that the Winnipeg Police Service can handle a hub for our missing loved ones,” Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said in a Tuesday media release. “Families of missing persons feel ti
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are moving ahead with plans to create an ownership registry after promising to increase transparency about who owns and controls corporations. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has tabled legislation that would create a corporate beneficial ownership registry. The prospective registry is expected to have the goal of making it easier to identify owners of corporations who launder money, commit financial crimes or evade taxes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement today:
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Celebrity stylist Law Roach has revealed he will be focusing on his health after suddenly announcing his retirement from the fashion industry.
Cobden – Bob Osborne is a disabled senior on a pension and the plight of the homeless and those needing help from food banks is much on his mind, so he decided to do something about it the best way he knows how – by writing poems. “I had a dream one night and I was in Ottawa in my wheelchair, living with the other homeless people,” he recalled. “I woke up and I wrote a poem an hour later asking for help. It all started with a dream.” His poem – which he calls the Maple Leaf Tax, is asking for a
Florida Atlantic isn't looking for a slipper to wear at the Sweet 16 dance in the East Region. Coach Dusty May and his ninth-seeded Owls don't consider themselves a Cinderella team. FAU is 33-3 — a win total matched only by No. 1 seed Houston among the 16 teams still fighting for the national title.
PRO Real Estate Investment Trust ("PROREIT" or the "REIT") (TSX: PRV.UN) today reported its financial and operating results for the three-month period ("fourth quarter" or "Q4") and fiscal year ("Fiscal 2022") ended December 31, 2022.
Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal comfortably cleared its first hurdle in the Commons on Wednesday after a major Tory rebellion failed to materialise.