There are 237 people in hospital with the disease, 64 of whom are in intensive care B.C. health officials announced 456 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths on Wednesday. In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix put the number of hospitalized patients at 237 people, 64 of whom are in…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the best team in the league, it was maybe the worst team in the league. The Montreal Canadiens needed to be desperate, trying to get out of a malaise that is growing in such concern it threatens to ruin the season. The Ottawa Senators, fresh off…
We’ve been spared a lot of shoveling this year, as weather patterns in southern Manitoba didn’t bring the usual dumping of snow this winter. But while Manitobans’ backs might be thankful, the lack of wet stuff has had other impacts. It’s part of what a climate researcher says is a moderate to severe drought affecting the eastern prairies. “If you…
Manitoba’s post-secondary institutions — and the students they serve — will be put into a precarious position by shifting to a performance-based funding model for higher education, according to researchers and others in academia. As the name implies, performance-based funding is a method of divvying up public funds for post-secondary institutions based on several metrics, which could include anything from…
The local firefighters union is demanding that Winnipeg’s mayor release video evidence after four of its members faced disciplinary action over what a consultant described as “implicit racial bias” that delayed care for an Indigenous woman. The United Fire fighters of Winnipeg released a statement to media saying Mayor Brian Bowman needs to release the video evidence. “It is clear…
SUDBURY, Ont. — Public health officials in Sudbury, Ont., have dismissed students and staff from two schools following five confirmed cases of COVID-19. Lasalle Secondary School and Cyril Varney Public School were closed today. All five cases have been identified by Public Health Sudbury & Districts as variants of concern. The afternoon route of elementary bus N100 is also affected.Staff…
Thirty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday in Hamilton. Hamilton Public Health says growing outbreaks at the Barton Street Jail and Salvation Army booth centre now involve 28 cases each, while an outbreak at The Meadows long-term care home in Ancaster is now over. The outbreak at the Meadows was declared on Dec. 16, 2020, infecting 51 residents…
Tiger Woods is awake, responsive and recovering in hospital after suffering multiple injuries to his legs in a serious car crash Tuesday, according to his team and medical officials. In a statement posted to his social media channels late Tuesday night, Woods’ representatives said the golf superstar underwent “a long surgical procedure” on his lower right leg and ankle after…
Three people are now facing charges in connection with the violent stabbing of a 30-year-old man earlier this month — and police say those charges could be upgraded if the victim succumbs to his injuries. Hamilton police arrested Jason Long, 27, and a female suspect in the area of Barton Street East and Westinghouse Avenue on Tuesday evening after an…
A Calgary councillor is hoping city council can help save the Gray Family Eau Claire YMCA in downtown Calgary. The facility recently announced that after 30 years in operation it would be closing permanently due to rising costs, a diminishing membership base, extensive capital requirements and challenges in the downtown environment. Ward 11 Coun. Jeromy Farkas, who announced in September…