Author Archives:
Lafarge fires employee after noose allegedly found near parking spot of Black worker
MONTREAL - Construction materials giant Lafarge Canada says it fired an employee after a discriminatory and hateful act took place at a Montreal work site. The company said today in a statement a...
Jul 09, 2020
Parades, close-ups with Mickey out as Disney World reopens
ORLANDO, Fla. - Forget about up-close "meet-and-greet" sessions with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck when Walt Disney World parks reopen. There will be no firework shows or parades - those would draw too ...
Jul 09, 2020
Parades, close-ups with Mickey out as Disney World reopens
ORLANDO, Fla. - Forget about up-close "meet-and-greet" sessions with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck when Walt Disney World parks reopen. There will be no firework shows or parades - those would draw too ...
Jul 09, 2020
RCMP investigate threat against Indigenous totem poles on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. - A police investigation is underway as RCMP search for the person who threatened to damage two totem poles at a secondary school north of Vancouver. A statement from Sunshine Coast RCMP...
Jul 09, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 9
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:04 a.m. on July 9, 2020: There are 106,604 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,079 confirmed (including 5,603 deaths, 25,534 resol...
Jul 09, 2020
Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says
OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19. The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay ...
Jul 09, 2020
Parents concerned about children's social lives, survey says
A crowdsourced survey of Canadian parents finds that nearly three-quarters of respondents are concerned about their children's social lives during the pandemic. Statistics Canada published a report&nb...
Jul 09, 2020
Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahom...
Jul 09, 2020
Three years since Fraser Lake man went missing
FRASER LAKE - If you know where Jerry Krietz is, police would love to hear from you.North District RCMP say Krietz was reported missing three years ago today, July 9, 2017, after he failed to return f...
Jul 09, 2020
Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara undergoes successful knee surgery
Toronto FC rookie midfielder/forward Ifunanyachi Achara has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee. In a statement Th...
Jul 09, 2020