‘I guess if it really came to it, I’d likely rent out my house,’ says city’s acting CAO A widespread doctor shortage on P.E.I. coupled with the Island’s housing crisis left one city appealing on social media for the public’s help to find accommodations for a locum doctor. “It seems as though we’re more reliant on locums now than we’ve ever been,” said Dr. Tyler McDonell, medical director at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, the province’s second largest city. “But I don’t think that’s unique to PCH. I thinkRead more

Great Lakes Cultural Camps organization offers the program For high school students like Julia Parenteau, learning during a global pandemic was a challenge. “I am so used to learning, being in a classroom, but as a high school student, I find it very stressful. It’s not that fun. I wake up in the morning and I don’t want to go to school,” said Parenteau, who will start Grade 10 in the fall at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School in Sudbury, Ont. But this month, Parenteau has participated in an IndigenousRead more

‘We are going to be leaders in this safe sport,’ says Earl Cochrane Warning: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers Canada Soccer’s secretary general Earl Cochrane didn’t mince his words while reacting to a 125-page report completed by McLaren Global Sport Solutions, highlighting systemic issues relating to the culture and governance within the national sport organization 14 years ago. The report was commissioned by Canada Soccer. Cochrane says he understands fully what’s at stake moving forward when there are gaps in the organization’s framework. “Everything we’re talkingRead more

Court fights over cats and dogs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and end in heartbreak for one side When Kate Peterson and her girlfriend broke up in 2019, she assumed their cat, Penny, would leave with her. After all, she was the only one who had signed the adoption papers two years earlier. “My ex had a lot of cats growing up and was like, ‘This is your cat. You get to pick her out. You get to make the final decision. You get to name her,’ ” Peterson said.Read more

All fatal crashes this year happened on dry days between noon and 4 p.m. Police have a strong message for motorcyclists heading out for a joyride this long weekend: Make safety a priority. The directive comes as the Ontario Provincial Police West Region says there has been a “dramatic increase” in deaths this year compared to 2021. “We have a problem with deadly consequences,” said OPP Insp. Shawn Johnson of the West Region’s traffic and marine unit. “The last thing I want this weekend, being a holiday weekend, is to haveRead more

In practice, populism often seems more bent on finding scapegoats than offering solutions Stephen Harper has said the Conservative government he led from 2006 to 2015 practiced what he calls “populist conservatism.” A Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre — endorsed by Harper this week — will fully embrace that description. One can only speculate about why the former prime minister decided to take the unusual step of endorsing a candidate in the current leadership race — and why he chose to do so now. Maybe the Poilievre campaign has some reason toRead more

Paul David Wynn, 60, and Steven Furness, 43, were shot dead within hours of each other Police have identified the two men who were shot and killed in Langley, B.C., during a series of attacks early Monday that also left two people injured and the suspect dead. A statement Thursday identified the deceased victims as Paul David Wynn, 60, and Steven Furness, 43. Wynn was shot dead outside the Creek Stone Place supportive housing complex on 201 Street around 3 a.m. PT, the second of four people who were shot over theRead more

5-game series with top players from both countries begins Thursday night in northwestern Ontario Elite-level, international baseball returns to northern Ontario this week as Thunder Bay hosts a five-game friendship series between the Canadian and U.S. national women’s teams. It’s the first international competition for both sides since the 2019 COPABE Women’s Pan-American Championships in Mexico, where the Americans won gold. Both Canada and USA are in the top five of the world rankings. Players are looking for wins on and off the field, as they also hope to bring more awarenessRead more

Presidente ucraniano e Olena Zalenska posaram juntos para a revista norte-americana. As imagens, partilhadas pela Vogue e por Olena Zelenska, mostram o Presidente da Ucrânia e a esposa em locais marcados pela guerra. Na reportagem, Zelenska aparece também no aeroporto Antonov, em Hostomel, em frente aos destroços de um avião. VOGUE / FACEBOOK Nas redes sociais, a mulher do Presidente considera a sessão “uma grande honra e um sonho de muitas pessoas bem-sucedidas em todo o mundo”, ressalvando que deseja que essas mesmas pessoas não o concretizem “por causa da guerraRead more

Faro está com aviso amarelo até às 21:00 esta quinta-feira devido ao tempo quente. Catorze distritos de Portugal continental vão estar no sábado sob aviso amarelo devido à previsão de tempo quente, segundo o Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA). Os distritos de Viana do Castelo, Porto, Aveiro, Braga, Vila Real, Bragança, Viseu, Guarda, Coimbra, Leiria, Castelo Branco. Portalegre, Évora e Beja vão estar sob aviso amarelo entre as 09:00 e as 18:00 de sábado devido à persistência de valores elevados da temperatura máxima. Para esta quinta-feira, o IPMA emitiuRead more