STRATFORD – A housing crisis is occurring across the nation, however a recent study sheds light on the specific challenges newcomers to Canada face when seeking housing in Huron and Perth Counties.  The recent study by the Immigration Partnership within Huron County’s Economic Development Department titled, Newcomers Experiences of Housing in Huron Perth, has revealed […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a recent policy change that ended the public disclosure of expense receipts over $100 for ministers and other government officials. Smith, asked about the change Thursday at her Alberta Next panel town hall in Edmonton, told the crowd that it caught her off guard but […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first handed over the personal data on millions of Medicaid enrollees in a handful of […]

A former top general says it would be “unconscionable” for Ottawa to allow the family of an Afghan translator who risked his life to help Canadian soldiers to be deported back to Afghanistan. Retired general Rick Hillier, a former chief of the defence staff, said it would be appalling if Canada failed to help the […]

City council candidate Kelly Allard aims to bring council back on track with co-operation, open information and made-in-Medicine Hat solutions. This is not the first time Allard has run for council, something she was spurred on to from a growing dissatisfaction with how the municipal government has addressed a variety of issues over past terms. […]