With both the Chief and Deputy Chief on leave, the Council of the Town of Greater Napanee unceremoniously appointed a new fire chief at a special meeting held on the morning of Monday, Apr. 15, 2024. At the meeting, Kenneth ‘Shawn’ Armstrong was appointed as acting Fire Chief for the Corporation of the Town of […]

Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mountains from open-pit mines.  The documents also show the province was talking about opening those landscapes to more development generally for at least seven months before […]

Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned. There is a “systemic shortage of nurses” across all sectors, according to a briefing document […]

The Alberta government must produce thousands of documents on its attempts to encourage coal mining in the Rocky Mountains after a judge threw out a bid to block their release.  In denying the government’s request for a judicial review into an order to provide the documents, Justice Kent Teskey warned the province that courts take […]

Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward has delegated some of her “Strong Mayor” powers to city council after three councillors requested it. The motion was brought forward by Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith, Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan, and Ward 4 Councillor Shawna Stolte, during a session of city council on March 19 and was amended […]

Members of Thessalon First Nation (TFN) who rely on Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services for care will be forced to travel off reserve starting Monday. Maamwesying will be temporarily setting up shop at 333 River Street in the Town of Thessalon, located roughly 13 kilometres west of TFN, where it will be providing primary […]

It has been more than 10 months since East Zorra-Tavistock resident David Stewart died in a collision with an OPP cruiser driven by Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau.  The police officer also lost his life as a result of the collision, which took place on May 29 at the intersection of Oxford roads 33 and 59, […]

Despite calls from an alliance of 18 Mental Health and Addictions organizations, the Federal government held to its decision to end an online service that offered help finding free counseling and peer support for the last four years. The Wellness Together Canada website and the PocketWell app launched during the pandemic on April 15, 2020, […]

The British Columbia government tabled legislation Thursday that’s designed to hold public bodies accountable for addressing systemic racism in policy and programs, the province’s attorney general said. Niki Sharma said the proposed law would cover provincial ministries, agencies, health-care and social service providers, and require the development of a public action plan using data the […]

Canada’s top court says it won’t hear arguments about the release of prison and parole documents concerning serial killer Paul Bernardo.  The decision marks the end of a years-long battle to expose confidential information used to decide Bernardo’s prospects for parole.  Family members of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French have long sought the release of […]

This article was produced as part of an Inclusive Journalism Microcredential offered by New Canadian Media and Seneca Polytechnic. Learn more here. Newcomers in Canada are more than twice as likely to fall prey to scams compared to other residents, with more than one-third reporting they have been targeted by fraudsters, according to Scotiabank’s 2024 […]

Time is running out for a homeowner who was ordered to leave after his south end house was expropriated by the province for a new school in Saint John. On Wednesday in Saint John Court of Kings Bench, Justice William Grant approved a request from the province for a warrant to have Thomas Craft removed […]