21 h. ago Southern Alberta municipalities asking health minister for answer on Nanton Health Centre expansion, renovation project

After waiting two and a half years, three southern Alberta municipalities that have submitted an expansion and renovation proposal for Nanton’s 58-year-old health centre are asking Alberta’s health minister for an answer on whether their proposed project will go ahead. The Town of Nanton and the municipal districts of Willow Creek and Ranchland have owned […]

Politics

38 h. ago Alberta reports 16 more cases of measles, bringing total to 74

There are now 74 confirmed cases of measels in Alberta according to the provincial government's measels tracker website with the majority of them in the central health zone.

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40 h. ago Regina’s new breast health centre set to open, province commits to reduce wait times

Regina's new breast health centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and follow-up care all under one roof

Science

52 h. ago ‘It is a next chapter’: Ontario legislature set to choose first female Speaker

The members of Ontario's legislature are set to make history by selecting the province's first female Speaker — but just who will take up the mantle remains to be seen.

Other

5 d. ago Ontario hospital's questionable shape has the internet abuzz

In a too-good-to-not-be-true manner, an Ontario-area hospital is making a splash online for its incredible aerial appearance.Pull up your maps app and take a look at the Newmarket Health Centre to gaze upon a man-shaped building — complete with all appendages.With arms (and legs) open to those in York Region looking for care, the Newmarket Health Centre's (NHC) shockingly accurate dic-piction has the internet in stitches.Subreddit r/toronto has been kicking up Grade-A cracks about the overtly phallic structural appendage, proving that a good old D-joke is never not hilarious, nor in bad taste.Dozens have chimed in with jokes, like one Redditor who wrote, "It would look great with a water feature."Located at 194 Eagle Street, roughly an hour's drive from the city, NHC search engine results bring up many possible culprits, including a fertility clinic, while the provincial government also lists a long-term care home onsite.Get up close and personal with the aerial and stree...

Technology

7 d. ago ESMAIL: Alberta takes big step towards shorter wait times and higher quality health care

Instead of handing out bags of money each year to providers, the new system — known as “activity-based funding” — will pay health-care providers for each patient they treat, based on the patient’s particular condition and important factors that may add complexity or cost to their care.

Science

7 d. ago Former Toronto Blue Jays player killed in tragic nightclub accident

A former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher was reported dead today after a fatal nightclub collapse in his home country of the Dominican Republic.Octavio Dotel, who played for the Blue Jays in 2011 in a lengthy career that included 12 other major league teams, was found dead on Tuesday after a fatal accident at a concert held at the Jet Set nightclub in the northwestern province of Montecristi.The news of his death was first reported by Dominican baseball insider Hector Gomez. Gomez reported that Dotel was rescued from the rubble of the nightclub but passed away while being transported to a local military hospital.We have reached out to the Toronto Blue Jays for further information and will update the story accordingly.Prior to the news of Dotel's death, the Associated Press had reported at least 27 deaths from the incident, along with hundreds of injuries.Dominican outlet Diario Libre reported that Dotel was trapped for around 11 hours overnight before being discovered in the rubble and be...

Events

8 d. ago ICBC apologizes to customers for long wait times for driving tests

ICBC says that due to an increase in demand and a shortage of examiners, customers are having to wait as long as seven months to take a driving test.

Economics

9 d. ago Update: Vancouver byelection results a blow for Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party

Meanwhile, Vancouver's city manager acknowledged that one-to-two-hour wait times during Saturday's byelection were "unacceptable"

Politics

9 d. ago Vancouver byelection results a blow for Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party

Meanwhile, Vancouver's city manager acknowledged that one-to-two-hour wait times during Saturday's byelection were "unacceptable"

Politics

1 week ago Here's how long people have to wait for Canadian passports and study permits

Applying for a passport or work permit in Canada? Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has shared its latest processing times.The government department has been working to reduce wait times and recently announced that it's aiming to process passport renewals in Canada within 30 business days or your money back.As for study permits, work permits, and visitor visas, processing times are updated weekly. An IRCC representative told us in an email that processing times can vary due to several factors."Visa offices face different challenges operating in different countries and regions, and even in different offices within the same region," they stated."Actual processing times vary according to a number of factors, such as how well and how quickly clients respond to any communication from IRCC or how easily Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada can verify the information provided."They added that IRCC aims to process at least 80 per cent of complete applic...

Sport

2 w. ago Trade War Forces Canada’s Provinces to Issue Flurry of New Bonds

The trade war is set to plunge Canadian provinces into deeper deficits, revitalizing a sleepy corner of the credit market.

Economics

2 w. ago Ontario among provinces getting minimum wage increase in 2025

Many Canadians entering the workforce are likely to get a pay bump as the minimum wage in certain provinces is set to increase in 2025.Today, the federal minimum wage has been raised to keep pace with inflation, going up 45 cents to $17.75. This raise applies to employees and interns working in the federally regulated private sector, including businesses like banks, telecom companies and interprovincial air, marine, rail and road transportation.Many provinces also increase their hourly amount in the spring and summer, while others do so in the fall. Some provinces might not raise it at all.According to the government, if the minimum wage in a province or territory is higher than the federal number, federally regulated employers must apply the higher rate.Last year, some workers in Canada saw bumps in their paycheques after several provinces raised their minimum wage.Here's what minimum wage rates look like across the country and when some Canadians can expect another raise.British C...

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2 w. ago Vacant Hudson’s Bay stores could spark interest — if landlords are willing to get creative

Apartments, health centres and even pickleball courts may be coming to your local mall after Hudson's Bay departs. 

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2 w. ago Vacant Bay stores could spark interest — if landlords are willing to get creative

TORONTO — Apartments, health centres and even pickleball courts may be coming to your local mall after Hudson’s Bay departs. Retail and real estate experts say the closure of most of the 355-year-old company’s department stores offers a chance to reimagine the country’s most sought-after and high-traffic spaces in malls. “I think it’s a massive […]

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2 w. ago Ontario Hudson's Bay locations that were to remain open might have to close

An Ontario judge's recent decision has raised doubts over the fate of Hudson's Bay stores in the province, including those that were set to remain open, and increases the chance that lenders might seek to push the company into receivership.Justice Peter Osborne of the Superior Court of Justice has rejected a restructuring agreement proposed by the department store’s major lenders, signaling the potential for even further financial turmoil.On Saturday, Justice Osborne issued a written ruling stating that the proposed restructuring plan was "neither necessary nor appropriate at this time." The plan had been put forward in an effort to maximize liquidation proceeds and recover some of the millions owed to Hudson's Bay's senior lenders — Bank of America, Pathlight Capital, and Restore Capital — while also providing room for the company to restructure.During a Thursday hearing, lawyers for landlords opposed the restructuring agreement that was initiated by the...

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2 w. ago Indigenous kids' supports at risk as regional program shutdown looms

The Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre is hours away from shutting down the Jordan's Principle program

Society

2 w. ago Manitoba set to launch 2025 campground reservations at provincial parks

It may not look like camping weather outside, but the province is looking ahead to bookings for campsites, cabins, yurts and more in Manitoba provincial parks this summer.

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2 w. ago B.C. tariff bill faces some backlash as province set to provide update

B.C. Premier David Eby and Attorney General Niki Sharma will hold a press conference on Friday morning to provide an update on Bill 7.

Economics

2 w. ago Saskatchewan removal of industrial carbon levy reveals $430M budget hole: NDP

Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.

Economics