Sam Odrowski Bob Kowal, Indigenous Education Leader/Principal of School Support Services, admired some of the students’ art at Crossroads School in Devlin yesterday evening during its “Parent Engagement Night.” The event saw an exceptional turnout, with the school’s parking lot overflowing with vehicles. Art workshops were available, where students and […]
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The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–For the first time in a provincial election in Ontario, voters will use electronic voting machines when they head to the polls June 7. The voters’ paper lists also will be a thing of past in most ridings, replaced by an electronic version called e-Poll Book. […]
The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta.–Monir Omerzai still was stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny’s spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Facebook a video he had filmed of the heated exchange at the restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta. […]
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Doug Ford says he would implement a tax cut for the middle class if his Progressive Conservatives form government after the June 7 election. He said the measure would save taxpayers as much as $786 annually. Ford noted those earning $42,960 to $85,923 per year would […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers has endorsed the New Democrats ahead of the spring election. The Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario made the announcement at a meeting earlier today. ETFO president Sam Hammond said the party earned the endorsement because of its commitment to publicly-funded […]
The Associated Press PAHOA, Hawaii–Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano soon could send boulders and ash shooting out of its summit crater in the kind of explosive eruption last displayed nearly a century ago. Scientists said yesterday the risks of an explosive summit eruption will rise in coming weeks as magma drains down […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Helly Hansen, a maker of sportswear and workwear based in Norway, for $985 million. Under the deal for the company controlled by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canadian Tire also assumes $50 million in debt. The retailer […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton Anticipation, excitement, and a fair amount of nerves are to be expected ahead of a Game 7. That’s the easy part. Or at least the predictable part. But for Winnipeg Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice, something else lingers ahead of two opponents preparing to decide who […]
The Associated Press BOSTON–With 2.4 seconds left and the Boston Celtics leading by one, Marcus Smart had a chance to all but clinch Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals and eliminate Philadelphia by making a pair of free throws. He missed the first. He could have made things more […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care is proud to celebrate and acknowledge Nursing Week 2018. National Nursing Week is a time to recognize the year-round dedication and achievements of our Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and to increase awareness of their […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press Artificial intelligence has a new challenge: Whether and how to alert people who may not know they’re talking to a robot. On Tuesday, Google showed off a computer assistant that makes convincingly human-sounding phone calls , at least in its prerecorded demonstration. But the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Helly Hansen, a maker of sportswear and workwear based in Norway, for $985 million. Under the deal for the company controlled by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canadian Tire also assume $50 million in debt. […]
