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Members of the Ibusa diaspora in southeastern Nigeria are in mourning after two tragic incidents over three days claimed the lives of a four-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man with ties to the tight-knit community . Chibueze (Eze) Momah, a 22-year-old Mississauga man, was working as a security guard at the ATL Lounge in Vaughan …

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Vancouver General Hospital has treated many patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic | Photo: Rob Kruyt While most data metrics to track the COVID-19 pandemic in BC have been relatively flat over the past month, there are more patients in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) today than in any time in the last two months. …

BC’s COVID-19 ICU patient count at two-month high Read More »

Route route links Local news A popular Toronto YouTuber has distanced his basketball event at a south London elementary school from a nearby stabbing that sent two teenagers to hospital with serious injuries. Publication date: August 4, 2022 • 11 hours ago • 3 minutes read • 13 comments The people involved in a double …

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Lawyer Clayton Ruby speaks to the Globe and Mail editorial board in Toronto on July 24, 2013. Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail Civil rights attorney Clayton Ruby was driven by a simple rule his parents instilled in him: If he saw something wrong in the world, he should try to fix it. There was …

The eloquent civil rights attorney Clayton Ruby followed his powerful moral compass Read More »

Many Canadians are finding it harder to find affordable housing as rents rise across the country. The rise in prices is driven in part by rising interest rates, which cool the home buying market and, in turn, put more pressure on rents. Here are five charts that show some of the numbers behind the problem. …

Renters are feeling the pinch across the country – these 5 charts break it down Read More »

As hospitals across the country struggle under the weight of major staff shortages, an immigration backlog described by advocates as the worst they’ve ever seen is leaving skilled health professionals sitting on the sidelines. In February 2021, Sharlene Ullani applied for a permanent resident card after years spent working in Canada as a childcare worker. …

A major immigration backlog leaving thousands of trained health professionals on the sidelines A major immigration backlog leaving thousands of trained health professionals on the sidelines Read More »

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Photo: The Canadian Press Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon is seen during a press conference in Calgary. The Alberta government is tightening rules on employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the health chief during COVID-19. Finance Minister Jason Nixon said he has instructed the civil service to review and make changes to …

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You’ve probably experienced visiting a website like Reddit or LinkedIn on your iPhone only to get an annoying near-full-screen popup asking you to view the content in their app instead of the website. It’s common practice for websites that have iOS apps to accompany users to open (if they already have the app installed) or …

The new iOS app blocks those pesky “Open in app” pop-ups in Safari Read More »

There are plenty of Blue Jays roster moves ahead of today’s game: Zach Pop, Anthony Bass and Whit Merrifield have been added to the active roster. All are available today, and Merrifield is on today’s list. Zack Collins, Matt Gage and Matt Peacock were optioned to Buffalo. I thought Zimmer would go, but they would …

Jays Roster Moves: Bass, Merrifield, Pop Added Read More »