CanadaMay 01, 2025
Ontario sees sharpest rise in measles yet with 223 new infections since last week
Ontario is reporting its highest increase in measles cases since its outbreak began, with 223 new infections in the province over the past week. That brings the total number of people in the province who have fallen ill from the virus to 1,243 since October.
Public Health Ontario said in a report today that 84 people have been hospitalized _ including 63 children _ during the course of this outbreak. Eight patients have been admitted to intensive care.
The agency notes that its southwestern public health unit has had 57 new infections, compared to 15 the previous the week. Neighbouring Grand
BCMay 01, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps reach Champions Cup final with a historic win over Inter Miami
Vancouver Whitecaps have made history by defeating Lionel Messi's Inter Miami to reach the final of the CONCACAF Championship.
Vancouver's football team defeated Inter Miami 3-1 in the second match of this championship at Chase Stadium in Florida on Wednesday night.
Earlier, Inter Miami had lost 2-0 to the Whitecaps at BC Place Stadium.
Thus, the Canadian team won the two semi-final matches with a total score of 5-1. This is the first time in the history of the Vancouver Whitecaps club that the team has reached the final of the CONCACAF Championship Cup. Before this, it had only reached the
CanadaMay 01, 2025
Canada to review $19-billion purchase of US-made fighter jets
The Canadian government is reviewing a $19-billion purchase of US-made fighter jets, but defense experts warn it could anger Trump as Ottawa and Washington prepare to negotiate a new economic and security relationship.
Mark Carney, who took office as prime minister in March, ordered a review of the F-35 fighter jet purchase from Lockheed Martin as the trade war between Canada and the United States escalated. A Department of National Defence spokesman said Wednesday that the F-35 purchase is under review but could not say when it would be completed.
However, experts believe it is unlikely t
CanadaMay 01, 2025
Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high schools during entire school day
The Quebec government is expanding its cellphone ban in schools, prohibiting the devices on the grounds of the province's elementary and high schools for the entire school day.
Education Minister Bernard Drainville says the measure will encourage young people to socialize and will help prevent cyberbullying.
Cellphones have already been prohibited in Quebec classrooms since January 2024, with a few exceptions.
The new ban takes effect this fall and will apply from the beginning to the end of the school day, including during lunch breaks and in hallways, cafeterias and schoolyards.
The ban was
CanadaMay 01, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend G7 summit in Canada
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed. Carney said he spoke with Zelensky on the phone yesterday. The prime minister said Ukraine has shown its commitment to peace and Russia should come to the negotiating table in good faith.
Carney added that he looks forward to welcoming President Zelensky to the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta this June and that this war must end and that Canada will continue its efforts among allies for the freedom, peace and security of Ukraine.
The Canadian Prime Minister's Office said in a
CanadaApr 30, 2025
Whitecaps take on Inter Miami in Champions Cup semifinal
The Vancouver Whitecaps can qualify for their first-ever CONCACAF Champions Cup final tonight. The Whitecaps, who beat Inter Miami 2-0 in the first game of the two-leg, aggregate score series, visit Lionel Messi's Florida side tonight in Fort Lauderdale.
The Caps need a win, a draw or a loss by a single goal to advance to the Cup final.
The Whitecaps reached the tournament semifinals back in 2017.
The CONCACAF Champions Cup features the best teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean to crown a regional champion and to qualify for the next FIFA Club World Cup.
CanadaApr 30, 2025
Drugs, guns seized after search warrant executed at local residence
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing Team executed a search warrant at a residence on the 300-block of Nicholson Street as part of an ongoing investigation at that location.
Once inside the residence, investigators located a firearm as well as other weapons and ammunition, and approximately ten grams of suspected cocaine, 20 grams of suspected Fentanyl, 30 grams of suspected Methamphetamine, and 55 grams of suspected pharmaceuticals. The weapons and suspected illicit drugs/pharmaceuticals were seized as part of the investigatio
CanadaApr 30, 2025
Trump says he'll meet with Carney 'within the next week'
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House ``within the next week.''Carney and Trump spoke on the phone Tuesday and the president described the prime minister as a very nice gentleman.Trumps say he expects to have a ``great relationship'' with Canada.Trump weighed in on the Canadian election, calling it a tight race and saying the outcome makes it ``complicated for the country.''Carney has previously said he was open to meeting with Trump if the president respects Canadian sovereignty and is open to talking about a common approach to trade.
CanadaApr 30, 2025
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says people are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into the recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis that become a public safety crisis.
Sim says the man accused of killing 11 people by driving a vehicle through a street lined with festival goers Saturday was under the care of a mental health team and on extended leave.
He says the information was incredibly difficult to hear and even harder to accept because it points to the deeper failure in the mental health care system in British Columbia.
Premier David Eby has said he will call an inquiry if the