Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: Elizabeth Payne
Publication Date: April 10, 2024 - 04:00
'He could still be here': Rising rates of colon cancer among younger Canadians a growing concern
April 10, 2024
Russell McIsaac was in his early thirties when the symptoms began. Read More
Unpublished Newswire
The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, a watchdog tasked with investigating allegations of human-rights violations linked with Canadian companies’ activities abroad, has a new interim leader, the federal government said, as the first person to hold that role is stepping down.Global Affairs Canada did not give reasons for the departure, other than to say Sheri Meyerhoffer completed her five-year term. The former ombudsperson was appointed in 2019 to a five-year term, with the option of a renewal. That term ended this week, on April 30.
May 1, 2024 - 20:36 | Tavia Grant | The Globe and Mail
Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they were called to a post-secondary school in the city when staff reported that a woman armed with a knife was inside the building.The woman was not a student at the institution and police say students and staff feared for their safety.Before police arrived, security had isolated the armed woman and police cleared out the building.
May 1, 2024 - 20:31 | | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s hotel association says a new central booking portal will help speed up the process of finding places to stay for emergency evacuees.A statement says the system launching in June will provide provincial emergency support staff with live information on room availability, eliminating the need to call hotels to find out.It says the portal can also track where evacuees have been placed, making accounting more efficient.
May 1, 2024 - 20:25 | | The Globe and Mail
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