Unpublished Newswire
The number of volunteer firefighters applying to join local departments continues to decline, sparking concern about proper staffing when it comes to rural departments.
April 16, 2025 - 12:01 | Corey Callaghan | Global News - Canada
W e’re over halfway through the election campaign, and you may have spent part of the past few days reading about the Liberals circulating fake campaign buttons—a depressing, if not uncommon, story of dirty campaigning. If you’re extra lucky, maybe you’ve read about the upcoming leaders’ debates.
The debates promise to be little more than the usual—a series of press conferences clipped for social media masquerading as an exchange of different views. I think debates, as we hold them, are overrated at best and counterproductive at worst. They don’t really change minds, nor do...
April 16, 2025 - 12:00 | David Moscrop | Walrus
A recent study confirms previous findings that completing the recommended amount of weekly aerobic physical activity in one or two sessions can be as effective as spreading it throughout the week.
The Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines advise adults to aim for 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity weekly...
April 16, 2025 - 11:59 | Louis Charbonneau | National Post
A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died.Police confirmed his death today – the city’s eighth reported homicide in 2025.The teenager was stabbed in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
April 16, 2025 - 11:59 | | The Globe and Mail
An Ontario law empowering the province to remove three major Toronto bike lanes is being tested in court by a group of cyclists who argue it’s unconstitutional.The law passed last year allows the province to remove protected bike lanes on Yonge Street, Bloor Street and University Avenue, and aims to shield the government from lawsuits if someone is hurt after they've been taken out.
April 16, 2025 - 11:52 | Jordan Omstead | The Globe and Mail
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses said this week the neonatal intensive care unit at the Regina General Hospital is overcapacity, short-staffed and running out of ventilators.
April 16, 2025 - 11:47 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
