After eight years as regional director of public health for Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Dr. Yv Bonnier Viger will leave his position on September 3. At 74, he believes it is now time to make way for younger people. I am a model from 1950, so as we get older we have to make room for the next … Read more
Yukon’s environment minister has been released from hospital in Vancouver and is returning to the territory to complete his convalescence in Whitehorse, a government spokeswoman said. Nils Clarke was hospitalized following a car accident south of Whitehorse on August 2, while returning from the salmon celebration at McClintock Bay Resort. The minister was then flown … Read more
Chelsea Mayor Pierre Guénard said the workload to repair the damage caused by Friday’s torrential rains was “monumental” and that the cost of the work would be in the millions of dollars. In an interview on the show Mornings here Monday, Pierre Guénard explains that the Municipality is in the process of establishing a game … Read more
Travis Scott, one of the biggest stars of American rap, was released on Saturday without charge after thirty-six hours in police custody in Paris in an investigation into violence, AFP learned from one of his representatives in the United States. Asked by AFP, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the lifting of Travis Scott’s police custody … Read more
“Honestly, THIS song?”: Celine Dion protested Saturday against the use of her global hit by Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign My Heart Will Go Onfamous soundtrack of the film Titanic. Start of Twitter widget. Skip widget?End of Twitter widget. Return to top of widget? Celine Dion’s team and her record label Sony Entertainment Canada have … Read more
Several Nova Scotia libraries are now distributing HIV test kits. Chris Aucoin, executive director of the Nova Scotia Alliance for Health Equity, says testing is crucial to lowering HIV infection rates. Research elsewhere in the world has shown that the basis for any reduction in HIV infection rates starts with access to testing, he says. … Read more
Roads and paths were damaged in Outaouais and eastern Ontario by heavy rain on Friday. In Chelsea, in Outaouais, the situation is such that the Municipality declared a state of emergency for the next 48 hours on Saturday morning. Four areas are landlocked due to roads cut by the rain. These are Hollow Glen, Juniper, … Read more
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency committee on monkeypox will meet “as soon as possible” to assess whether to declare the highest level of alert in the face of the ongoing epidemic in several African countries, the head of the organization announced on Wednesday. Given the spread of monkeypox outside the Democratic Republic of the … Read more
Austrian police arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Wednesday who was planning Islamist attacks in the Vienna region, particularly in connection with concerts by American singer Taylor Swift scheduled for the end of the week. An Austrian citizen who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has been arrested, the Director General of Public … Read more
The Fourth Street Bridge in Revelstoke was recently struck by a municipal truck. The damage forced its closure, blocking the only route to the Queen Victoria Hospital, says Mayor Gary Sulz. Queen Victoria Hospital is the single most comprehensive health care facility available to the community of Revelstoke, approximately 155 kilometres northeast of Kelowna. The … Read more