If you plan to attend, organizers are encouraging your to wear red to the parade. Santa Claus waves to the crowd as he travels down Ste-Catherine St. in Montreal during the annual parade on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down René-Lévesque Blvd. … Read more
Little has been done to ensure “a safe and culturally pertinent” education environment despite years of government promises and recommendations, Guylaine Leclerc says. Quebec auditor general Guylaine Leclerc, seen in a file photo, tabled her 2024 annual report on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press QUEBEC — More than 20 years … Read more
Anemia is one of the most common and serious complications of myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer where too many blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. A doctor may recommend a blood transfusion for those with severe anemia or related complications. Now medications are seeing significant improvements that can replace the need for blood … Read more
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said the change in Washington’s policy on antipersonnel land mines for Ukraine follows changing tactics by the Russians. (Aaron Favila / Associated Press) The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war, the U.S. Defense … Read more
Illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra is standing trial in Athens, Georgia, accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley, 22, while she was running on the University of Georgia campus on Feb. 22. The suspected killer has waived his right to a jury trial and is being tried by a judge. He faces life behind bars if … Read more
President Biden ignored a reporter’s pleas to speak to the press as she screamed questions at him while he boarded Air Force One to depart from Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Biden finished up his trip to Brazil, where he attended the G20 summit and met with world leaders, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his cabinet at break-neck speed with transition co-chair and ex-WWE CEO Linda McMahon being tapped to lead the Department of Education, and Dr. Mehmet Oz selected to head the Medicare and Medicaid office. Trump traveled to SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas to watch the latest test flight … Read more
Australian government introducing world-first legislation making X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram responsible for excluding children younger than 16 TikTok is the fasting-growing social-media app in Canada but is also considered the least trusted, according to a 2023 report. The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of the app last September.Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via … Read more
Woodpeckers have been poking holes in the building and exposing the drywall, electrical and plumbing installations Calgary’s Intercare Corporate Group Inc. has a month to remove or alter bird deterrent lights at one of it’s long-term care homes that are aimed at warding off invasive woodpeckers. A Calgary long-term care home has been ordered to … Read more
Winter weather is causing issues in delivery of the Wednesday print editions of the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix. A boy bikes down the University Bridge during the first snowfall of the season. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Winter weather is causing issues in delivery … Read more
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