Parents scrambling as Mississauga school announces imminent closure
More than 150 families have been left scrambling after a Mississauga school suddenly announced it will not reopen in September. ABC Montessori private school says it was forced into the decision after recent zoning enforcement action from the city.
Dozens of parents rallied in support of the school on Friday afternoon, saying their only options are to either save the school or try to find new schools months after most enrollment periods have closed.
In a statement to CityNews, a spokesperson for the City of Mississauga says ABC Montessori has been operating without
New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.’s wild horses
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotian zoologist and photographer says he hopes his upcoming book on Sable Island’s wild horses will help people appreciate the rugged beauty and adaptability of the isolated animals.
Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable — a 42-kilometre-long sandbar about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax — to research its seal population for about 30 years.
During his work, he’s amassed a large collection of images of the remote island’s wild horses, which have lived there since the 1
Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
CAIRO (AP) — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
The ministry identified him as 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from the village of Salem, east of Nablus. It said Israeli forces shot him in a thigh in al-Ram town, and he was pronounced dead at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
Footage circulating online showed people carrying his body and climbing down a ladder
Advocates rally for supervised consumption sites as funding cuts expected in weeks
Advocates, artists, community organizations, healthcare professionals and faith leaders gathered at the Metropolitan United Church on Saturday with a clear message for the Ford government: supervised consumption sites save lives.
The province-wide closure of the sites is set to take effect next month after the provincial government announced it would stop funding Ontario’s eight remaining publicly funded supervised consumption sites, replacing them with an abstinence-based approach to addiction recovery with its new Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment hubs, otherwise known as HART hubs.
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Woodstock man, previously charged in fatal Brampton crash, arrested for stunt driving in Mississauga
A 20-year-old Woodstock man, previously charged in a fatal crash in Brampton two years ago, has been arrested on stunt driving charges in Mississauga.
Police in Peel Region say they observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed in the Winston Churchill Boulevard and Argentia Road area around 1 a.m. on May 23.
Mitchel Hunter is facing four charges, including stunt driving and speeding, going 102 km/h in a 60 km zone. Hunter’s licence has
‘Lengthy closure’ expected following Hwy 401 crash in Pickering
Woman, 78, killed in three-vehicle crash on Hwy 401 in Mississauga
A 78-year-old North York woman is dead following a three-vehicle crash in Mississauga on Saturday night.
Ontario Provincial Police say the crash occurred in the eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 near Mississauga Road just after 8 p.m.
The woman was one of two females taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries
The portion of the highway was closed for almost eight hours for the investigation before being reopened around 4 a.m.
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer .
“While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study.
The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases
Landmark Indigenous languages office under audit, $10M spent hosting conference
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints.
Canadian Heritage didn’t elaborate on the allegations against the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, an arm’s-length office set up five years ago after it was recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
“Canadian Heritage has made the commissioner of Indigenous languages aware that we have received anonymous allegations and has contracted an independent third-party firm to conduct a special examination under the Indigenous Languages