Measles is making an international comeback. Should Canadians be concerned?
The World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued warnings regarding the resurgence of measles in Europe and the United States. So the question is, should Canadians be concerned?
With a recent warning from the Windsor-Essex health unit about possible exposure at a local clinic in that region in January, Dr. Isaac Bogoch says we have to be prepared.
“This is one of those infections where we have to have vigilance to maintain those
Minister sorry for ‘crappy piece of land’ remark that angered pro-Palestinian groups
VERNON, B.C. — B.C. Premier David Eby saysPost-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson needs to “repair the damage” caused by her comments that Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land,” angering pro-Palestinian groups and triggering calls for her resignation.
Eby says the remarks were “totally unacceptable,” and “increase division” in the province at a time when people of Palestinian descent are feeling alienated.
Robinson apologized in a social media post on Thursday, saying her comments
Wisconsin Supreme Court orders election officials to put Phillips on presidential primary ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered state elections officials Friday to include U.S. Rep Dean Phillips on the state’s Democratic presidential primary ballot, finding that Democrats on a bipartisan presidential selection committee who left him off the ballot without a discussion should have at least talked about him.
The unanimous ruling means President Joe Biden will have Phillips as a challenger on the April 2 ballot.
“Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck a blow against the anti-democratic attempts by Biden allies
Providence approves first state-sanctioned safe injection site in Rhode Island
A Rhode Island city has approved the first state-sanctioned safe injection site, a place where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they overdose.
The Providence City Council voted Thursday to establish the site that will be run by a nonprofit and funded with money from . It is expected to open later this year and be run by the harm reduction organization Project Weber/RENEW and VICTA. Among the services provided will be food and showers, access to the , case management and housing support as well
‘Left high and dry:’ former ServiceOntario owner left shocked over closure after 23 years
The owner of the ServiceOntario location in Welland, one of 11 being shut down by the provincial government, said she has been left high and dry in the deal that will see the locations move to Staples and Walmart kiosks.
Klaudia Savona has run the ServiceOntario location for 23 years and worked at the same spot for 17 years prior. She tells CityNews just over two months ago the Ford government informed her in an online meeting that they would be terminating her contract.
“I’m now tearing everything down
Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75.
Kramer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, according to Jason Heath, a close friend and executive director of Kramer’s nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors USA. Heath said the cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
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Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues.
The justices on Friday rejected an emergency appeal seeking to force a change in the admissions process at West Point. The order, issued without any noted dissents, comes as the military academy is making decisions on whom to admit for its next entering class, the Class of 2028.
The military academy had been explicitly left out of the court’s decision in June that
Dog rescued after more than a week trapped inside shipping container in Texas port
HOUSTON (AP) — It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for U.S. Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them.
“Oh, it’s scratching, dude,” one of the inspectors said in video they recorded Wednesday morning as the team looked up at the container, stacked about 25 feet (8 meters) in the air.
A crane was used
Cuba’s president replaces the country’s economy minister following delays to planned price hikes
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel removed the country’s economy minister on Friday, according to state media, following a delay in recently announced measures to increase the prices of fuel and transportation.
Cuba’s Council of State, which is under the president’s leadership, appointed Central Bank president Joaquín Alonso Vázquez to replace Alejandro Gil, the outgoing economy minister.
The move comes days after the government put on hold an increase in gasoline prices planned for Feb.
Group will appeal court ruling that Georgia voter challenges don’t violate federal law
ATLANTA (AP) — A group trying to stop voter challenges in Georgia says it will appeal a trial court ruling that such challenges don’t violate federal voting rights law.
Fair Fight Action on Friday filed notice that it would ask the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the lower court’s ruling. Democratic lawyer Mark Elias said his firm would handle the appeal without charging Fair Fight.
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled last month that Texas-based nonprofit True the