Author: Fernando Santos

Paramedics say 11 people were taken to hospital Thursday morning after a school bus crashed into a house in Burnaby, B.C. Police said the bus collided with a car before smashing into the front of a home at the corner of Canada Way and 16th Avenue. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. PT, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), which said the 11 patients taken to hospital were in stable condition. Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj said a sedan travelling west on Canada Way collided with the school bus, which was pulling out of 16th Avenue, and the…

Celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains throughout Canada, the five-day festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil. This year’s celebration commences on Nov. 12. Quick Facts About Diwali; According to many legends, the Diwali festival is associated with the victory of Rama over Ravana. It is said that on this day Lord Rama reached Ayodhya along with Sita and Lakshmana. The people of Ayodhya welcomed Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana with several decorations and illuminated the place with diyas. According to Jain, on this day Lord Mahavira attained “moksha or salvation”.The word Diwali (or Deepavali as it’s sometimes called)…

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be presenting an updated picture of Canada’s finances on Nov. 21, when she tables the 2023 fall economic statement. Finance Canada confirmed the date of the annual economic presentation on Thursday, in which Freeland is expected to present a revised assessment of the federal deficit and planned spending, from what was outlined in the last budget. With a slowing economy and a revised spending and savings plan, Freeland is framing this update as a check-in on Canada’s financial situation and the government’s “plan to help create good jobs, to build more…

Since Donald Trump’s presidency, the construction of an impenetrable wall at the US-Mexico border has become a common refrain among conservative politicians. But one Republican presidential hopeful, Vivek Ramaswamy, wants to take the idea even further. His proposal: A wall along the 5,500 mile long (8,900km) US-Canada frontier. At Wednesday’s primary debate in Miami, the 38-year-old candidate argued that enough fentanyl crossed the border last year to “kill three million Americans”. His calls to tackle the trade by building a colossal border wall were quickly panned by experts. On stage at the presidential debate, Mr Ramaswamy claimed that the US…

Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This includes the drawdown of security assistance from DoD inventories valued at up to $125 million to meet Ukraine’s immediate battlefield needs, as well as $300 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses over the long term. This announcement includes the Biden Administration’s fiftieth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021, including additional air defense capabilities, artillery ammunition, anti-tank weapons, and other equipment to help Ukraine counter Russia’s ongoing…

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide a challenge to a federal ban on bump stocks, a device that lets a shooter fire a semi-automatic rifle more like a machine gun – putting the nation’s divisive debate over guns on the high court’s docket for the second time this term. The decision to take the case came days after a gunman carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year, killing 18 people in Maine. But the device and the ban are associated with a 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas in which 58 people…

Southeast Alaska is no stranger to massive snowfalls, and the next week and a half is no exception. A large section of southeast Alaska in higher elevations has a chance to see over 5 feet of snow through Tuesday, Nov. 7. Some atmospheric models push numbers closer to 10 feet by mid-November. The longer-range forecasts are supported by a favorable weather pattern of multiple deep lows coming in from the Pacific Ocean. The combination of ocean moisture and topographical lift from coastal mountain ranges allows for huge snowfalls in this part of the world. These large streams of moisture come…

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) announced today that seven coastal communities in Alaska will receive more than $72 million in investments this year for critical maritime infrastructure. These grants, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will benefit port, harbor, and dock improvement and development in communities across Alaska. The IIJA provided $2.25 billion in funds available over five years to the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), which is a key funding avenue for Alaska coastal communities. These grants, from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), are also partially funded by…

A new report finds Manitoba has the second-lowest number of doctors per capita in the country, with additional data showing the province has a ‘significant’ retention risk for the majority of its remaining physician population. The report was released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information citing data collected in 2022. It found Manitoba has 215 physicians per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average of 247. It also notes the province has been on a steady decline from fourth highest in 2002 to second lowest in 2022. The report concludes it would take 445 more physicians for Manitoba…

Unifor said on Monday it has reached a tentative deal with Stellantis, ending strike action.A Unifor spokesperson said in an email a “tentative agreement has been reached with Stellantis ending strike action at all Unifor facilities.””I am proud of our members at every Stellantis facility for their quick and decisive action during this brief and effective strike action,” Unifor National President Lana Payne said in a press release. “This agreement will considerably improve the living standards of every Unifor member at Stellantis.” The tentative agreement with Stellantis follows similar deals with General Motors and Ford Motor Co. The new Stellantis…