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[published_date] This First Person column is written by Keerthy Vinukonda, who lives in Toronto. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. I rushed to the bus stop just after midnight after a busy shift at a pizza shop supervising the staff and making sure the orders were prepared correctly. It wasn't my…

[published_date] Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok is sharing his sympathies with the community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, after three recent deaths.  "Like many Nunavummiut, I am heartbroken by the tragic events that have shaken your community," Akeeagok said in a statement Saturday. The territory's coroner said Friday that his office is investigating the deaths, but that…

[published_date] Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors. Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands. "We don't have authority to regulate athletes from different jurisdictions," he said in an interview. In…

[published_date] A pocket of unvaccinated children in northeast B.C. allowed cases of measles in the region to spread "like wildfire," says B.C.'s deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Martin Lavoie. He made the remarks during a provincial update on the disease that has seen multiple exposures reported in and around Fort St. John, including at an elementary…

[published_date] Montreal's LaSalle College says it's facing an existential threat after it was handed down back-to-back fines totalling almost $30 million from the Quebec government for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. The private college received a letter from the Ministry of Higher Education at the end of June saying it owed $21,113,864 for…

[published_date] Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says he didn't mean to insult Toronto's newest concert venue when he called it a "weird stadium in the middle of nowhere." Martin issued the clarification Friday during the third of four concerts at the newly built Rogers Stadium, which is on the outskirts of the city. He says he…

[published_date] One of two cyclists who were seriously injured in Prince George on Monday while training for the Cops for Cancer charity event has died, according to police.  A statement from the Prince George RCMP says Shane Kelly succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.  Mounties said Monday that the injured cyclists were an RCMP officer…

[published_date] A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl, who has a rare disease, has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year.  Charleigh Pollock, 9, suffers from neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2, also known as CLN2 or Batten disease, a rare and terminal genetic…

[published_date] Having friends can be expensive. Financial expert Shannon Lee Simmons shares her advice for people struggling to afford all those dinners, birthday parties and baby showers. Source link

[published_date] The federal government has started its comprehensive review of government spending, but what will it mean for Canada's public service, what balance will it have to strike and can the Liberals really cut so much? These are the questions facing Prime Minister Mark Carney as he embarks on one of the most ambitious public spending…

[published_date] Atlético Ottawa is currently the team to beat in Canadian soccer, sitting atop the nation's premier league (CPL) table with only one loss in 14 games. The Ottawa side is also riding a seven-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. Atlético's most recent win came in thrilling fashion on Tuesday when Samuel Salter, the club's leading striker, salvaged an underwhelming team…

[published_date] Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an "aggressive" campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs. Poilievre had held the Ottawa riding of Carleton for two decades until the April 28 election, when he…