A Scouts Canada survey found that most Canadians are concerned that children aged 10 to 21 are too soft and have not been taught appropriate coping skills to navigate their future. The survey, which included 1,000 Canadians, uncovered that social media channels, screens and lack of development, social/peer pressure, video games and helicopter parenting are…
As the respiratory illness season begins, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are rising in Canada. But a new tool — nirsevimab, a protective antibody for infants — offers hope for prevention, though it is currently available only in some provinces. The latest data from Health Canada, covering the week of Nov. 24 to Nov….
Parents expecting this month’s Canada Child Benefit (CCB) cheques will have to wait a little while longer because of the ongoing Canada Post strike. Under an agreement between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), some socio-economic cheques, including the Canada Child Benefit, will continue to be delivered despite the national postal…
A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new joint support ship — the longest naval vessel ever to be built in Canada — was launched at a rainy ceremony at shipbuilder…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to the burgeoning trade tension between Canada and the United States with a threat that the province could cut off energy exports to the U.S. in retaliation to president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of sweeping tariffs. But what would it look like if Ontario and other provinces carried out that threat?…
French President Emmanuel Macron named key ally Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, but the scale of the challenge facing the veteran centrist was immediately clear as the Socialist Party refused to join his coalition government. Bayrou, 73, gave a sober assessment of whether he could tame a hung parliament…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A California couple has been shot and killed while on vacation in Mexico, authorities have confirmed. The couple, identified by the Michoacan State Attorney General’s Office only as Gloria A., 50, and Rafael C., 53, were gunned down in the western state of Michoacan just before midnight…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump transition spokesperson said on Thursday, but experts said that Xi was not likely to attend. Asked if Xi had responded, Karoline Leavitt told Fox News in an interview that was “to be…
TORONTO – It’s an old adage that rookies don’t draw fouls in the NBA. It’s partly because veterans get the benefit of the doubt from referees and a little bit because young players don’t know how to draw defenders into fouls. Fortunately for Toronto Raptors freshman Ja’Kobe Walter, he plays like an old soul. The…
For these centenarians, their life as a married couple is just getting started. Bernie Littman, 100, and Marjorie Fiterman, 102, have set a Guinness World Record, becoming the world’s oldest newlyweds (aggregate age) after they tied the knot earlier this year. They secured the record with a joint age of 202 years and 271 days….
