As floodwaters continue to rise around his home, Robert Bergeron has no intention of leaving for higher ground. The 77-year-old homeowner is staying put in flood-stricken Rigaud, located about 80 kilometres west of Montreal, even as the Outaouais River starts…
P.E.I. students cast ballots in province-wide student vote
Grade 9 students at Queen Charlotte Intermediate are gearing up to cast their ballots Tuesday in a student vote organized by a national non-partisan group called Civix. Leading up to the vote, Queen Charlotte students learned about the different parties,…
Natural gas prices going up next month in Manitoba
Manitobans are about to pay more for their natural gas. Starting May 1, rates are going up about one per cent, says the Public Utilities Board. The PUB approved the rate hike after an application from Centra Gas to raise…
Public school board wants rules tightened around marketing of e-cigarettes
There’s a call to tighten the rules around the marketing of e-cigarettes, and it is getting unanimous support from the Greater Essex County District School Board. A motion introduced by trustee Ron LeClair was accepted by the public board on…
Man dead after jet boat capsizes near Grande Prairie
One man is dead after a jet boat capsized Monday afternoon in Bear Creek south of Grande Prairie. Grande Prairie rural RCMP and emergency services responded at about 2:30 p.m. to a call about an overturned boat south of the…
Get training: registration open for Sudbury Camino
A Sudbury event loosely based on the famous El Camino de Santiago in Europe will happen this summer. The Sudbury Camino will take place August 10. It’s a 30 kilometre route that runs through various parts of the city. Hikers…
Youth accused in Kingston, Ont., terrorism case rearrested on new charges
KINGSTON, Ont. — A 16-year-old boy previously arrested in eastern Ontario over an alleged terrorism plot is now facing new charges. Police in Kingston, Ont., say the boy, whose name is protected by a publication ban, was rearrested on Sunday.…
London therapeutic device gives hope to those with Type 1 diabetes
They’re called therapeutic cell pouches, created at Sernova Corp. in London, to treat Type 1 diabetes. “We are really trying to bring the person with diabetes back to the original situation of when they didn’t have diabetes and that’s goal…
Fight on Lillian Ave results in Windsor man charged with aggravated assault
A 40-year-old Windsor man is charged with assault after a fight on Lillian Avenue. Windsor police officers responded to the 1400 block of Lillian Avenue for a fight in progress around 11:20 p.m. on Sunday. Officers arrived and observed a…
Gaming generally not harmful for boys, may affect girls’ social skills: study
Despite parental concerns about the effect playing video games may have on childhood development, a new study out of Norway says the popular pastime is generally not harmful – for boys, anyway. The observational study, published in the journal Child…