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Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Femi Biobaku came to Canada more than a year ago fleeing persecution from the Nigerian authorities, forcing him to leave his wife, two children, community and job as an accountant back home. He landed in Ottawa in July 2022 and stayed with a host family for nearly a month before moving into a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teachers turn to AI to make workload more manageable, chart lesson plans
By William Eltherington and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2023
Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she’d dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times. Until recently, she was overwhelmed by her workload as an elementary school teacher – planning lessons for all subjects, creating behavioural support plans for students, grading, not to mention actual classroom time – while also raising three young kids ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 06, 10, 11, 22, 32 & 43. Bonus: 27 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 12849755-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community support fuels B.C. wildfire fight as residents come to grips with losses
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
The fire chief of Wilson’s Landing on the shores of Lake Okanagan says the wildfire moving down the mountain toward his community made an “unearthly” howling sound as it stirred up winds to become a “self-feeding beast.” Paul Zydowicz says his team had been monitoring the blaze and helping residents of nearby Traders Cove reduce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
By The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
The mayor of an evacuated town in the Northwest Territories says her community is “in much better condition” than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier, when high winds and hot temperatures propelled a wildfire closer and forced fire crews and other non-essential workers to retreat. Hay River Mayor Kandis Jameson says in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn’t stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and other evacuees. “It feels real good,” said Hansen, standing in front of a Salvation Army emergency disaster response vehicle parked at a West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘All about emotions’ as some evacuees return home, West Kelowna fire chief says
By The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
The fire chief of West Kelowna, B.C., says it’s “all about emotions” as his community begins to process the devastation wrought by a fast-moving wildfire nine days ago. Jason Brolund says he and his crews are “gutted by the losses” of more than 180 homes in communities on the shores of Okanagan Lake. But he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher’s job: tribunal
By The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
LÉVIS, Que. – A Quebec labour tribunal has found an elementary teacher suffered a workplace injury after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her. The teacher, identified only as K.R. in the ruling, says the November 2019 incident and the boy’s continued presence in her class led to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A protected right’: Saskatchewan family speaks out over pronoun and name changes
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
REGINA – Kiké Dueck loves gym class, especially long-distance running. The 10-year-old, who is nonbinary, says everyone at school “is really good about gender,” but knows not all parents are accepting. “There’s a few people in my school that are in the LGBTQ2S+ community but are afraid to tell their parents,” said Dueck, sitting beside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly heads to Slovenia, North Macedonia, Albania as Canada tries for more UN presence
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to eastern Europe as part of a push to shore up Canada’s ties with countries in Russia’s backyard. Her trip to Slovenia, North Macedonia and Albania follows a commitment by members of the NATO military alliance to support democracies facing Russian meddling and misinformation. In Slovenia, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University students struggling to find housing in Calgary and other cities
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on August 26th, 2023
CALGARY – Luis Sanchez Diaz didn’t win a lottery this year for on-campus housing at the University of Calgary, but he still considers himself lucky. The international student, who’s in his fourth year of a political science degree, studied online during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 from Cuernavaca,Mexico. He moved to Calgary in fall 2021 ... Read More »
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