September 2022 is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. Up to 30,000 Canadians live with pulmonary fibrosis, with nearly 6, 000 new cases reported in Canada each year. 1 Pulmonary fibrosis causes a build-up of scar tissue in the lungs, which can get worse over time. 2 People living with pulmonary fibrosisContinue Reading
Cybersecurity expert Ron Deibert to testify to Canadian MPs about the troubling spread of invasive surveillance tools. The mercenary spyware industry represents “one of the greatest contemporary threats to civil society, human rights, and democracy”, a leading cybersecurity expert warns, as countries grapple with the unregulated spread of powerful andContinue Reading
The Progressive Conservatives are set to re-table their 2022 budget today, nearly three months after it was presented to Ontarians. The 268-page document was first tabled in late April, but before any debate or discussion could take place, the legislature was adjourned so that MPPs could campaign for the June election. TheContinue Reading
It is looking rough out there for hopeful homebuyers in Toronto, as the city’s housing market is currently facing a major downturn. Robert Hogue, of the Macroeconomic and Regional Analysis Group with RBC Economics, recently published a special housing report that delved into the downturn of some of Canada’s largest housing markets as aContinue Reading
Today, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) announced their endorsement of Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservatives as the best choice to get more people into good jobs in the skilled trades. “Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs have been working for workers.” said Bruno Nandic.Continue Reading
Indigenous groups are welcoming news that Pope Francis plans to visit Canada this summer following his apology last month for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. The Vatican said Friday that the pontiff is to stop in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut, and that the capital cities of Edmonton, QuebecContinue Reading
Mike Lanzillotta remembers the first ball he took home from a Blue Jays game. He was 12 years old and reached over the railing, before netting was around, to grab a slow-rolling foul ball. “My grandfather held my legs as I grabbed the ball. And then he pulled me back in,” heContinue Reading
A Mississauga man has won two lottery prizes in the last four years. The stars aligned for Satnam Banwait when he won $250,000 playing MAXMILLIONS on April 1. He also won $2 on his ENCORE selection. Banwait said when he checked his ticket at the store and thought he wonContinue Reading
As Canada’s sixth wave of COVID-19 continues, hospitals caring for the country’s youngest patients are facing both high patient volumes and high levels of staff off sick. This time of year, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa normally sees up to 150 daily patients in its emergencyContinue Reading
6:30 p.m.: Ottawa police found themselves patrolling increasingly empty downtown streets on Sunday as the “Rolling Thunder” protest made good on plans to decamp from Canada’s capital, but the force did open an investigation after the scene of the day’s only formal event was defaced with graffiti targeting demonstrators. Unlike inContinue Reading
