When the Hamilton family arrived at the Santiago de Chile Airport on Monday for the first leg of their trip before hopping on a cruise, they were left in the lurch after Air Canada misplaced Jim Hamilton’s custom-built wheelchair. “When that wheelchair wasn’t there, I went into panic mode because that’s his legs, that’s his
Canadians should consider limiting their alcohol consumption to two drinks or less per week, according to new national guidance. The recommendations released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) said that drinking more than two standard drinks — an equivalent of 13.45g of pure alcohol – at a time is associated
Julian Scholefield says he did everything possible to protect himself and his family from the coronavirus. The B.C. man says he received his first Pfizer vaccination shot in May of 2021. Six months later, he went back for his second shot and said everything was fine, adding he didn’t even have a sore arm after
It’s a social habit people have taken part in for generations, but according to new studies, people are leaving alcohol behind. Recent studies show alcohol consumption among Generation Z (those born in the late 1990s to early 2010s) is on the decline. Read more: Thinking about Dry January? Things to consider when cutting back on
A few hundred people were gathered outside of Coquitlam, B.C.’s public library for a Drag Queen Story Time event for kids. Dozens of protesters against the event were met by hundreds of LGBTQ+ supporters. They were face-to-face outside the library Saturday around 10 a.m. A few hundred people gathered outside of Coquitlam Public Library for
A Nova Scotia family is upset after Sunwing cancelled their March break flight to Orlando, Fla., with little explanation. Kevin Hindle said he and his wife made the decision at the end of October to take their daughter, son-in-law, and their two kids to Disney World and booked their flights and accommodations through Sunwing.The trip
If you’re thinking a Canadian airline is among North America’s most punctual air carriers, think again. In fact, none of Canada’s airlines appear to have made a new ranking of the top 10 most punctual North American carriers of 2022, compiled by global air industry data tracking firm OAG. Its Punctuality League 2023 report saw
A powerful animal tranquillizer that has been infiltrating street drugs in the United States has been increasingly showing up in Canada’s illicit opioid supply — a phenomenon that has experts “deeply concerned.” Xylazine, a sedative and analgesic normally used in veterinary medicine to sedate large animals such as cattle or horses, has been wreaking havoc
A Nova Scotia woman says her mother-in-law died after she left an emergency room where she waited for seven hours before giving up. Now she’s gathering stories from Nova Scotians with similar experiences to spark change in the province’s health-care system.“I did not think I would be sitting in this chair yesterday morning, advocating potentially
RICHMOND, B.C.—Across the street from a strip mall lined with restaurants and hair salons, the shield of the Wenzhou Friendship Society hangs above a gated entry. What has gone on behind those doors is part of a Canadian national security investigation into the aggressive foreign interference tactics of the Chinese government.The RCMP is probing allegations