Author: Silas Reed
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Victoria-area municipality will soon be home to a massive new community garden. The Blenkinsop Community Agricultural Centre will be home to hundreds of garden plots on nearly 14 acres of farmland in Saanich, and may open as early as March 1.“We have the opportunity of putting in up to 1,000 five-by-10 plots and still having significant land for eighth-acre, quarter-acre and half-acre farmers,” said Lee Smith, one of the facility’s co-founders.Organizers have been working for four years to get the garden up and running, and say there is a huge amount…
Ahead of International Women’s Day next month, the YWCA is honouring some of the women who create a better world for everyone. This year, Lethbridge’s recipients include a cardiologist, lifetime activist and high school student, among others.Anna Campmans, the youngest recipient, may still be in Grade 12, but she’s already making a huge impression in her community.Her mom, Michelle, is at a loss for words.“It’s huge. It’s actually hard for me to talk about it without being emotional.” Campmans was nominated by one of her heroes, Mallory Kristjanson, a family school liaison officer at Catholic Central High School.“The first day…
A work trip to Prince Rupert, B.C., took a turn for Gagan Neumann’s husband when missing luggage became the least of their worries. Neumann, speaking on behalf of her husband Kurt, says he took an Air Canada flight from Kelowna to Prince Rupert on Feb. 10 but his luggage made it the following day.“His luggage had actually come in one of those stroller or car seat see-through bags,” said Neumann.She says the problems continued after he opened his luggage.“All of his work gear was ruined such as his work boots, his hard hat was melted, his hi-viz gear was completely…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 19, 2025 5:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is warning people in at least three provinces against using unauthorized sexual enhancement products that may pose serious health risks. The agency says it has seized various products from stores in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario that have been found to contain “dangerous ingredients.” Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Many of those products were found to contain sildenafil, a prescription drug for erectile dysfunction…
A Vernon, B.C., woman is sharing her her health story in hopes of it serving as a reminder to always listen to your body. “If it doesn’t feel right and something is telling you that something is off, pay attention to that,” said Carla Buchanan.Last June, Buchanan, who is a trail and ultra runner, was training for an upcoming race when she suffered a major setback.“I experienced a very sharp sudden pain in my mid-back, ” the 52-year-old woman said. “I really felt like I just tweaked my back.”The pain, she said, came and went but soon began impacting her…
Jon Cooper is a hockey coach. He’s also aware of the world outside the rink. Relations between Canada and the United States are as frosty as they’ve been in a long time.U.S. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly America’s northern neighbour and close ally should become its “51st state.” There have been tariff threats. Canada said it would respond in kind if the hammer fell.Political rhetoric has been ratcheted up on both sides of the border.Tensions are high.It’s against that backdrop Canada and the U.S. will play Thursday’s final of the 4 Nations Face-Off — the biggest men’s international hockey…
Sunwing Airlines says all flights heading to southern destinations from Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday have been cancelled as the airline works to return customers stranded abroad by a slew of recent flight delays. The airline said in a statement on its website that the cancellations for Feb. 19 are being done to get those travellers stranded due to recent weather disruptions, availability constraints and “extremely limited” hotel capacity back home.According to the airline, all affected customers who were to fly out of Toronto will receive a full refund to their original form of payment within 21 business days.“This…
The federal government is promising more than $25 million to help build a new “community hub” in the Village of Lytton years after much of the B.C. town was wiped out by fire. Source link
Saskatchewan RCMP are set to provide an update at 4 p.m. on the quadruple homicide that occurred on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on Feb. 4. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, and Inspector Ashley St. Germaine, Senior Investigative Officer with the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes Branch are expected to speak on the investigation.The last time RCMP spoke on the homicide was on Feb. 11, when the identity of the victims was released. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 19, 2025 4:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Advocates and opposition parties say Nova Scotia’s new budget fails to adequately address the crisis of gender-based violence. Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives introduced a $17.6-billion budget on Tuesday for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which made note of $100 million in previously announced funding for intimate-partner and gender-based violence.Since October, six women in Nova Scotia have been killed by their male partners. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when…
