Musicians perform onstage as part of Tangorium, a multimedia show presented at the Brockville Concert Association in October. The concert association is entirely run by volunteers, and says it risked dissolving because of a lack of them. Performers with the classical and jazz youth concert presented by The Brockville Concert Association in 2022. These musicians performed in a classical and jazz youth concert presented by the Brockville Concert Association in 2022. Groups and charities across the city continue to feel the volunteer shortage, Volunteer Ottawa's executive director Christine Trauttmansdorff says.

The Canadian PressVANCOUVER — Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver, having recently been discharged from hospital after an accident. He's glad to be out of the "crazy" emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital where he spent a night earlier this month. But what he really dreams of is a call from BC Housing. Light spent New Year’s Eve trying to get the engine of the RV running to stay warm while trying to imagine better times ahead.

Dingwell says she can't work a shift at the ER without at least one person coming in to request a sick note. Trust your employees and pay for sick leave: expertsCalls for more paid sick leave increased with the COVID-19 pandemic, as staying home to keep everyone safe became a regular chorus. A 2023 report by Statistics Canada found that self-reported coverage of paid sick leave "increased moderately" between 1995 and 2022. Dingwell says more paid sick leave is one of the best ways to reduce sick note requests. Part of a note from Dr. Gregory Sawisky requesting a patient's employer pay $35 for a sick note to allow the employee time off work.

The Canadian PressAlexandre Daigle sat down to relive his life in the spotlight. The videos and images that flashed before him included times both good and bad. The 50 goals he scored in youth hockey, getting selected first overall at the 1993 NHL draft by the Ottawa Senators, being tabbed as the game's next superstar, the multi-million dollar contract that shook the sport. Laid out in front of Daigle were also his struggles on the ice, the suffocating pressure faced he alone, the colourful quotes, the rumours ab

The Canadian PressVANCOUVER — Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver, having recently been discharged from hospital after an accident. He's glad to be out of the "crazy" emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital where he spent a night earlier this month. But what he really dreams of is a call from BC Housing. Light spent New Year’s Eve trying to get the engine of the RV running to stay warm while trying to imagine better times ahead.

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Eldon Murray of the Postmaster's Bakery spent part of January learning about breads and pastries at the Ferrandi culinary school in Paris. Murray says he's learned a lot in a short period and is eager to bring it back to Newfoundland. Murray said he's excited to take what he's learned back to St. John's. Murray says he's excited to take what he's learned back to St. John's. It probably won't be long before what he's learned in France — and from unrelated, impromptu cooking classes in Turkey — hits menus in St. John's, he said.

Human trafficking cases are often underreported, one advocate says. 401 corridor frequently used by traffickersCornwall's location makes it "an attractive region" for crime, Foy said. It's owned by the Ontario Truck Driving School, and used as part of the Know Human Trafficking public education campaign. This truck, wrapped in messaging created by the Know Human Trafficking campaign, is being driven on Ontario's Highway 401 to raise awareness about what to do in case someone spots the signs of human trafficking. Majority of calls to trafficking hotline from OntarioCalls from Ontario represented 67 per cent of human trafficking incidents disclosed to the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking's hotline between 2019 and 2022.

A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected an environmental group's request for an injunction to stop work at the site of the future Northvolt plant, a massive, multi-billion-dollar EV battery installation east of Montreal. Work had recently begun but was halted when the Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement (CQDE), filed the injunction request in mid-January, calling for the work to stop. WATCH | The innovation minister explains why the Northvolt plant is a good choice:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. The CQDE also reacted to the decision Friday afternoon, saying it remains concerned about how destructive the Northvolt project will be.

1936-2024 Ed passed away peacefully in Ottawa, Ontario, on January 11, 2024, at the age of 87. Ed was predeceased by his former spouses, Ellen Meiksins Wood (m. 2014-2016) and Lucille Broadbent (m. 1971-2006), he is also survived by ex-wife, Yvonne Yamaoka (m. 1961 div. John Edward Broadbent was born in Oshawa, Ontario, on March 21, 1936, to Percy Broadbent, a General Motors worker, and Mary Welsh, a homemaker. He returned to the House of Commons from 2004-2006 when he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre. A state funeral in memory of the Honourable John Edward Broadbent will be held at 4 p.m. on January 28th at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa.

Maltais captures third individual distance medal of World Cup seasonSALT LAKE CITY, USA– Valérie Maltais earned her first career World Cup medal in the women’s 3000m, winning bronze during the first day of the ISU World Cup in Salt Lake City. Coming into the competition after winning gold in the 3000m at the ISU Four Continents Championships last weekend, Maltais (La Baie, Que.) earned a third-place finish in the distance, taking the bronze with a time of 3:59.71 (+2.85). She is currently ranked in the top-10 of World Cup standings in both the Mass Start (2nd) and Long Distances (3rd). The ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Salt Lake City continues tomorrow with the women’s and men’s 500m, 1500m and Team Pursuit.

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"We have been successful in the past improving projects like this, so when it comes to the future of Bay du Nord, we remain optimistic," said Løseth. The well will target a prospect called Sitka, and is part of Equinor's effort to firm up the amount of oil in the Bay du Nord field. But we want to clarify the resource potential in and around Bay du Nord," he said. "We need to look at other ways of developing Bay du Nord," Løseth explained. "If we can make Bay du Nord happen, there will be a lot of jobs to the province, there will be a lot of revenues coming into the province.

But they didn’t have to rely on a search to find out about the Olde Angel Inn and its haunted reputation..Hutchie grew up in Niagara Falls, graduating from A.N. “But the Olde Angel Inn is really old. The guest for the Olde Angel Inn episode is Zoé de Grand’Maison, who played Evelyn Evernever on CW’s Riverdale and Gracie Johanssen on BBC America’s sci-fi thriller Orphan Black. Their conclusion about the Olde Angel Inn? “The Olde Angel was definitely chaotic, such a wild ride with many ups and downs,” Hutchie says.