Snowstorm closes schools to in-person learning in Waterloo Region, Guelph on Monday
Students in Waterloo Region and Guelph were expected to return to in-person learning on Monday but Mother Nature decided to take a dump on those plans. A nasty snowstorm hit the area overnight and forced the Waterloo Region District School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic […]
Winter storm expected to hamper travel across Hamilton, Niagara on Monday – Hamilton
The Hamilton area extending to the Niagara Peninsula continues to be under a winter storm warning, with another 10 to 15 cm of snow expected on Monday. In all, Environment Canada believes 25 to 45 cm of the white staff will have fallen since Sunday night with more to come before ending in the […]
Winter storm forces Hamilton area schools to close – Hamilton
The first big winter storm of the season is impacting travel and schools in the Hamilton area Monday. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board announced in a tweet early Monday that its schools are closed and students will not be offered online learning. ALERT: All remote, eLearning, child care, and in-person learning is cancelled today, […]
List of Greater Toronto Area school cancellations amid winter storm for Monday, Jan. 17
Here is a list of in-person school closures and bus cancellations for the Greater Toronto Area due to weather on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Most schools have switched to remote learning for the day, with some exceptions. Toronto District School Board: in-person school cancelled. Students will learn virtually. Toronto Catholic District School Board: in-person school […]
Toronto District School Board moves classes online due to winter snow storm – Toronto
The Toronto District School Board is moving classes online as a major winter snow storm sweeps the region Monday morning. TDSB made the official call shortly after 6 a.m. On what was supposed to be the first day back to school, after two weeks of online learning following the Christmas Break due to Omicron, […]
Environment Canada warns winter storm headed for southern Quebec, school boards cancel Monday classes – Montreal
Environment Canada is warning residents in southern Quebec to brace for a winter storm, prompting many school boards and private schools to cancel Monday’s first day of in-person classes. The forecaster says a storm brewing in the United States is making its way to southern Quebec, including the greater Montreal area and the Laurentians. […]
Lowry listed as out for ‘personal reasons’ Monday
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 16, 2022 7:53 pm Updated January 16, 2022 7:54 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ MIAMI – The Toronto Raptors’ much-anticipated reunion with […]
North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea in 4th launch this month: Seoul – National
North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might amid paused diplomacy with the United States and pandemic border closures. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North likely fired […]
After seven terms, former Splatsin First Nation chief talks legacy, future
Wenecwtsin, known by many as Wayne Christian, is looking ahead to a new chapter in his life after serving seven straight terms as Kúkpi7 (Chief) of the Splatsin First Nation. In the Jan. 10, 2022 Splatsin election, Wenecwtsin was unseated by former councillor Doug Thomas by just five votes. “It’s been an interesting transition […]
Edmonton lab to offer at-home PCR testing as Alberta Health continues to limit access – Edmonton
With Alberta Health limiting who can get a PCR test for COVID-19, timely testing is a struggle right now for many. However, a local company believes it has a solution that doesn’t require a person to leave their house. The microbiologists behind TestnTravel are rolling out an at-home testing service this week called “Testuber.” […]
Beloved Vancouver dance studio shutters for good citing COVID-19 restrictions
After four rounds of pandemic restrictions, a popular Vancouver dance studio is calling it quits. For 12 years, Mount Pleasant’s D2 Dance Studio offered an environment, as much social as educational, where people came to salsa, bachata, zouk and more. But with repeated closures and restrictions on in-person activities aimed at slowing the spread […]
Quebec returns to in person classes this week, but parents denounce lack of safety measures – Montreal
Thousands of elementary and high school students are set to return to in-person learning across Quebec this week, but parents say they’re concerned the province hasn’t done enough to ensure classrooms safety amid COVID-19‘s virulent fifth wave. Premier Francois Legault announced last week he would proceed with a plan to reopen schools to in-person […]