Snowstorm closes schools to in-person learning in Waterloo Region, Guelph on Monday

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 forces Hamilton area schools to close – Hamilton

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

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 […]

Lowry listed as out for ‘personal reasons’ Monday

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 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

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 […]

Beloved Vancouver dance studio shutters for good citing COVID-19 restrictions

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 […]