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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:37:00 EDT‘The optics of it are not good’: Lisa LaFlamme’s shock ouster at CTV stuns colleagues, but not industry watchers
LaFlamme has been a journalist at CTV for 35 years and says the “business decision” by Bell Media to terminate her contract was sudden.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:12:52 EDTCTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme’s exit sparks shock on social media
Long-time viewers and former colleagues took to social media to express their shock about the decision to end Lisa LaFlamme’s contract.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:46:00 EDTAs epidural tube shortage looms large, obstetricians reassure pregnant patients alternatives are available
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have lead to many medication and medical device shortages, and the shortage of epidural catheters is the latest to cause headaches for hospital systems and worries for those giving birth about their options for pain...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:00:00 EDTWe asked African experts for their advice to Canada on monkeypox. Here’s what they said
‘If you see the house of your neighbour burning, don’t close your window, go and help him; because if you don’t, it will come to you at some point.’
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:46:00 EDTDoug Ford says he’ll extend ‘strong mayor’ powers to communities beyond Toronto and Ottawa
Ford is promising municipal leaders across the province that their powers “will be expanded” in line with the new strong-mayor authority for Toronto and Ottawa.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:05:00 EDT‘Strong mayor’ powers contingent on aligning with provincial goals
Experts say new powers would keep the mayor under the province’s thumb.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:27:00 EDTFormer Toronto mayors warn ‘Strong Mayors’ act will harm local democracy
If passed, the Strong Mayors, Building Housing Act risks ending meaningful municipal government in Toronto and Ottawa.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:03:00 EDTThis grandmother wanted to see her grandson graduate in Rwanda. Then she got to Toronto’s Pearson airport
Josepha Mukagatare, 75, saved for three years for the trip. A boarding agent wouldn’t let the dual Rwandan Canadian fly home without a visa.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:52:02 EDTMike Wilner: Yusei Kikuchi unravels and Blue Jays drop series opener to Orioles
The Jays are 6-14 this season when Kikuchi starts, 55-38 when anybody else does.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:05:00 EDTDoug Ford government offers lowest-paid school staff yearly 2% wage hike and others a 1.25% boost
For those earning less than $40,000, the province is offering an annual two per cent increase over four years.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:04:33 EDTMeet the party no one wants to lead: Alberta’s beleaguered Liberals are at a fateful crossroads
“Being leader of the Alberta Liberal party right now is, it’s not even a thankless job, it’s whatever the next level is after thankless.”