WHO declares mpox a global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time, on the heels of a continental emergency [...]
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Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims, schools to reopen
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday May 10 a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said [...]
Kenya floods: All passengers survive after bus was swept away
Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya. The bus, with about 51 [...]
AFC Leopards Toronto Branch fan club celebrates Ingwe’s 60th anniversary
Kenya’s oldest football club AFC Leopards (Ingwe) has been celebrating their 60th anniversary, and the Toronto Branch fan club’s celebration was momentous. Over 40 [...]
Bank of Canada warns country faces “low productivity emergency”
A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation may be more of a threat [...]
Ontario school boards sue social media giants
Four major Ontario school boards are taking some of the largest social media companies to court over their products, alleging the way they’re designed has [...]
Trudeau promises a new “Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights”
The federal government will create a new “Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights,” which would require landlords to disclose their properties’ rental [...]
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney commemorated at state funeral
Prominent Canadians, political leaders, and family members remembered former prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan Brian Mulroney as an ambitious and [...]
B.C. health workers heading to Kenya for volunteer mission
Twenty-three medical professionals are heading overseas for a volunteer mission in Kenya. The health-care workers are heading to Mombasa to assist in treating children who [...]
Ontario adding mandatory Black history learning to Grades 7, 8 and 10 courses
Ontario’s education minister says the province is introducing mandatory learning on the contributions of Black Canadians to history courses in Grades 7, 8 and 10. [...]