Bagpipes have the unique ability to help you mourn a loved one’s death while celebrating their life at the same time. Nolan Adam remembered this lesson from his grandfather, a funeral director, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The Penticton, B.C.-based managing partner of Providence Funeral Homes was inspired by his grandfather’s wisdom when he launched […]
Ontario has deferred the deadline for colleges and universities to sign onto a significant and controversial change to their provincial funding. The previous agreements between the province and post-secondary institutions expired in March 2020. The ministry had been working to sign new ones that would extend until 2025 — and would include new conditions for […]
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is set to move to the next phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan Friday. The so-called “yellow phase” means barbers and hair stylists can reopen, as well as churches and fitness facilities. Dental care, massage therapists, chiropractors and other “close contact” businesses and services will also be allowed to open. The new […]
OCEAN CITY, Md. ― A company in Baltimore has created “bumper tables” designed to allow people to practice social distancing while eating and talking in outdoor settings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The inflated tube tables created by Revolution Event Design & Production were debuted at Fish Tales, a restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, […]
MONTREAL ― Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. is seeking court protection from its creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to allow a restructuring of the retailer. The company said the application will be heard by the Quebec Superior Court on Tuesday. It said the process will allow the company to implement a restructuring plan that addresses […]
NEW YORK CITY — Ana Piccinino called New York’s unemployment agency 300 times Monday trying to get some help before rent day arrived April 1 and never got through. The Crown Heights tenant is among hundreds of thousands of desperate New Yorkers who won’t be able to pay rent after a stay-at-home order triggered mass […]
GREAT NECK, NY — Asian American restaurants and businesses on Long Island have seen customer traffic plummet in recent weeks, and a Great Neck lawmaker thinks unfounded fears about the new coronavirus is to blame. Representatives of more than a dozen businesses throughout Long Island, including in Great Neck, recently told state Sen. Anna Kaplan […]
Les oiseaux chantent à tue-tête, les sangliers se promènent en ville, les dauphins sont de sortie. Avec le confinement, animaux sauvages et plantes profitent du calme retrouvé, tandis que les humains, prennent plus le temps d’observer la nature. Aux premiers jours du confinement, les habitants des grandes villes ont redécouvert avec bonheur le gazouillis des […]
En ces temps de confinement, les Français ont plus que jamais besoin d’une connexion internet fiable et si possible rapide, que ce soit pour travailler ou se divertir. L’Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse (Arcep) profite de cette situation exceptionnelle pour donner quelques conseils élémentaires pour […]
Une trentaine de chercheurs à l’Elysée autour d’Emmanuel Macron, des ministres face à des représentants d’élus locaux : l’exécutif continue d’afficher sa mobilisation face au nouveau coronavirus, qui se rapproche du stade 3 de l’épidémie. Sommaire Restrictions réexaminées Pas de pénurie de masques Il semble “peu probable malheureusement” que la France échappe au stade 3 […]