OTTAWA — The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says it is “unacceptable” that one of the agency’s managers ignored advice and vacationed in Jamaica last fall. Iain Stewart says although the trip taken by Dominique Baker in November was not related to her work for the federal agency, its employees are expected […]
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Ottawa women’s shelter was linked to two long-term care workers who were staying at the facility because their income couldn’t cover their rent, an independent commission has heard. Dr. Jeff Turnbull, the medical director of Ottawa Inner City Health, described the situation in his testimony before the Long Term Care […]
MONTREAL — Quebec on Friday defended its decision to reopen schools despite soaring COVID-19 infections and related hospitalizations, with one public health official saying classrooms aren’t the primary drivers of transmission. The government announced new measures this week to curb rising infections, including an 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday, but chose to reopen primary schools as […]
Ontario is facing “the most serious situation we’ve ever been in” as COVID-19 cases climb and intensive care unit (ICU) beds fill up, Premier Doug Ford warned Friday. He said the province will release new modelling early next week that will be a “wake-up call” to Ontarians and called for people to follow public health […]
– WWE is negotiating with NBC Universal about airing Superstars and NXT exclusively on Hulu.com. – WWE is looking to hire a new “Live Event Booking Assistant” that will work at company headquarters in Stamford, CT. For more information, visit WWE-Careers.com. – Earlier this week, Evan Bourne announced on Twitter that he had the ‘PICC’ […]
During a recent interview with the The Miami Herald, TNA star Mr. Anderson spoke about working with “living legend” Jeff Hardy, TNA’s hectic travel schedule affecting him mentally and physically and the differences between TNA and WWE. Here are some highlights of what Mr. Anderson said about: Wrestling Jeff Hardy: “I’m dealing with a guy […]
Dolph Ziggler spoke to Marvel.com’s “Fightin’ Fanboys” to promote this weekend’s WWE Over The Limit pay-per-view and spoke about his #HEEL catchphrase, plans for the 1,000th episode of WWE RAW and more. Here are some highlights from the interview: Marvel.com: Your hash tag #HEEL is pretty popular here at the Marvel offices—a lot of us […]
– WWE has announced the next live SmackDown special will take place Tuesday, July 3rd from Corpus Christi, Texas. Superstars from both brands are being advertised for the show, including John Cena. This will likely be a 4th of July special. – Alberto Del Rio turns 35 years old today. – Ezekiel Jackson has launched […]
TNA has issued the following for the new TNA Hall of Fame: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES “TNA HALL OF FAME” WITH FIRST INDUCTEE TO BE ANNOUNCED AT “SLAMMIVERSARY” ON JUNE 10 NASHVILLE, TN – (June 1, 2012) – TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announced the beginning of a “TNA Hall of Fame” with the first inductee to […]
– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures: RAW on 6/1 in Alexandria, Louisiana drew 5,300 for $150,000. RAW on 6/2 in Mobile, Alabama drew 3,500 fans for $120,000. SmackDown on 6/2 in Augusta, Georgia drew 4,500 fans for $120,000. RAW on 6/3 in Birmingham, Alabama drew 5,500 fans for $140,000. SmackDown on 6/3 in […]