February 16, 2024 —Adnan Shah, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Manitoba, says it’s critical for patients like McClelland to be treated in a timely manner. “It’s a major surgery when you talk about reconstructing the joint,” said Shah. If a case progresses to a joint disease, “that’s where we would need total reconstruction.”Shah adds jaw replacement surgeries have seen success over the last 20 years.

February 17, 2024 00:54 UTC

CTVNorthernOntario.ca 6 pm Co-anchorSudburyFebruary 2024: Brendan Connor is no longer with the company. Brendan Connor has come full circle and has returned to his native Sudbury to co-anchor CTV News Northern Ontario at 6 p.m.Brendan is a veteran broadcaster with over 20 years in the business and has worked for major news organizations like CBC Radio, CBC Television, TSN, Al Jazeera English and for IOC Television at various Olympics. After starting out at CBC Radio as a news reporter and anchor, Brendan moved to TSN to anchor the nightly program ‘TSN Sportsdesk' for seven years. Having a keen interest in world news and international travel, Brendan jumped at an opportunity in 2006 to go work for Al Jazeera English. Brendan's father, Michael Connor anchored the news at CTV Northern Ontario when it was CKSO-TV and was very respected in the community during his tenure in the 1960s and 1970s.

February 16, 2024 22:53 UTC

Unifor Local 195's picket line at the Jamieson facility on Rhodes Drive on Thursday. (Dalson Chen/CBC)Unifor Local 195 represents 317 workers involved in the manufacturing and packaging of health supplements at the Jamieson facility at 4025 Rhodes Dr.Nabbout said Thursday that negotiations have stalled. (CBC News)Ruth Winker, a spokesperson for Jamieson, said the company "remains committed to ending this work stoppage as soon as possible." Striking Unifor Local 195 members hold up signs on the picket line at Jamieson Laboratories in Windsor. Dan Cipparrone, a Unifor Local 195 who works in inventory control at Jamieson Laboratories stands on the picket line.

February 16, 2024 22:33 UTC

York Regional Police have released footage of several suspects involved in a home invasion robbery in East Gwillimbury while residents were inside. The video shows the burglars wearing masks, dark clothing and armed with guns. Video shows the male resident held up a golf club but put it down once he saw the suspects who entered the house were armed. Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are looking for anyone who may have video surveillance or dashcam footage in the area at the time of the incident. Police say that if residents are home during a break-in, they should call 911 and leave the line open.

February 16, 2024 19:43 UTC

In a social media post, Trudeau said Navalny's courage was unparalleled as he sent his condolences to Navalny's family and supporters. WATCH: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Navalny's deathDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre condemned Putin for Navalny's death. NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson says she was horrified by reports of Navalny's death.

February 16, 2024 18:21 UTC





(Acadia University - image credit)A new education program set to start Acadia University this fall will create more opportunities to increase the number of African Nova Scotian teachers in schools. It will be targeted to African Nova Scotian student-support workers who already work in Nova Scotia schools and want to upgrade their skills to teach. She said it will also address gaps in representation and access within the education sector "that have historically faced African Nova Scotia learners in this province." "We know that we need more teachers in the system broadly and we know that we need teachers who identify as Black, African Nova Scotian, African descent," Parris-Drummond told Information Morning. "We are interested in the knowledge and the experience that these folks have already demonstrated in their work day-to-day in the school system in Nova Scotia as it relates to African Nova Scotian learners, African Nova Scotian communities," she said.

February 16, 2024 18:11 UTC

Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw put response times at the centre of his campaign for $20 million in additional funding this year. "I do expect response times to start to come down," Demkiw said during an interview with CBC Radio's Here and Now on Thursday. "But we are going to be re-evaluating response times and reporting them out publicly throughout the year and I do expect them to change, throughout the course of the year, in the right direction." Speaking to Here and Now, Demkiw didn't say where he hopes to see response times eventually land, but indicated they are an immediate priority for police management. "We are absolutely laser focused on evaluating our response times on a regular basis," he said.

February 16, 2024 17:41 UTC

February 16, 2024 —Angie Bruce, the new Vice-President (Indigenous) spoke with CBC’s Information Radio as she celebrates festivities with the UM community on Friday, Feb. 16, in advance of Louis Riel Day. This is the first year Riel, a Red River Métis leader, will be recognized as the honourary first premier of the Province of Manitoba. Listen here

February 16, 2024 16:45 UTC

The Prime Minister will participate in a fireside chat hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. The Prime Minister will attend the first day of the Festival du Voyageur. Note for media:Pooled photo opportunityMedia appearances:7:15 a.m. An interview with the Prime Minister will air on 92.7 CKJS’ Good Morning Philippines. 8:20 a.m. An interview with the Prime Minister will air on CBC Radio One Winnipeg’s Information Radio with Marcy Markusa. 8:35 a.m. An interview with the Prime Minister will air on Radio-Canada Manitoba’s 6 à 9 with Patricia Bitu Tshikudi.

February 16, 2024 15:57 UTC

Balsam said that while violent rhetoric does not always lead to violence, "the ecosystem of violent rhetoric within the anti-gender movement, compounded with other extreme worldviews, can lead to serious violence." CSIS warns that 'anti-2SLGBTQl+ narratives remain a common theme in violent rhetoric' online. "Anti-2SLGBTQl+ narratives remain a common theme in violent rhetoric espoused by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, the Freedom Movement, and networks such as Diagolon and QAnon." Pride group calls document 'disheartening'Alessandro Iachelli, executive director of Fierté Canada Pride, said the warnings are "disheartening" but not surprising. CSIS Director David Vigneault raised his concerns about violence directed at the 2SLGBTQI+ community in a public address late last year.

February 16, 2024 00:00 UTC

Montalban, who had a side gig as a pitchman, put “rich, Corinthian leather” into pop culture. As he and I sat in silence, making our way toward the Amagansett train station, the thought occurred that the endless TikTok he watches was no dumber than 1970s TV. There is no obvious way to measure the dumbness factor of late-’70s television against social media of the 2020s. One difference is reruns; a certain sibling of mine watched a lot of TV during those days, surely seeing the same “Fantasy Island” or “Six Million Dollar Man” uncountable times. It’s no wonder that 40-some years later, we Boomers are still chuckling about Corinthian leather.

February 15, 2024 23:33 UTC

(Air Canada - image credit)Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a grieving grandchild who claimed they were misled into purchasing full-price flight tickets by an ill-informed chatbot. "While a chatbot has an interactive component, it is still just a part of Air Canada's website. The Canadian Transportation Agency wrote that Air Canada's equipment purchases and planning decisions created inaccessible routes in its service. Moffatt sent a copy of the screenshot to Air Canada — pointing out the chatbot's advice to the contrary. Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

February 15, 2024 22:43 UTC

As Israel threatens to launch a military ground offensive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, members of the international community — including Canada — are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider. More than 28,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its military incursion into Gaza in October 2023, according to Palestinian officials. Israel has faced criticism from human rights agencies for its offensive, as well as accusations of genocide . Israel claims its offensive into the Gaza Strip is justified due to the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war. They are paying the highest price, unfortunately," NRC advocacy officer Yousef Hammash, who's in Rafah, told The Current on Tuesday.

February 15, 2024 20:27 UTC

Ramzi Okasha came to Rafah from northern Gaza's Saftawi neighbourhood with his wife and two kids. The 50-year-old former university lecturer in business administration sits in his tent, in a refugee camp, surrounded by his wife and kids, their belongings piled along the edges. Blankets, mats, bottles of water and backpacks are all that's left for this family, who've been fleeing for their lives for close to four months. Their journey first took them to Khan Younis back in October 2023, then to Alqsa University and finally to the southern tip of the Gaza Strip. Read the full report (new window)Yasmine Hassan (new window), Mohamed El Saife (new window) · CBC News ·

February 15, 2024 18:06 UTC

Winchester, VA (22601)TodayCloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph..TonightSome clouds. Low around 20F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

February 15, 2024 11:14 UTC