Nicole Thompson

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Nicole Thompson

Mark McKinney's impression of Canada's new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he said the process of portraying Mark Carney on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" is loose and playful. McKinney joined as a guest to take on Carney in this week's episode of the CBC TV sketch show, opposite a U.S. President Donald Trump portrayed by his longtime friend and fellow Mark: Critch. "Just between myself and Critch, we're improvising stuff.

2 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Nicole Thompson

Manischewitz wine is a mainstay of Jewish celebrations and ceremonies, but it’s manufactured in New York so many provinces have pulled it from the shelves in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on some Canadian goods. As a knock-on effect, Manischewitz will be missing from many Canadian Passover Seders, which Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich said “seems to be becoming a symbol of the wider suffering and hurt that Canada is going through” because of the division between the two countries.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Nicole Thompson

'Nowhere more powerless than at a border': What immigration lawyers are telling U.S.-bound travellers about cellphonesTORONTO — The Canadian government has warned would-be travellers they may face more scrutiny at the United States border — including the search of electronic devices. Though immigration lawyers say there's no change in the law for Canadians travelling to the U.S., existing rules may be applied more strictly, as indicated by the updated advisory Global Affairs Canada issued Friday.

2 weeks ago | 953thebeach.com | Nicole Thompson

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3 weeks ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Nicole Thompson |Brendan Kergin |Daniel Wagner |Kyle Balzer

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — A local medical officer of health who's dealing with a massive measles outbreak in southwestern Ontario cautions against associating the spread of the illness with a single demographic. Southwestern Public Health Unit's Dr. Ninh Tran says measles is an "equal opportunity" virus for the unvaccinated. His comments come as the region, which encompasses St. Thomas and Woodstock, reports 34 new cases over the past week, for a total of 296 since the outbreak began in October.