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Oct 7, 2024 | 
island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Peter Harris
A few weeks ago, the Sri Lankan community in Australia lost one its most distinguished sons, Dr P R Wkiramanayake, known as Ranji to his friends, an accomplished and highly regarded endocrinologist. He was 92 years of age and hailed from a distinguished family with its origins in Galle. The ancestry and genealogy of the family is well recorded in the book “Galle as quiet as asleep “(1993) by Norah Roberts. The elder son of E.G. Wikramanayake, Queens Counsel, Ranji was born into the lap of luxury.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Heather Stefanson is no longer leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. The former prime minister announced over the weekend that she would resign on Monday. She said the role was an honor of a lifetime. “Looking forward, I am excited to watch our party continue to grow as our members elect a new leader and stand up to this NDP government,” Stefanson said in a statement. Stefanson was first elected as an MLA in 2000 and was the first woman to become premier in Manitoba.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
As Albertans woke up to another day of extremely cold temperatures, the province’s power grid operator had put another grid alert in effect to warn of erratic power supplies. At 9:21 a.m., the warning was lifted, which the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) attributed to renewable energy capacity coming online.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Tiny shacks to house homeless people could soon be coming to Chatham as community officials in Chatham-Kent look for new ways to address the growing housing and homelessness crisis. A plan for 50 transitional huts to replace Victoria Park Place by May 2025 will be submitted to council, while final capital costs and recommended locations still need to be identified for final approval. “Obviously it’s a growing problem,” said the South Kent district attorney. Anthony Ceccacci.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Monday was another busy day in Calgary and some flights from Calgary International Airport were either delayed or canceled altogether. As of 2:30 p.m., 37 flights had been canceled, including 32 WestJet flights. Mara Acord lives in California but came to Banff to ski and visit her parents in Edmonton. Your WestJet flight to San Diego was canceled. “Super frustrating. It affects work and the things I have to take care of out there,” she said.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Laboratory services at a northern Manitoba hospital are so busy they are at risk of collapsing, the union representing health care professionals warned Monday. The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) said the laboratory at Thompson General Hospital operates 24 hours a day with only two technicians, putting patients at risk. “(The) Thompson Laboratory serves the largest geographic basin in Manitoba,” said Jason Linklater, MAHCP president.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
A Calgary contingent, including the mayor, traveled to Los Angeles last week to further expand the city’s relationships with several major film and television studios and streamers in Hollywood. Mayor Jyoti Gondek was in California on Thursday and Friday along with representatives from Calgary Economic Development (CED) and members of unions and guilds representing talent in film and television. They met with nine studios and streamers to discuss bringing more productions to the Calgary region.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Although the 10 defendants who logged into a virtual Ontario Superior Court trial Monday come from different areas of the province, they have two things in common: They are Indigenous, and they have faced marijuana-related charges since the early days Days of legalization. Except for one of them, their stories are similar: between 2019 and 2021, they owned or worked in cannabis dispensaries on First Nations without having the necessary licenses or approval from their supervisors and councils.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
The way courts in British Columbia decide who can keep a family pet after a separation or divorce is changing Monday as changes to the province’s Family Law Act come into force. Until now, the question of the so-called pet chairman has been regulated as part of the division of property. But a new section of “pet” legislation is changing that. V. Victoria Shroff, an animal rights lawyer in British Columbia, called the move welcome.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
canadatoday.news | Peter Harris
Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 15, 2024) – Further to its press release dated November 1, 2023, Deal Pro Capital Corporation (TSXV: DPCC.P) (the “Pursue“) is pleased to provide an update on its proposed acquisition (the “acquisition“) from Urban Utilities Contractors Inc. (“Urban“), which, if completed, will constitute the Company’s “qualifying transaction” under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“).
