Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says questions about her leadership are in the rearview mirror — for now. Her sentiments come after party tensions have cooled in recent days. On Sunday, party executives called off a non-confidence vote set to take place this week. Had that vote taken place, it could have kick-started the […]

Calgary police charged a man with voyeurism after he allegedly went into a women’s washroom in the Northland Village shopping centre on Monday. A woman noticed that another stall was occupied as she entered a free one, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Officers did not mention the time of the incident. […]

Mindfulness meditation has shown promising results when it comes to treating depression in patients who have been newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, or MS, a study from researchers at London’s Lawson Health Research Institute has found. “Mindfulness is bringing people into the moment rather than worrying about what could happen in the future or […]

Marie Pontini is a competitive bodybuilder who likes to keep active. But she’s frustrated that she cannot always get to where she wants to. There isn’t always access for her wheelchair, which she uses because she has multiple sclerosis. “New buildings, they have to be accessible,” she told Global News, “but there’s no guidelines […]

Western University is launching scholarships in honour of Madiha Salman and Salman Afzaal, two of the victims of the June 6 London, Ont., vehicle attack, which also killed their 15-year-old daughter and Salman’s mother and severely injured their nine-year-old son. A 20-year-old is facing terrorism charges in the case. Read more: Removal of makeshift […]

A Montreal man living with multiple sclerosis has been denied a permit to build a wheelchair lift in front of his apartment. Claude Varin can’t leave his second floor apartment as often as he’d like.  There are 18 steps to get to his front door from the street. He’s in a wheelchair, so back […]

There is a tough choice being made by people living with a disability in New Brunswick. In order to maintain their social assistance from the Department of Social Development, advocates say they are being forced to choose between basic income and living with the person they love. The household income policy, or the HIP […]

An air quality statement has been issued for much of Alberta as smoke from wildfires burning on the west coast has made its way across the province. Environment Canada issued the warning Thursday morning. “Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility,” the statement read. Poor air quality special weather statement issued […]

Both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University are offering staff and students the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on campus. A vaccination clinic opened at the University of Waterloo on Monday, offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read more: University of Waterloo planning for on-campus learning in the fall “This is a […]

The Special Investigations Unit has determined there are no grounds for charges against London police officers after an impaired driving suspect was injured during the course of his arrest. The 22-year-old man suffered a fractured little finger on his left hand in the March 14 incident, which saw a white Volkswagon on Tecumseh Avenue […]