Albert Wagner

Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. says it earned $22.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, down from $40.5 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based company says revenues were $255.6 million, up from $253.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2022. Diluted earnings per share were 65 cents, down from $1.13 a … Read more

MONTREAL – Ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to compete for Canada at the figure skating world championships this month amid sexual assault allegations surrounding the Danish-Canadian athlete. “We’re here today because we feel like we deserve to be here,” Sorensen said Wednesday at Bell Centre, the … Read more

For working parents with young children, daycare is an essential. However, for a growing number of families across Canada, finding a spot may feel more like a luxury. Mother Joanna Cowley is in a situation that thousands of Canadians are facing. Her maternity leave ends in June and she’s scheduled to return to … Read more

Markham Stouffville Hospital family physician Allan Grill says Ontario is facing a “crisis” in family doctor shortages, as an Ontario medical association warns that a large and potentially growing proportion of residents aren’t attached to a family doctor at all. “Ontarians should not stand for this,” Grill said in an interview Wednesday with … Read more

(NewsNation) — A 62-year-old German man who deliberately got over 200 shots of the coronavirus vaccine in 29 months did not see negative results, researchers said in a study published Monday. Not only did the man, identified as HIM, not suffer any side effects from his vaccinations, researchers said in the scientific journal Lancet Infectious … Read more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Two Kansas Citians are saying “We’ll Be Fine” after attending one of Drake’s concerts at the T-Mobile Center. Bebe Gist and Jaime Jimenez say the rapper gave them a new meaning to life with a promise of US$20,000 Sunday. “We are still shocked. It does not feel real,” Gist … Read more

Many countries that paused funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency are likely having second thoughts and payments could resume soon, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Wednesday.  Several countries, including the United States and Britain, paused their funding to UNRWA after accusations by Israel that a dozen of its 13,000 … Read more

Touching down in a destination via private jet, helicopter or yacht – or some combination of all three. Sweeping into a five-star hotel via a private entrance – alias ready, entourage in tow. Checking into a penthouse suite decked out for every desire. Dinner and drinks at the hottest restaurant in town. This is how … Read more

Toronto residents are being asked to check their measles vaccination status before their March Break travel plans due to what the city’s top doctor is calling a global “resurgence” of the disease. “With March Break approaching, it is a good time for everyone to check their immunization status and ensure they are fully … Read more

One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 COVID-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he became a walking experiment for … Read more