An Amherstburg, Ont., nurse has returned to Canada from Haiti, where she was part of a volunteer team helping people in the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation. She says she saw injuries “as bad or worse as we saw” in the 2010 catastrophic quake.
Day: August 23, 2021
The Edmonton Elks say nine players have tested positive for COVID-19. The update comes a day after the CFL postponed Thursday’s game between the Argonauts and Elks at Toronto after an unspecified number of Edmonton players tested positive.
On August 23, 2021, Terry Driver, an inmate from Mountain Institution died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
Nick Volpe, who played a key role in the Toronto Argonauts’ victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the infamous 1950 “Mud Bowl” has died. He was 95. The Argonauts confirmed Volpe’s death in a release Monday. No cause of death was given.
The B.C. government has announced a plan to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for anyone who wants to attend a concert, sports game, movie, restaurant, nightclub, casino or fitness class.