c Together we make a difference - Hungary By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 OM Hungary works alongside partner organisations to bring comfort and Jesus’ love to refugees in Budapest. Full Article
c Transit through the storm - Macedonia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 “The timing couldn’t have been worse for refugees from Syria passing through Macedonia.” An OM worker shares about conditions in a Macedonian refugee transit camp. Full Article
c Ten years later hearts are changing - North Africa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 After 10 years in North Africa, an OM worker sees a change in the hearts of neighbours and friends. Full Article
c Woman at centre of deadly drugstore stabbing could be allowed to live in community: review board By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 16:37:03 EDT A woman found not criminally responsible for fatally stabbing a stranger in the heart at the makeup counter of a Toronto drugstore five years ago could ultimately be allowed to live in the community if the mental health facility where she is staying decides she can, the Ontario Review Board says. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c John Tory says COVID-19 pandemic will cost Toronto $1.5B as city announces 249 new cases By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 15:31:28 EDT Mayor John Tory, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's medical officer of health, and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, head of the city's emergency response team, spoke at a city hall news conference Thursday afternoon. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Korean baseball is back, but 'bizarre.' Here's why Blue Jays fans should be paying attention By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:26:51 EDT A sports writer covering the strange return of South Korea's baseball season says fans should brace for similarly odd experience in Toronto, if and when the 2020 season begins. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c 44 positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Conestoga Meats: public health By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:27:55 EDT Region of Waterloo Public Health says there are 44 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Breslau meat processing facility Conestoga Meats. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
c Ontario rejects regional phase-outs of COVID-19 restrictions By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT Despite sharp differences in the impact of COVID-19 in different parts of Ontario, the Ford government is rejecting a region-by-region approach to loosening emergency restrictions. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Why Ontario isn't yet letting residents expand their COVID-19 social bubbles By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:32:00 EDT Some provinces are moving to allow people to double their so-called COVID-19 social bubbles. Chris Glover looks at why that's not yet happening in Ontario. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Nurse delivers baby in hospital parking lot during COVID-19 pandemic By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:44:00 EDT Karla Bell was outside an Orangeville hospital waiting to start her nursing shift when she heard a cry for help from a car in the parking lot. She ran up to find a woman in labour in the passenger seat. Natalie Kalata tells us the incredible story of how this baby was born. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c The pandemic’s impact on Toronto’s islands By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 19:04:00 EDT Toronto’s islands are closed to the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and there’s no word on when tourists can return. Ali Chiasson looks at the impact the pandemic will have on the islands. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Toronto officials report 180 new cases of COVID-19 as city prepares to partially reopen some businesses By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:07:30 EDT Toronto officials reported 180 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a figure that represents a dip when compared to the more than 200 cases announced daily this week. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Having COVID-19-related dreams? Two Toronto filmmakers want to draw them By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:26:00 EDT Hanna Jovin and Adrian Morphy say many, including themselves, have been experiencing strange and vivid dreams since the pandemic began and the pair decided to illustrate and share them on social media. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Ontario has now lost more than 1 million jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:20:01 EDT Approximately one out of every seven Ontarians who were working before the coronavirus pandemic hit the province have now lost their jobs, according to Statistics Canada's latest national labour survey. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Family of Toronto PSW who died of COVID-19 says his death was due to lack of PPE at his workplace By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 22:38:20 EDT Leonard Rodriquez's grieving loved ones say he was a man who would drop everything to help those in need. But they say his death could have been prevented if he'd had the personal protective gear he needed to do his job. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c I was totally prepared to quarantine for COVID-19 — and my family got it anyway By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT Living on a 10-acre plot of land 100 kilometres outside Toronto, David Stevens thought he and his family were well prepared to ride out the COVID-19 quarantine. But after a call from his mother, he learned that even the best laid plans can go wrong. Full Article Radio
c What it's like to wait for a lung transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT Lindsay Forsyth Brochu thought by now she'd have the double-lung transplant she's been waiting for. But she had the misfortune being put on the waitlist the day after most surgeries were suspended in Ontario due to COVID-19. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Scammers taking advantage of rising demand for pandemic puppies By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a spike in demand for puppies and an opportunity for scammers who are charging inflated prices for dogs not ready to be adopted out or with missing or bogus papers. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Read the stories of this week's CBC Toronto 'Front-line Heroes' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:00:00 EDT CBC Toronto wants to introduce you to all the people making a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic through a series we're calling Front-line Heroes. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Snowbirds scrap Saturday flyover in southern Ontario due to weather By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:54:41 EDT Poor visibility from winter-like weather has put a halt on the Snowbirds aerobatics team's plans to fly over southern Ontario on Saturday. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Ontario allows school staff to work in hospitals as province confirms 346 new COVID-19 cases By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:55:02 EDT Ontario reported its lowest new COVID-19 case count of the week on Saturday with 346 new confirmed cases of the virus. Meanwhile, the government has issued an emergency order allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and women's shelters. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c Opponents of County Rd. 42 mega-hospital trying for another appeal By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 20:25:46 EDT The Citizens for an Accountable Mega Hospital Planning Process are in court trying to get leave to appeal a ruling that dismissed their appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal over the location of the mega-hospital. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Former provincial lab on Huron Church Road could have tested for COVID-19 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:00 EDT Located on Huron Church Road, the lab was one of 12 such facilities run by the Ontario government, and processed tests for diseases like tuberculosis and West Nile virus. But it was demolished to make way for the Herb Gray Parkway. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c CBC Windsor May 7 COVID-19 update: Here's what's happening today By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:43:54 EDT Here's a look at what's happening in our area on Thursday, May 7. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Ontario reports 399 new COVID-19 cases as number of patients on ventilators drops By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:36:23 EDT The province's networks of labs processed 15,179 tests in the last 24 hours, more than any of the three days previous but still short of the 16,000 tests per day target set back in April. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c For past 2 weeks, this Windsor resident handed out food and necessities to those without a home By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 07:05:40 EDT Every few days for the past two weeks, Windsor resident Joseph Antone has loaded up his red pick-up truck with food, water, fruit and other essential supplies for people who need it most. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Lambton County resident pleads with officials to address dangerous intersection By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:39:58 EDT Lambton County resident Joeleen DeGurse-MacDonald still has memories of the fatal vehicle collisions she's witnessed at the intersection of Kimball Road and Petrolia Line. Now in her 50s, DeGurse-MacDonald said she vividly remembers an accident that took place when she was only five-years-old, eating a pear picked from an orchard on her family's farm at the northest intersection of Kimball and Petrolia. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Frost, record-breaking low temperatures expected for Windsor-Essex Friday night By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:40:53 EDT If you think it's cold this morning, just wait — the forecast low for Friday night is –3 C. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c FCA's Windsor Assembly Plant, Ford looking to restart this May as union works to ensure safety By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:21:41 EDT As automakers look to restart the industry, union representatives are looking to ensure safety is the number one priority for workers. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Windsor man dies following Lakeshore collision, say OPP By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:14:23 EDT OPP are investigating a fatal crash that took place in Lakeshore Thursday night. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c CBC Windsor May 8 COVID-19 update: Here's what's happening today By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:48:31 EDT Here's a look at what's happening in our area on Friday, May 8. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Community spread blamed for over half of Ontario's new COVID-19 cases, 'perplexing' top doctor By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:35:27 EDT After several days in which fewer than 400 cases of COVID-19 were added to the provincial tally, Friday's report was up again, with 477 new cases reported. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
c OPP officer punished after delays allow driver to evade prosecution in fatal Kingsville crash By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:16:54 EDT An Essex County OPP officer has been slapped with a cut in pay because of "inexplicable" investigative delays into a fatal collision, allowing the at-fault driver to "evade criminal prosecution." Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c 14 patients died at Windsor's field hospital, most did not want resuscitation says chief of staff By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:43:55 EDT Of the 58 people who have died due to COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex, 14 of them were patients at Windsor Regional Hospital's field hospital. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Windsor has highest jobless rate in Canada for fourth month straight By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:53:59 EDT Windsor's unemployment rate soared even higher in April, according to Statistics Canada numbers released Friday. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Essex County OPP release sketch of man who allegedly impersonated an officer By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 15:51:52 EDT According to OPP, a man allegedly pulled over a woman on April 23 driving on Naylor Side Road near the intersection of North Talbot Road, while "wearing clothing resembling the uniform of a police officer." Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Former teacher found guilty of professional misconduct, has teaching licence revoked By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:06:22 EDT Former Windsor high school drama teacher John Nabben was found guilty on Thursday, May 7 of professional misconduct, and has had his teaching licence revoked. Full Article News/Canada/Windsor
c Trump administration shelves expert guidelines on reopening U.S. economy By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 15:02:30 EDT Documents created by the top disease investigators in the U.S. meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centres and restaurants during the still-raging pandemic have been shelved by the Trump administration. Full Article News/World
c Train kills 14 labourers laid off in coronavirus lockdown in India By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:52:18 EDT A train killed 14 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track in India on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs amid the coronavirus lockdown, police said. Full Article News/World
c Pro-democracy, Pro-Beijing camps scuffle at Hong Kong legislature By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:46:17 EDT Scuffles broke out at Hong Kong's legislature Friday, with security guards ejecting several pro-democracy lawmakers, including one who was carried out by medics on a stretcher after he was injured. Full Article News/World
c Madagascar ships unproven herbal remedy for COVID-19 to several African nations By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:32:17 EDT Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its efficacy is unproven. Full Article News/World
c Spirited WW II vet recounts the end of the war By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:54:00 EDT Tommy Parkinson, a 97-year-old British army veteran, talks about his wartime experiences, including the end of World War II. Full Article News/World
c Arrests made in shooting death of black man in Georgia after outcry By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:50:16 EDT Late Thursday, Georgia father and son Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael were arrested in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man. Full Article News/World
c Vice-president's press secretary the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:22:01 EDT The White House says it is conducting contact tracing after the U.S. vice-president's press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for coronavirus. Full Article News/World
c Cardinal tries to disavow petition that raises conspiracies about coronavirus lockdowns By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:03:31 EDT Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Vatican's liturgy office, claims he never signed a petition claiming the coronavirus is an over-hyped "pretext" to deprive the faithful of Mass. Full Article News/World
c COVID-19 pandemic unleashing 'tsunami of hate,' says UN chief By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:25:50 EDT UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering" and appealed for "an all-out effort to end hate speech globally." Full Article News/World
c Top White House officials buried CDC coronavirus report: AP By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:07:19 EDT The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press. Full Article News/World
c Putin presides over slimmed down Victory Day as coronavirus cases rise By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 08:08:56 EDT Russia marked 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak forced it to scale back celebrations seen as boosting support for President Vladimir Putin. Full Article News/World
c Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant in India after deadly gas leak By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:21:20 EDT Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in southern India at the gates of the site on Saturday and demanded the factory be shut down immediately and its top management arrested. Full Article News/World
c 'Thanks for ripping me off': B.C. government, ICBC hit with $900M proposed class action lawsuit By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 07:00:00 EST A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court which, if successful, could mean every ICBC-insured motorist and crash victim will be in line for a share of almost $1 billion. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia