Nearly 30K people gave up on waiting and walked out of Island Health ERs last year

Patients in British Columbia’s Island Heatlh region are the most likely to walk away from an emergency room without seeing a doctor. That’s one of the takeaways of new data highlighting just how much pressure the province’s ERs are facing. According to the …

Water-bus operators waiting for feds to approve bigger, better boat

After launching with much fanfare last summer, the water-bus service stationed at The Forks has been docked while the owners wait for a new boat with improved amenities to get government approval. Winnipeg Waterways, which has operated boat tours at The …

Naomi Osaka Breaks Silence After Emma Raducanu’s Underdog Run Silences Doubters: “Looking and Waiting”

Naomi Osaka landed in Washington, determined to make a fresh start after her Wimbledon round-three exit. The four-time Grand Slam champ looked sharp, blasting past Yulia Putintseva in her opener. Staying upbeat before her first-ever clash with Emma …

Fans still waiting on refunds after Epic Cons Chicago 3 abruptly canceled

Thousands of ticketholders are out a lot of money after a popular convention pulled the plug just days in advance. CHICAGO - Thousands of ticketholders lost money after a popular convention was abruptly canceled just days before it was set to begin. Epic …

One From the Roadside: Waiting can seem like forever

Waiting for your Great Salt Lake license plate? Check the mailbox in 4-6 weeks

If you ordered a Great Salt Lake license plate, you should get it within four to six weeks. But it might not look like you expected it to. The license plate design review board approved it Monday. It’s a white Utah plate with five characters, like existing …

Ohio marijuana tax: Cities still waiting for promised $20 million from the state

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Recreational marijuana sales have generated $55 million in taxes since sales began a year ago, but the Ohio cities that host the dispensaries still haven’t gotten a dime of it. While municipalities that host dispensaries were initially …

A week in hell: 'There are no safe zones in Gaza, only graveyards waiting for names'

If you've ever had a child who's had a night terror, you'll understand the trauma of watching your kid dissolve into an abyss from which you, their protector, are unable to rescue them. The only solace as a parent is the realisation - one that …

Hope Campus cuts programming, staff while waiting on federal grants

The Fort Smith shelter said it’s now leaning on the community to help raise $100,000 each month to keep operations running and avoid future cutbacks. FORT SMITH, Ark. — In the last few weeks, Hope Campus has been forced to cut back on key programs meant to …

Colman Domingo Started His Career in Circus and Bartended for 5 Years While Waiting for Career to Take Off By Sharareh ...

NEED TO KNOW Colman Domingo bartended and performed in a circus before his acting career took off The Sing Sing actor says he "did aerial web work and then trapeze and juggling and stilt walking" in a circus Domingo says he worked as a bartender …