Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police have arrested a man after they were called to a report of a firearm being discharged in Portage la Prairie, Man. RCMP officers were called to the incident at a business in the 1200 block of Saskatchewan Avene on Feb. 26, …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 29, 2024 7:29 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada is set to release its fourth quarter gross domestic product report on Thursday. A preliminary estimate from the federal agency suggests real gross domestic product increased …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 28, 2024 4:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was …

A disability advocate is raising the alarm after a woman with mobility issues found herself trapped in her Toronto apartment for days when the only elevator in the building was taken out of service. The elevator at the building, located on Dawes Road in East York, has not been usable …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Louis Riel School Division in Manitoba is proposing full-day kindergarten across all of its schools in the fall as it grapples with an increase of almost 1,000 new students. Division board member Chris Sigurdson says eight schools are currently participating in …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some schools were closed due to power outages and the Halifax Transit ferries briefly suspended service during a wind and rainstorm Thursday. Wind and rain warnings are in effect for most of the province, with up to 20 millimetres of rain and …

Hundreds of people lined up in the cold and rain outside a Kingston health clinic for hours Wednesday morning, desperate to find a doctor. It marked the third day in a row a line stretched for blocks outside CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic on Sutherland Drive after the clinic …

Toronto is spending thousands of dollars every week to place men and women with whistles on street corners as gridlock in the city reaches breaking point. A long-running municipal program puts city-trained staff and Toronto police officers at intersections to keep wayward drivers in line, in an attempt to quell …

Winnipeg Jets fans finally have some answers after a week of turmoil over the NHL team’s future in Winnipeg. Five days ago, Jets chairperson Mark Chipman said current season ticket sale numbers were “not going to work over the long haul,” with the team’s season ticket base dropping by 27 …

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce exceeded estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by gains in its domestic personal and business banking unit that offset a blow from higher provisions it set aside for potential bad debts. Although higher interest rates have slowed demand for bank loans, they have helped …