Descrease article font size Increase article font size A big dump of rain is headed to the Edmonton region, where over 50 mm of precipitation is expected to fall by Tuesday afternoon. A rainfall warning was issued Monday afternoon for Edmonton, as well as areas to the south and east …
Read More »Canadian meat industry urges MPs to reject U.K. membership in trade deal
Canadian beef and pork farmers frustrated by an ongoing dispute with Britain over meat exports are calling on members of Parliament to vote against the U.K.’s membership in a major Asia-Pacific trade group. “It’s unacceptable,” said Canadian Cattle Association president Nathan Phinney in an interview Monday, two days after an …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
Read More »Police believe York Region grandparent scam has more victims – Toronto
Police are urging people in York Region to be vigilant of a grandparent scam that investigators believe has more victims. Police became aware of an alleged scam on Dec. 12, 2022, when an 85-year-old lost $10,000 after reportedly being duped. The victim was called and was asked for money to …
Read More »Gimli, Man. to mark 40 years since harrowing plane incident Sunday – Winnipeg
Its fateful voyage was four decades ago this weekend, but few in the town of Gimli, Man., can forget the story of the Gimli Glider. On July 23, 1983, the small Interlake community’s racing strip was the site of an emergency landing, when an Air Canada Boeing 767 destined for …
Read More »Rents dwarf minimum wage in every province. Rising interest rates aren’t helping – National
Pressure from higher interest rates and a lack of affordable housing means renters living on minimum wage in almost every neighbourhood across Canada are falling behind, a new report shows. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) analysis released Tuesday evaluates housing markets in Canada by “rental wage” — the …
Read More »Quebec gondola crash: Dead man from Ontario identified, woman remains critical
An Ontario woman in her 50s remains in hospital in critical condition on Monday after a deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant resort over the weekend. Quebec provincial police said the incident happened just before noon on Sunday, when a drilling machine struck two cabins on the moving gondola. Sgt. …
Read More »City called out for poor condition of fountain in Toronto tourist hub – Toronto
Unlike the salmon depicted in a piece of civic fine art, the water hasn’t been running in a fountain tucked in between the Rogers Centre and the CN Tower, allowing it to be tagged multiple times by vandals. The Salmon Run fountain sits at the southern edge of the Bonnie …
Read More »Indigenous leaders say they do not accept Manitoba premier’s comments on landfill search – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2023 4:21 pm Updated July 17, 2023 9:45 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indigenous leaders say a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of women can be done safely and must go ahead. They say …
Read More »Inflation dropped below 3% in June, entering Bank of Canada target range – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.8 per cent in June, marking a milestone in the Bank of Canada’s efforts to fight raging price pressures. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the slowdown in prices was “broad-based” but attributed most of the …
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