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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia on Tuesday beat estimates for its first-quarter profit, helped by robust growth in interest income, while Bank of Montreal (BMO) fell short of expectations due to bigger loan-loss provisions. A string of rate hikes by the Bank of …
Read More »Ontario euthanizes 84 raccoons and accuses rehab centre of mistreating animals
Ontario has euthanized 84 raccoons and laid dozens of charges in its investigation of a wildlife rehabilitation centre it accuses of allowing animals to suffer with no real hope of recovery, the The Canadian Press has learned. Mally’s Third Chance Raccoon Rescue in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., says it is outraged …
Read More »Blaze in Regina neighbourhood forces evacuation of dozens, injures 2 – Regina
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Officials say a blaze on Saturday night in a Regina neighbourhood forced the evacuation of dozens and injured two people. Shortly after 9 p.m., crews were called to the 200 block of Centennial Street for a fire. 0:40 Three children among fatalities …
Read More »Cameron advances to Canadian women’s curling championship semifinal with 6-4 win over Sturmay
A day after eliminating a heavyweight from contention, Kate Cameron continued her climb into Canadian women’s elite curling by reaching the national championship’s semifinal. Cameron’s team out of Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club downed Alberta’s Selena Sturmay 6-4 in a playoff game Saturday to get to Sunday’s semifinal in Calgary. After …
Read More »AfroQuiz teaching Black History to Edmonton youth for over 30 years – Edmonton
For 32 years, the Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage has put Edmonton youth to the test to see how much they know about Black History in a game-show-styled competition called AfroQuiz. Kids from grades one to 12 filled the Stanley A. Milner Library auditorium Saturday to compete …
Read More »TTC riders will only pay one fare starting Monday as double fares come to an end – Toronto
On Monday, double fares for thousands of transit riders in the Greater Toronto Area will no longer be a thing, as the Ford government’s fare integration policy comes into effect. Starting Feb. 26, the province’s One Fare program will roll out, meaning that any riders that transfer between the TTC …
Read More »Winnipeg Game Jam: A race against time to create playable masterpieces in 3 days – Winnipeg
Game developers in Winnipeg are racing against time to create a playable masterpiece in just three days at an annual weekend event known as the Winnipeg Game Jam. Videogames typically take several years to develop: for instance, Rockstar has reportedly been developing Grand Theft Auto 6 since 2014. But at …
Read More »Winnipeg Game Jam: A race against time to create playable masterpieces in 3 days – Winnipeg
Game developers in Winnipeg are racing against time to create a playable masterpiece in just three days at an annual weekend event known as the Winnipeg Game Jam. Videogames typically take several years to develop: for instance, Rockstar has reportedly been developing Grand Theft Auto 6 since 2014. But at …
Read More »‘Disturbing’ T-shirt with Robert Pickton holding ‘hookery smoked bacon’ causes outrage – BC
A T-shirt featuring Canada’s most notorious serial killer is prompting outrage. For years, Robert Pickton killed women on his pig farm in Port Coquitlam before he was arrested. Seventeen years since he was convicted, a T-shirt has surfaced showing Pickton with a grin and holding a slice of bacon with …
Read More »1 dead in U-Haul crash; Edmonton Police and RCMP search for suspect – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bystander is dead and police are searching for a male suspect after a hit-and-run Saturday night. Around 9:40 p.m. the RCMP requested Edmonton police to send officers to 50 Street and 22 Avenue SW. Police were told that Beaumont RCMP had …
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