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Toronto had the rainiest April on record, beating the previous record set 32 years ago in 1992, according to Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell. Farnell said Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 135.5 millimetres of rain this April, beating April 1992, which saw 133.4 mm of rain. Records at Billy Bishop airport …
Read More »Ontario cities have the worst credit card debt in Canada, study finds
When it comes to credit card debt, Ontario cities are dominating the list for the highest debit in the country. The latest data from money.ca shows that seven of the country’s top 10 worst cities for credit card debt are from Ontario, with Barrie, Ont. taking the number one spot. …
Read More »Billie Eilish Canada concert dates: ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ tour hitting 3 Canadian cities
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Everyone’s favourite Bad Guy is coming to Canada. On Monday morning, Billie Eilish announced a massive tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. The tour of the same name will kick off in Quebec City on Sept. …
Read More »Eastern Canada cities and towns to visit to view the solar eclipse
Parts of five provinces in Central and Eastern Canada will be in the path of a total solar eclipse on April 8. Major tourist destinations such as Montreal and Niagara Falls are expecting visitors from across the country, but eclipse chasers have a number of cities and towns to choose …
Read More »Total solar eclipse is driving travel demand to these Canadian cities: Airbnb
Interest in travelling to Canadian cities and towns along the path of the total solar eclipse is skyrocketing ahead of the rare celestial event not seen in the country in over four decades. The eclipse’s path will cross through parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, …
Read More »Ontario’s next cannabis frontier. Focus shifts to new rules and new cities
The beginning of 2024 has been a period of change for Ontario’s cannabis industry, still in its early years. New Year’s Day saw regulations introduced that doubled the number of stores an operator could run, with the cap shooting up from 75 to 150. The change shocked many smaller cannabis …
Read More »Mild winter weather in Quebec disappoints tourists, forces cities to adapt – Montreal
An unusually mild start to winter in Quebec has discouraged tourists hoping for a winter wonderland, left litter visible on the streets of Montreal and at times diminished traffic to some of the province’s popular ski slopes. Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Jean-Philippe Bégin said that last month was …
Read More »Meet 2024’s New Year’s babies from Alberta’s 3 largest cities
The first baby to be born in Alberta in 2024 gave her family a dramatic countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve by being born at exactly 12 a.m. on Jan. 1. Alberta Health Services has announced the first three babies to be born in Alberta’s three largest cities and …
Read More »Ford government quizzing cities to find out which MZOs aren’t progressing
The Ford government has put a number of Minister’s Zoning Orders under the microscope, as it tries to determine which developers have been dragging their heels on projects that received special permission from the province, Global News has learned. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra has been sorting …
Read More »How climate change is battering budgets of Canadian towns, cities
The hamlet of Gore, Que., had the foresight to start preparing for more intense annual flooding due to climate change a decade ago. That’s when the rural township 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal began quadrupling the size of its culverts to accommodate greater water flow under its roads. But that …
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