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Advocates say Toronto’s food insecurity has hit “crisis levels” as a new report shows one in 10 people in the city are relying on food banks. The annual Who’s Hungry report reveals millions of visits to food banks in the city every year. It chronicles an ever-growing reliance on non-profits …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 10:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Several First Nations and health officials in northern Ontario are asking for help after declaring a state of emergency over mental health crises across their territories. Cat Lake First Nation Chief …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size From the comfort of her living room in Toronto, a Holocaust survivor shared what’s been keeping her awake at night. “It’s like the nightmares of my childhood are back. The horror that I went through is becoming so real now to me,” …

There’s optimism and resilience in Shayesha Steele’s voice, but it hasn’t always been that way. At the age of 15, she entered the foster care system. She was referred to REST Centres during her first year of university. “There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel,” she said. “I’ve …

The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees. Short-term rental owners are already required to register their properties through the province, with annual registration fees of $50 to $150, depending on the number of bedrooms. In …

  China Evergrande Group’s massive financial and legal challenges in Asia are casting a long, dark shadow over the Chateau Montebello, the iconic Quebec log cabin resort which the developer owns. Evergrande, a once fast-growing Chinese property company that became the country’s second-largest developer, acquired the 211-room Chateau Montebello hotel …

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shot back at Halifax municipal councillors, who recently criticized the province over a lack of affordable housing and the growing number of tent encampments. During a news conference after announcing his cabinet shuffle Thursday, Houston told reporters that municipalities should stop “pointing fingers” and instead …

A new report indicates Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is getting increasingly more difficult for people to live on, as the rising cost of basic necessities continues to outpace pay increases. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ annual living wage report calculates what two adults working full-time would have to earn …

More than 1,250 first-year students moved into on-campus residences at the University of Calgary on Sunday, a record number of students according to the university. This year, more than 3,000 students will be living on-campus at the university. More than 1,700 of those students moved in on Sunday, which includes …

All levels of government need to collaborate to get more housing built in Ontario, but that work also needs to include the post-secondary education sector, says a report published Thursday by a University of Ottawa-based think tank. The Smart Prosperity Institute report, says the provincial government’s goal of building 1.5 …