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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2023 11:39 am Updated June 20, 2023 11:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points in late-morning trading as losses in the energy and base metal sectors helped lead the decline, …
Read More »What’s the deal with Winnipeg? Seinfeld to stop at Canada Life Centre this fall – Winnipeg
One of the comedy world’s most iconic performers has added the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg to his standup tour. Jerry Seinfeld, creator and star of the eponymous sitcom that can often be found near the top of rankings of television’s all-time greatest shows, will perform in Winnipeg Sept. 22. …
Read More »Manitoba Opposition NDP promises free birth control if elected in fall election – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s Opposition NDP is promising free birth control if it wins the provincial election in October. The party says in a news release that under its plan, the provincial government would cover the full cost of dozens of commonly used birth-control methods, including oral contraceptives, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices, …
Read More »Blue Jays fall 9-5 to Yankees in pre-season action
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2023 4:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN, Fla. – Andres Chaparro hit a home run and had two RBIs as the New York Yankees handed the Toronto Blue Jays their first loss of the pre-season 9-5 on …
Read More »Toronto area under winter weather advisory, more snow to fall
The Greater Toronto Area has been placed under a winter weather advisory as more snowy weather sets in. Environment Canada issued weather advisories for Toronto, Halton, Peel, Durham and York on Saturday morning. The advisories warned of reduced visibility from heavy snow and slippery surfaces. The weather agency predicted around …
Read More »Masking alone wouldn’t have eased Ontario’s respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document
TORONTO — Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes. The brief — which was not proactively made public, unlike the reports done by the now-defunct …
Read More »Will prices eventually fall in Canada? Why experts say deflation is unlikely – National
What goes up doesn’t necessarily come down. That’s contrary to the sentiment of a surprisingly large proportion of respondents to the Bank of Canada’s quarterly consumer expectations survey, released last week. According to the survey, more than a quarter of Canadians believe that current decades-high prices will drop five years …
Read More »Energy bills in Canada not expected to fall much in 2023. Maybe that’s a good thing, experts say
In Europe, global warming has been a mixed blessing this winter. Fears of a massive energy crunch leaving millions of homes in the dark have largely dissipated, at least for now. The European Union’s reserves of natural gas are at least 83 per cent full, and gas prices are a …
Read More »As much as 20 cm of snow to fall in parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick
Parts of Central and Eastern Canada could see as much as 20 centimetres of snow by the end of the weekend, as a winter storm continues its path eastward. Much of southern Ontario, as well as some northern parts of the province, have already seen significant snowfall and freezing rain, …
Read More »Loving this year’s fall colours? Here’s why they’re especially stunning this year
Ontarians have been enjoying stunning orange, yellow and red fall colours this season and experts say the foliage is more vibrant than in recent years largely thanks to specific weather patterns. Sean Thomas, a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, says the fall colours in Toronto this year have …
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