Finding a trustworthy mechanic that won’t oversell or overcharge you can be a challenge for anyone, but a Waterloo, Ont., woman has launched a new service designed to help women with the challenge. AutoCate is a new platform which has been launched by University of Waterloo grad and former auto …
Read More »Manoah feeling confident again after down year
DUNEDIN, Fla. – With face aglow and a spring in his step, right-hander Alek Manoah was a distinct presence in the Blue Jays’ locker room Friday as players milled about before their daily workout. Gone was the sullen look — a common appearance during a down year in 2023 — …
Read More »Growing number of mental health calls to first responders leaves ‘feeling of helplessness’ – Winnipeg
Wellness check and mental health calls in the city are a daily and growing occurrence according to Tom Bilous, a firefighter and president of United Firefighters of Winnipeg. He said the increasing demand is putting strain on first responders. “These are not five-minute calls,” he said. “You are not taping …
Read More »First Responders in Crisis: Many feeling mentally ‘unwell, stressed or burnt out’
In a five-part series, Global News is looking at some of the issues that continue to come up concerning mental health and first responders. We’ll explore what’s being done to help first responders and what has changed over the decade. First responders are often considered heroes in communities across Canada, …
Read More »‘Terrifying feeling:’ Children’s aid strike in Ontario and its impact on the rest of province
A children’s aid society in eastern Ontario has been on strike for almost three weeks over workload issues their union says is plaguing all child protection workers across the province. The child-care workers at Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville and management were at odds over contract …
Read More »‘Bring our people back’: One year later, Peguis still feeling effects of devastating flooding – Winnipeg
It’s been one year since devastating flooding hit Peguis First Nation, Man., a community about 180 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Last spring, heavy rainfall caused the Fisher River to rise rapidly, surrounding and filling hundreds of homes with water and sending the community into crisis overnight. Peguis resident Carol Spence …
Read More »Winnipeggers feeling frosty about city’s delayed reaction to snowy icy roads – Winnipeg
Some Winnipeggers were feeling quite frosty when they woke up Wednesday to more than seven centimetres of snow that had not yet been plowed by the city. The city sent out salting crews overnight and more salting sanding crews and plows hit the road at 7 a.m. When asked why …
Read More »Credit card debt up 15% in Q4 with younger Canadians feeling pinch: Equifax – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 9, 2023 8:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian credit card debt soared in the last three months of 2022 amid rising interest rates and stubbornly high inflation with younger Canadians in particular relying on credit to make ends …
Read More »Six months after invading Ukraine, Russia itself is feeling the pressure
For a whole host of reasons, anniversaries can be painful moments. According to the (mistaken) conventional wisdom of the wider world, Aug. 24 is the sixth-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war, with all its horror, has been truly and genuinely in our faces for only the past half-year — and not …
Read More »Feeling poorer? Inverse wealth effect may add to Canadians’ spending gloom
It is inevitable that if incomes fail to keep pace with a 6.8 per cent inflation rate, many Canadian wage earners are forced to scrimp. But economists who study financial behaviour have found that even those who can afford to keep spending are also looking for ways to cut back. …
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