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Pediatric hospitals remain under intense pressure in Canada amid a resurgence of childhood respiratory viruses, ongoing shortages of children’s pain medication, and the return of the annual flu season. Across the country, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are above expected levels for this time of year and keep increasing, federal …
Read More »Gangster killed 6 months after prison release had ‘hit’ on his life: parole documents
At Trong Minh Nguyen’s final parole hearing, board members refused to release the Calgary gangster, in part, because rival gangsters had ordered him killed. When Nguyen was ultimately released, he would be dead in six months in a chilling ambush, caught on video. “File information notes you currently have a …
Read More »Montreal’s summer pedestrian streets are a hit. So why don’t we keep them going?
There are a lot of things Janice LaGiorgia loves about having a pedestrian street. During the pandemic, when she was feeling at her lowest, she said she’d leave her Verdun apartment and head toward Wellington St. “I would go out and I would walk and it made me feel so much …
Read More »The red light you just hit? It’s supposed to get you to the office sooner
It’s mid-afternoon and you see nothing but green ahead as you turn onto a main artery in downtown Calgary. Surely if you drive at a steady pace you’ll hit each of these green lights. But the best-laid plans often go awry and you curse your bad luck as that green …
Read More »Food bank usage across Canada hit all-time high, report says
The number of people using food banks across the country surged to an all-time high earlier this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, a new report from Food Banks Canada indicates. The annual report released Thursday said there were nearly …
Read More »Lebanon hit with 5 bank holdups as desperate customers demand their own money
Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday in a spiralling spate of holdups this week spurred by frustration over a financial implosion with no end in sight. A total of seven banks have been held up …
Read More »Inflation’s hit to consumer spending power means retailers may refocus on the low end
When the Hudson’s Bay Co. announced last week that it was jolting Zellers back from the dead, many former shoppers were moved to share fond memories of the discount chain. From old-fashioned Coke bottles to retro kitchen products, retailers know that nostalgia can sell. To the extent that some Canadians find themselves yearning …
Read More »No new equipment or land for a few years, say farmers hit by interest rate hike
Farmers are used to keeping an eye on the weather and their fields, but now they’re also watching the Bank of Canada after it raised its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point in an attempt to fight runaway inflation. “It’s made for a challenging year, especially with paying off …
Read More »Canadian charities hit by double whammy of rising costs, more demand
The school year may be over, but a team of staff and volunteers at Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids is sorting granola bars and other snacks for children attending summer camps in the city. Like many charities across the country, demands on the organization have never been higher as inflation …
Read More »Downtown Calgary office vacancies hit new high – but it’s not all bad news
More than a third of office spaces were vacant in downtown Calgary in the second quarter of this year, which is a record high, according to a new report from commercial realty firm CBRE. It was also the highest vacancy rate in all of Canada, said the firm’s regional managing director …
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