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New data from the B.C. government shows thousands of short-term rentals have been operating illegally. Seven communities across the province require short-term rentals to operate with a business licence. According to the province, there are 22,000 listings in those areas but nearly 11,000 are operating without that permit. The data …
Read More »‘Incredible’ video shows white sharks seen eating dead whale off N.S. coast
A few boaters enjoying an afternoon outing off the coast of Port Mouton, N.S., were in awe this weekend when an alarming sight appeared a short distance away — as four white sharks were caught feasting on a dead humpback whale in the nearby water. Bill Vienneau, a fisherman who …
Read More »Shocking video shows gun aimed, fired at movie theatre in Richmond Hill, Ont. – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shocking video shows the moment shots were fired at a movie theatre in Richmond Hill last week, marking the fourth such incident since mid-May. York Regional Police said officers were called to a cinema in the area of East Beaver Creek and …
Read More »Chemicals from Ohio train derailment ‘likely’ spread to Canada, data shows
Chemicals released into the environment following a disastrous train derailment in northeastern Ohio last year likely spread into southern Ontario, according to a newly published study. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, examined precipitation and pollution data from the weeks after the hazardous freight spill on …
Read More »New documentary shows the ‘Spirit’ side of Toronto radio station
There is a film documentary on one of the more iconic and influential radio stations in all of Canada and around the world. CFNY broadcast out of Brampton, Ont., first, from a two-storey house in the late 1960s, and then from an office above a strip mall in the ’70s …
Read More »Grocery weight label complaints more than doubled in a year, data shows – National
The number of complaints about grocery weight labelling filed to Canada’s food regulatory authority has gone up in the past three years, data shows, as frustration over the cost of living continues to run high across the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency received 89 complaints related to “net quantity …
Read More »Taylor Swift shows: Toronto trying ‘everything’ to ease Gardiner delays, Chow says
Toronto is doing “everything” it can to mitigate the disruptions caused by major rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway, Mayor Olivia Chow says. Chow spoke to reporters at city hall on Wednesday before the start of this month’s city council meeting, where several topics will be discussed, including a member’s …
Read More »S&P/TSX composite up Friday, U.S. stock markets rally after jobs report shows cooling
Canada’s main stock index rose Friday, led by strength in base metals, utilities and telecom, while U.S. markets rallied after the latest jobs report came in cooler than expected. Markets rose Friday after the latest report on the U.S. jobs market, which fell quite short of expectations, said Andrew Buntain, …
Read More »Smash and grab: Video shows 5 suspects robbing a Toronto jewelry store, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police have released video that appears to show a jewelry store in the city’s east end being robbed by five suspects. Police said the robbery happened at in the Danforth and Pape avenues area on Monday. The 26-second video released by …
Read More »Video shows blaze at Toronto highrise that sent man to hospital – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A video supplied to Global News shows a blaze at a Toronto highrise Wednesday morning that sent a man to a burn unit with serious injuries. Toronto Fire Services said they were called at 8:30 a.m. to a residential building in the …
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