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The City of Calgary is reminding residents there are hefty fines for those who take plants and shrubs home with them from city parks and green spaces  — and that includes berry bushes too. Faye Wythe said berry bushes are disappearing from a local walking spot near her home in Aspen Woods in southwest …

Health Canada is asking Canadians to look out for fake COVID-19 rapid test kits, after some were found in Ontario. In a statement issued Friday, the health agency said counterfeit Rapid Response test kits had been sold online. The fake kits seemingly come from one manufacturer — “Health Advance Inc.” — whose name and number is stickered on the box. …

A B.C. family is warning others of the risks associated with metal bristle barbecue brushes after a five-year-old was taken to the emergency room last weekend after accidentally swallowing a bristle. Rosemary Higgins’ son had just taken a bite of chicken, fresh off the barbecue, when he started gagging.  “I thought he was …

Disinformation and foreign interference are two of the biggest threats facing Canada’s electoral system and it will take everyone working together to counter them, says Canada’s chief election watchdog. Speaking in an interview with CBC News to mark the end of his 10-year term as Commissioner of Canada Elections, Yves …

The gap between downtown real estate and houses in the suburbs narrowed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a development that may make markets outside big cities even more vulnerable to a slowdown. That’s one of the main takeaways from a recently released analysis by the Bank of Canada that looked at …

A man from Waterloo region in Ontario who was found guilty of scamming multiple women out of over a reported $150,000 some 15 years ago is once again facing fraud charges — after one of his former flames took the investigation into her own hands. In 2006, Jivesh Jagota was dubbed the Online Casanova and …