B.C.’s nurses hit the picket lines at Vancouver General Hospital shortly after dawn on Tuesday, which is the first time they’ve done so in the province since 1989. “It’s historic; certainly there is a lot of jubilation. I think nurses are feeling very inspired by the support but, at the same time, this is a…
Following a large protest by area residents Monday evening and a meeting of Edmonton City Council on Tuesday, the city has agreed to make some changes to its plans to remove a large section of on-street parking along 50th Street to allow for the installation of bike lanes. The original plan called for on-street parking…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A northern Saskatchewan woman is facing a slew of charges after police found and seized multiple illegal items, including replica firearms, cash and methamphetamine. Mounties were out on evening patrols along Linklater Street in Pelican Narrows, in accordance with the measures put in place by the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation,…
Kingston, Ont., has recorded the largest year-over-year decline in asking rents of any census metropolitan area in Canada, according to new data from Statistics Canada, offering what city officials describe as an encouraging sign after years of rising housing costs. Statistics Canada says the average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Kingston fell nearly…
Three men in British Columbia have been arrested and charged in connection with a major crackdown by law enforcement in the United States, Canada and Europe connected with three India-based transnational organized crime groups, officials with the FBI announced on Tuesday. In a joint press conference on Tuesday, the RCMP and the FBI announced several…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2026 2:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s alcohol and gaming regulator says the operator of Pickering Casino Resort is facing a $170,000 fine after failing to identify “high risk” patrons and report suspicious activity, including possible signs of money…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2026 1:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Canadian warships sailed out of Halifax harbour today on a NATO mission to detect and neutralize sea mines in European waters. The mission is part of Operation Reassurance, which has been dedicated…
By Philip Marcelo And Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press Posted July 7, 2026 12:34 pm Updated July 7, 2026 12:35 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Reports of falling bricks and buckling columns have forced evacuations in the area around a Midtown Manhattan high-rise office building that was being…
Canada’s economy was in a trade surplus for the third straight month in May and exports were up for the fourth month, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. This three-month stretch was during the same period when the Iran war sent shockwaves through global supply chains for key materials and resources, which seems to have benefited Canada’s…
Canadians who felt last week’s heat wave may now be dealing with a “heat hangover,” a term that is gaining popularity on social media. Millions of Canadians across Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories were under heat advisories last week as temperatures reached the mid-30s in some places and the humidex in Toronto…
