Montreal municipality cracking down on dog owners, says fines ‘going to sting’
The City of Westmount will be laying down the law and tightening the rules for dog owners, ratcheting up its enforcement of pet registrations and leashing rules.
Canada
Apr 12
With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt
The Ontario budget's failure to directly address climate change represents a "gross abdication of responsibility" by the government, some critics argue.
Environment
Mar 29
Grocery code of conduct launch paused over dissent from Loblaw, Walmart: board
Without the support of all major grocers, the interim board said it can't proceed in implementing the required steps to launch the code.
Consumer
Dec 13, 2023
‘My jaw dropped’: Okanagan store owner alleges trio conspired to shoplift
True Art owner Diane Geddes says she was stunned after watching security camera footage after the trio left her small business.
Crime
Dec 8, 2023
Jeremy Renner shows astonishing recovery 10 months after snowplow accident
Jeremy Renner was severely injured in January after he was crushed by a 7-tonne snowplow, leaving him with over 30 broken bones and other injuries.
Entertainment
Nov 15, 2023
Short-term rental market in B.C. ‘volatile’ amid new regulations, high interest rates
Between 2015 and 2018, the amount of revenue earned by owners of short-term rental homes in Canada rose to $2.2 billion
Canada
Nov 9, 2023
Short-term rental owners rethinking investment over rates, regulations: experts
For a while, people listing cottages and condos for rent on Airbnb, Vrbo and other online marketplaces were making more money than they had in years.
Canada
Nov 9, 2023
100 days in: Mayor Chow advances agenda but challenges loom at Toronto city hall
Olivia Chow says it's time for the display of congratulatory cards behind her desk in the mayor's office to be put away.
Politics
Oct 20, 2023
Rafah border crossing opens to let aid into Gaza
The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory.
World
Oct 21, 2023
Fake document used to access Air Canada facility, steal $23M in gold, banknotes: lawsuit
Brink’s files lawsuit against Air Canada for failing to provide safe and secure handling a shipment of Swiss Francs and gold bars valued at approximately C$23 million.
Crime
Oct 11, 2023
Late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein mourned in San Francisco: ‘Thank you for everything’
Feinstein died early Friday in her Washington, D.C., home of natural causes, said Adam Russell, a spokesperson for her office. She was 90.
U.S. News
Oct 4, 2023
Dianne Feinstein, long-standing U.S. Democratic senator, dead at 90
Dianne Feinstein, a centrist Democrat elected to the Senate in 1992, has died.
U.S. News
Sep 29, 2023
Day 2 of ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial hears police were told: ‘Not one inch’
Insp. Russell Lucas told the court that police plans had to change on the fly after the bulk of the vehicles arrived on January 29.
Canada
Sep 6, 2023
Mom, 2 kids coming home from dog training class involved in serious Brampton crash
Samantha Ritchie and her two children, eight-year-old Nixon and 12-year-old Rocquel, are trying to recover after the multi-vehicle collision in Brampton, a family member says.
Canada
Aug 7, 2023
Brady Road landfill protesters say ‘no’ to evacuation order
Protesters at the Brady Road landfill don’t plan on removing the blockade set up in protest of a decision to not search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two women.
Canada
Jul 9, 2023
Here’s what a proposed grocer code of conduct could and couldn’t do
Canada appears to be close to instituting its own grocery code of conduct, though the potential penalties for violating the voluntary set of rules have left some disappointed.
Money
May 3, 2023
Sudan’s rival generals attempt new ceasefire as residents flee 5th day of conflict
Explosions and heavy gunfire rattled the Sudanese capital in a fifth day of fighting Wednesday after an internationally brokered truce quickly fell apart.
World
Apr 19, 2023
How residents in Amqui, Que. are ‘rallying’ in wake of fatal crash
The fatal crash killed two men and injured nine others in the small town of Amqui in what Quebec provincial police have described as a 'premeditated act.'
Canada
Mar 15, 2023
A look back at one year of courage, survival and war in Ukraine
A year after Vladimir Putin ordered his invasion, here's how Ukraine, Russia and the world arrived at this point after a year of death, misery and survival.
Canada
Feb 25, 2023
‘They can clean you completely out’: Seniors being defrauded using distraction technique
Calgary police are asking people to be on a look out for thieves using distraction techniques to steal credit cards.
Crime
Feb 19, 2023