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New renters’ bill of rights should void ‘no pet’ clauses, petition saysAs pet abandonment surges in Canada, an animal rights group is pushing to end pet restrictions in rental housing, saying that it is 'discriminating' against pet owners.CanadaAug 8
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‘I loved him’: How one Regina group is making a difference preventing overdosesThe Regina Overdose Outreach Team began as a pilot project in 2022, providing access to counselling and addiction programs. Some hope it will become permanent.CanadaSep 13
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Pickleball or housing? Debate in this Ontario city shows dilemma municipalities faceA Peterborough councillor recently proposed delaying several projects including a pickleball court to fund housing, illustrating the dilemma many Ontario municipalities are facing.CanadaAug 31
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The Bank of Canada cut rates again. Here’s why, and what’s nextThe Bank of Canada is continuing to cut its benchmark interest rate, lowering the cost of borrowing as inflation increasingly looks to be under control.MoneySep 4
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Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam, kills at least 4 and injures dozensTyphoon Yagi made its way to Vietnam after it left three people dead and nearly a hundred others injured in the Chinese province of Hainan.WeatherSep 7
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Man deserted by coworkers on office retreat braves night on Colorado peakThe man was stranded alone overnight on Mount Shavano and was left without phone signal during a freezing rainstorm.TrendingAug 29
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Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Is there a privacy risk?New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature - an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion - and prompt workers to take cool-down breaks.TechAug 28
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‘Evil monster’: Man sentenced to life for slayings of 4 Indigenous women in WinnipegJeremy Skibicki showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down Wednesday.CrimeAug 28
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Zelenskyy visits Ukraine border area where forces launched Russia incursionWhile in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would help build an “exchange fund” to swap for captured Ukrainians.WorldAug 22
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Manitoba to provide update on cellphones in school following Saskatchewan’s banManitoba, now the only western Canadian province without an overarching cellphone ban in school classrooms, says an update is coming.EducationAug 12
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Halifax developing code of conduct for residents of designated homeless encampmentsHalifax Regional Municipality says it is developing a code of conduct for people sleeping at the city’s designated homeless encampment sites.CanadaAug 8
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Jasper wildfire: Rotting food and closed highways a concern as evacuation nears 2nd weekParks Canada says it realizes wildfire evacuees from Jasper worry about what rotting food will do to their homes.FireJul 29
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Okanagan wildfires: Slight size increase for Hullcar Mountain blaze near ArmstrongCurrently, 81 firefighters are battling the blaze, which is around 10 kilometres northwest of Armstrong, along with aerial support via five helicopters.FireAug 8
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Guelph continues to look for suitable site for structured encampmentA call was put out by the city back in March for a donation of land. Council followed up the mayoral order at a special meeting last Tuesday.CanadaJul 22
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Police and firefighters were called to this Coquitlam shelter over 700 times last yearThe facility at 3030 Gordon Avenue, operated by RainCity Housing, is the only permanent facility in the Tri-Cities region serving the homeless.PoliticsJul 15
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Leduc council revisiting winter shelter plan after approving emergency spaceIn the two months since The Hub was forced to close its doors, it said eight homeless people in Leduc have died — adding that is the same amount lost during the previous year.HealthJul 8
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Jasper wildfire reaches townsite, ‘multiple’ structures and hotels on fireThe Jasper Park Lodge and Maligne Lodge are amongst the properties affected by the wildfire consuming parts of the mountain town in western Alberta.FireJul 24
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How prepared are you for a wildfire? 3 critical ways you can get readyWhether in urban or rural areas, there are several things Canadians can do to protect their families and property from wildfires.FireJul 11
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Homelessness crisis: ‘Major’ public consultation on issue to start in MontrealThe public consultation expected later this summer comes as Montreal, along with Quebec, faces a rising number of people living in emergency shelters or on the streets.CanadaJul 9
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13 temperature records unofficially broken in Alberta on Tuesday as heat wave expected to intensifyAlberta Wildfire said Tuesday morning that the heat is leading to very high to extreme wildfire danger in the province.WeatherJul 10