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Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Months-long delays at Ontario tribunal crushing some small landlords under debt from unpaid rent
A landlord trying to evict a tenant who allegedly used fraudulent documents to rent a unit in her Mississauga, Ont., home says she's been told the wait time to get a notice for a hearing date at Ontar...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Fatal landslide blamed on old logging road raises fears about hidden risks near Canada's highways
At first Brenda Diederichs only heard it — the rumbling and cracking — as boulders and mud dropped 650-metres down a steep valley slope toward the highway, snapping trees like pencils. ...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Air Canada apologizes for not letting blind woman fly with guide dog
Air Canada is apologizing after not allowing a passenger who’s blind to board a flight from Toronto to Minneapolis with her guide dog. Dena Wainwright, 49, says she will never fly the airline again ...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Mormon Church in Canada moved $1B out of the country tax free — and it's legal
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has used $1 billion it collected for charity in Canada to finance its own private university in the United States, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:00:07 EDT
First responders detail dangers of closing Thunder Bay, Ont., street outreach services before winter
First responders in Thunder Bay, Ont., are expressing disappointment and concern as they approach a winter without life-saving outreach services in the northwestern Ontario city.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:42:27 EDT
B.C. proposes legislative changes to give Indigenous communities power over their own child welfare system
"These changes represent a significant step toward reconciliation by recognizing for the last 150 years, the laws and policies regarding Indigenous children and child welfare have had a severe impact ...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:30:00 EDT
Scott Gillingham elected mayor of Winnipeg after close race with Glen Murray
Scott Gillingham will be Winnipeg's next mayor after a tight race where he stayed neck-and-neck with his closest rival right up until all ballots were counted.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:50:01 EDT
Convicted wife killer Colin Thatcher invited to tough-on-crime Saskatchewan throne speech
The former cabinet minister spent more than two decades in prison for first-degree murder in the 1983 killing of his ex-wife.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:07:04 EDT
A visual look at how Canadians relocated during the pandemic
Newly released census data paints a clear picture of many moved out of the nation’s large cities and how many fled each province.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:54:24 EDT
'Perfect storm' has Albertans waiting long hours in backlogged hospital emergency rooms
Wait times can vary by hospital and depend on the time of day, but can sometimes range from two hours to 17 hours.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:06:00 EDT
Sask. throne speech pledges constitutional changes to 'defend' natural resources
The Saskatchewan government's latest speech from the throne promises to amend and introduce legislation this fall to defend the province's jurisdiction over its natural resources.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:01:58 EDT
Mountie wears 'thin blue line' patch while escorting man convicted of hate crime
A Saskatchewan Mountie was recently spotted wearing a symbol that has been associated with white nationalist movements while escorting an inmate who had just been sentenced for hate speech. ...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:42:03 EDT
After 2½ years, B.C. reopens its side of border-spanning Peace Arch park
The unique nine-hectare park that straddles the B.C.-Washington state border south of Vancouver reopened Monday after being closed more than two years ago amid pandemic-related border closures. ...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:12:41 EDT
Cape Bretoners displaced by Fiona struggle to find new homes
Nearly 100 people in Cape Breton are still struggling to find long-term housing after post-tropical storm Fiona displaced them. Many were living in an apartment building that had its roof badly damage...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:15:42 EDT
Some Canadians say remote employee tracking is justified. Others are dead set against it
Employee surveillance systems installed by a Quebec company helped determine an employee was sleeping on the job, while working from home. But some consider this type of tracking as spying. ...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:11:22 EDT
Quebec court ruling on police stops 'significant' in fight against racial profiling, lawyers say
Quebec lawyers underline the importance of Judge Michel Yergeau's ruling, which will invalidate police powers across the province to conduct random stops.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:48:56 EDT
Deer swims all the way to P.E.I. only to be struck by transport truck
Wildlife officials say for the the first time to their knowledge, a deer successfully swam across the Northumberland Strait. But it didn't have much time to celebrate.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:20:09 EDT
Bank of Canada raises interest rate again — but the pace of hikes may be slowing

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
$8M lawsuit alleges defects in Mike 'Holmes approved homes'
Mike Holmes's company, The Holmes Group, plus more than a dozen other defendants are named in an $8-million lawsuit alleging misrepresentation and faulty design, construction and inspection of 14 home...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:52:07 EDT
Majority of Metro Vancouver residents now identify as visible minority, census data shows
A majority of Metro Vancouver residents now identify as a visible minority, according to terminology used by Statistics Canada in the 2021 census. In 2021, 54 per cent of the people in the region ide...



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