Jasper, Alta., residents are expected to return to their community on Friday to see what remains following a devastating wildfire. And while some will be able to enter their homes again, they’ll likely find more than smoke or water damage – many will need to get rid of spoiled food. When the town was evacuated some…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 11:53 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city’s east end. Oil slicks were discovered off the Pointe-aux-Trembles district on July 11…
In the wake of the World Health Organization declaring a global public health emergency for mpox, Canada says the virus risk within the country “remains low.” The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Wednesday released an online statement, stating it is “closely monitoring” the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and…
The start of interest rate cuts from the Bank of Canada has done little to stoke a fire in the Canadian housing market, fresh data from July shows. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said Thursday that home sales retreated by 0.7 per cent month to month in July, giving back some of the jump…
By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 7:50 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023….
As the number of mpox cases escalates in Africa and creeps upward in other countries like Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, again declared the virus a global public health emergency. The declaration comes more than two years after the WHO first declared a global mpox emergency in 2022, which subsequently subsided in…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 12:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec says that starting this fall it will authorize early requests for medical assistance in dying from certain patients before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. The province has been calling…
Canadians are managing to keep up with their mortgage payments in the face of higher interest rates, but a new Statistics Canada analysis suggests there are cracks forming on other kinds of debt. The agency released a report Wednesday tracking how debt levels changed from pre-COVID-19, through the pandemic and into the ensuing economic rebound,…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 2:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s public security minister says the province is experiencing an “extremely difficult” period of climate-related disasters. François Bonnardel spoke to reporters Wednesday morning from Ste-Julienne, Que., a small community 55 kilometres north of…
Canada’s international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mary Ng said the U.S. has significantly increased duties on softwood lumber from Canada, to 14.54 per cent from 8.05 per cent. “Baseless and unfair U.S. duties on softwood…
