By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 9, 2024 7:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie have claimed Olympic bronze in the women’s doubles 500-metre sprint canoe final. Vincent, of Mississauga, Ont., and MacKenzie, of Windsor Junction, N.S., finished in one minute 54.36…
China is the latest in a slew of countries planning to gradually raise the statutory retirement age as an aging world population is forcing governments to reform their pension plans. Delaying retirement also “makes sense” and could have “a lot of benefits” in other countries, including Canada as the country grapples with labour shortages and…
Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19. “I thought, ‘Really? It’s summer,’” the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont. About a week later while camping, Robin woke up with a sore throat and felt achy later…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he’s “happy as punch” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was chosen to be U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate for her presidential campaign. Ford said he and Walz had a productive meeting at Queen’s Park just two months before the governor was asked to join the Democratic ticket, a…
Canada’s major stock index rebounded somewhat from sharp losses Tuesday, catching up to other equity markets around the world in what many analysts are labeling a bout of volatility. The S&P/TSX fell 542 points to start trading on Tuesday, a decline of 2.44 per cent, bringing Canada’s benchmark index to its lowest levels in a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A second baby cereal in as many weeks is being recalled across Canada over a rare bacterial illness. Nestlé Canada said on Sunday that it was issuing a voluntary recall “out of an abundance of caution” for Gerber brand’s Oat Banana and Mango Baby Cereal due to possible…
Air Canada saw its profits fall by half even while its revenue rose in its latest quarter, as the country’s largest airline struggled to complete the final stages of its recovery from COVID-19. “Our second-quarter results were solid, although they did not achieve our internal expectations,” CEO Michael Rousseau told analysts on a conference call…
A study by researchers at McGill University has found that a microscopic air pollutant generated from vehicles and industry plays a role in the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people in Canada’s two biggest cities each year. Their study, published recently in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, finds that long-term exposure…
Concerns are mounting for the fate of wild salmon on the Chilcotin River in the B.C., Cariboo region, in the wake of a landslide that blocked the waterway near Williams Lake for days. Chilko Lake sockeye are expected to be the biggest run of fish on the Fraser River this summer, and their spawning grounds…
Large parts of Ontario and Quebec are expected to experience heavy rainfall this week as remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way from the United States into Canada, scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada said on Thursday. The storm, which is currently over the Carolinas, is expected to move towards Canada. “It is…
