He belched, he farted and he jackhammered his way into the nightmares of the couple next door. Now, a B.C. provincial court judge says a Campbell River man must pay the price for being a “bad neighbour.” In a ruling intended as a warning to warring homeowners everywhere, Judge CatherineContinue Reading
OTTAWA — There is a week left in the federal Conservative leadership campaign, and the pressure is on. A week from now all of the ballots will have been mailed to the Conservative Party of Canada’s Ottawa headquarters, where over the last few weeks ballot verification and processing has beenContinue Reading
The bar at which the finances of Canadian mortgage borrowers gets tested has just been lowered, making it easier for would-be home buyers to reach. Five-year posted mortgage rates at Canada’s big banks have inched lower in recent weeks, enough to compel the Bank of Canada to formally lower the averageContinue Reading
Ontario reported an additional 115 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, ending a week-long streak with fewer than 100 new daily cases. The slight uptick comes as the Ministry of Health announced that Windsor-Essex, the last of Ontario 34 public health units still in Stage 2 of the province’s COVID-19 reopeningContinue Reading
The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action through Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to support Canadians and protect jobs during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and to better position them for a strong recovery. The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) protects jobs by helping businesses keep employees on the payrollContinue Reading
Three countries – the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates – are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic life while scouting out the place for future astronauts. The U.S.,Continue Reading
TORONTO — More buyers are wading into the Greater Toronto Area housing market after putting the hunt for a home on hold at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there aren’t enough properties available to meet the demand. “The new listings are coming out, but they are not comingContinue Reading
TORONTO – Kate Winslet will be honoured by this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers say the Oscar-winning actress will receive a TIFF Tribute Award – an honour launched last year for “outstanding contributors to the film industry.” Winslet will receive the TIFF Tribute Actor Award on Sept. 15 inContinue Reading
Canada, Britain and the United States denounced Russian hackers for trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all three countries and around the world. The joint declaration, led by Britain, said the hackers were almost certainly working for Russian intelligence and accused them of disrupting the globalContinue Reading
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report that suggested its advice on the novel coronavirus needs updating, after some scientists told the New York Times there was evidence the virus could be spread by tiny particles in the air. The WHO says the COVID-19 disease spreadsContinue Reading
