In a vast quarry on New Brunswick’s north shore, Réjean Carrier looks up at towering walls of ashen-grey rock, cut deep into the landscape. “We have this presence of volcanic ashes in a zone around Dalhousie,” he explains in French, pointing out a rock called pozzolan. “It will bring good jobs to the area.” Carrier,…
As frustrations for Canadians grow along with grocery store bills, some say Canadians are ready to think outside the big box store when heading out for groceries. Source link
London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after it shuttered all locations due to a “cybersecurity incident,” the retail and pharmacy chain said. It is working with its nearly 80 stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba individually to get them up and running, said the retailer, headquartered in Richmond, a…
Some 1.8 million Canadians are in a situation where they’re providing unpaid care to multiple people, often a child and an older parent, putting a sizeable burden on caregivers. Source link
The recent deadly crash near Toronto — in which four people were killed after police chased a suspect through oncoming traffic on a major highway — highlights the challenges officers face when deciding whether to pursue a suspect. But it also raises questions about whether the policies covering police chases need to be beefed up, and if officers are sufficiently trained when…
The TRREB says Greater Toronto home sales in April were down five per cent from last year, but new listings surged, which created more choice for buyers and kept prices stable. Source link
The top enforcement officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Maritimes says arrests and seizures are “having a significant deterrence ” on unauthorized elver fishing this spring. “This is due to the sheer number of officers we have on patrol. The number of arrests we’ve made and the vehicles we’ve seized,”…
The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it will be filing an unfair labour practice complaint and looking into other legal options. Source link
Representatives of convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard have served one of his accusers with a lawsuit in Manitoba. Nygard was charged last July with sexually assaulting April Telek. A month later, he sued her for defamation. Legal experts believe this is part of a growing trend of witness intimidation intended to…
Global Health Imports Corporation, a company that Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault co-founded in 2020, faces $7.8 million in court-ordered debts. Source link
