A series of fires that have burned multiple tiny homes and other shelters in a homeless camp is being described as “odd” by the fire chief in Prince George, B.C. Over the course of two weeks, from May 27 to June 10, seven shelters were destroyed in five separate fires in the Moccasin Flats homeless encampment,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Real Estate Association says that homebuyers were sleepwalking through the spring, but the first interest rate cut in more than four years could serve as a wake-up call. CREA’s home sales figures show transactions dipped 0.6 per cent between April and May. Home prices are…
On an overcast June morning in Saint John, a massive, tangerine-orange tanker — the Da Hua Shan, sailing under the flag of Hong Kong — is radioing for clearance to leave Courtenay Bay. It can’t go without help. The asphalt and bitumen tanker is 139 metres long, and the confines of the bay are narrow. To get…
Against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea, Ontario couple Matt Lassaline and Kirsten Whiteley got married in Jamaica last month in a small beach wedding ceremony that was everything they had imagined. Having bought a house in 2021 and with a mortgage to pay off, the couple didn’t want to put themselves in more financial…
TikTok pays some creators on the platform for their videos that are one minute or longer, but Canadians have always been left out. Canada is not one of the countries that qualifies for the Creator Rewards Program, which was introduced this year, replacing the Creator Fund that TikTok originally launched in 2020. To be eligible,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Day 10 of Calgary’s water supply crisis, and one day after crews found “significant” additional damage on a crucial water main, officials in Alberta’s largest city are scheduled to provide an update on the situation on Saturday morning. Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Calgary Emergency Management Agency…
Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users content and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. The Meta AI chatbot embedded in the company’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
When Fred Dill and his wife, Frances, handed $5,200 over to Alweather Windows and Doors, the transaction was anything but casual. Both retired, they spent several weeks over two summers picking strawberries and blueberries to help save up for the needed upgrades to their home. Last December, they paid, up front, half the total cost…
A 14-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in east Toronto late Wednesday, police say. Toronto police said emergency crews responded to the area of Claremore Avenue and Kingston Road at 9:45 p.m. A 2006 Infinity G35 sedan being driven by a 66-year-old man was heading west on Kingston Road…
Every day, a handful of curious Edmundston retirees gather near the Canada Border Services Agency building on the St. John River. They’ve been watching with fascination as a new international bridge has taken shape over the last three years. Now that the bridge is finished and open — mostly — they’re waiting to see the…
