The planned induction of a Russian ice hockey player, formerly of the Detroit Red Wings, into the Hockey Hall of Fame is spurring calls to cancel the honour over the athlete’s reported participation in an event endorsing his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is protesting the selection of retired NHL player and…
Canada needs more clean power to meet growing demand, while aiming for net-zero emissions to fight climate change. Many Canadians want to install rooftop solar panels to help. But while that can lower their electricity bills, they can’t actually get paid for it — because many jurisdictions limit the power generation of a rooftop solar…
With fewer Canadians working from home full-time, the “era of shorter commuting times has come to an end,” according to Statistics Canada. The new data, released Monday, showed that as of May, the average commute time had reached 26.4 minutes, on par with the previously recorded high of 26.3 minutes seen in May 2016. The…
In February 2022, an inspector with the City of Vancouver arrived at a business to find a sign outside reading “mushroom dispensary, psychedelics, coca leaf, kratom, peyote, LSD, DMT.” Inside the Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary at 651 East Hastings St., the inspector saw a counter with a sign that said “Coca Leaf Café,” with more signage advertising…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2024 1:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal. The Environment Department says “field interventions” are planned this week involving…
An upcoming byelection in Montreal will have the longest ballot in the history of Canadian federal elections, breaking a record set earlier this summer in Toronto. At least 91 candidates will be on the ballot for the Sept. 16 byelection in LaSalle—Emard—Verdun, according to Elections Canada. Seventy-nine of them are linked to the Longest Ballot…
The B.C. government has set the maximum allowable rent increase for next year. Starting Jan. 1, landlords will be able to raise rents by a maximum of three per cent, which is down from 3.5 per cent for this current year. The province says next year’s maximum allowable rent increase is tied to the rate…
Traffic at Canada’s two largest railways is slated to resume Monday as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City shut down railways last Thursday, locking out workers and disrupting freight traffic countrywide and commuter lines in…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 24, 2024 5:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A once stuck 138-metre cargo ship near Montreal has now been freed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence…
Evan Nobles positions his driver as best as he can, steps forward, and tees off. An object glides through the air toward the hole, and lands with grace about 200 feet away. This may sound like your average golf game, but it’s not. It’s disc golf. “It’s just like ball golf,” Nobles said, as he…
