British Columbia’s sizeable South Asian Canadian population is gearing up to celebrate by sharing good food and lighting lamps ahead of the annual Diwali celebration. Diwali — also known as Deepavali — is the annual festival of lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Although it is set to start…
Quebec wants to cut its share of international students to ease housing pressure and protect the French language, but a recent uptick in study permits has mostly gone to people from francophone countries where the province has explicitly sought to attract more students. Many of those permits have gone to people attending schools outside Montreal,…
The Ontario government says it will send a $200 rebate cheque to roughly 15 million people in the province. The announcement Tuesday comes as Premier Doug Ford has hinted he could call an early election in 2025. Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy provided details about the rebates at a news conference in Scarborough, one day before the…
While an optimist may point out that the Edmonton Elks went 7-4 to close out the season after a dreadful 0-7 start, the team heads into the CFL off-season with plenty of questions. Will interim general manager Geroy Simon and interim head coach Jarious Jackson, who replaced former coach and GM Chris Jones five games…
Ontario is calling on the federal government to make several bail-related changes to the Criminal Code, including eliminating bail for certain offences and implementing a “three strike rule” for repeat offenders. At a news conference Monday, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner said too many crimes are being committed by “individuals out on bail after being charged with a…
U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin dominated the field and captured men’s gold at the Skate Canada International in Halifax on Sunday. The reigning world champion received a standing ovation for his vampire-themed free program — which included a backflip — to claim a Grand Prix title on consecutive weekends. Malinin also won Skate America…
As a young child, Dennis Saddleman’s mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was. That all changed when he was six years old, and those warm words turned ice cold when he was sent to the Kamloops Indian Residential School….
Calgarians are growing further dissatisfied with city services, with more questioning the value they get for their tax dollars according to a new city survey. According to the City of Calgary’s Fall Research Results, 63 per cent of Calgarians are satisfied with city services, which is a decline of six per cent since last fall’s…
Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the newest recall spans the Amazon-owned grocer’s organic homestyle and blueberry waffles sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market label. The agency says the waffles recalled by Horizon…
By Rosa Saba The Canadian Press Posted October 25, 2024 3:06 pm Updated October 25, 2024 3:17 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the world has become more prone to supply shocks, creating more risks to inflation. He said now that inflation is under…
