The federal government’s proposed measures to protect renters from low vacancy rates, high prices and other significant challenges might not be enough, according to some housing experts. The proposed renters’ bill of rights is “an attempt to appear to be doing something,” said Steve Pomeroy, a housing policy research consultant. “I don’t think, in practical terms, it…
Saskatchewan’s Marie Wright and British Columbia’s Ina Forrest have a lot in common. They’re both national team-level curlers, they’re longtime friends and they’re both competing at this week’s Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships in Moose Jaw. For this week, they’re also roommates. It’s a common para-sport story — top rivals hanging out together off the ice….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size People looking to do their shopping for the Easter long weekend had better hop to it. Most retail stores including LCBO and Beer Store locations as well as banks and government offices will be closed both Friday and Sunday. Municipally-operated facilities such as city hall and libraries…
Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection. “Without this trial, I probably would not be here by now,” said the Ottawa-area resident, who is believed by her doctor to be the first person in Canada to be treated with phage therapy for periprosthetic joint infection…
When the 2024 U Sports women’s soccer season begins, individual performance will be more critical than in the past. With the introduction of Project 8, the incoming Canadian women’s professional league, the landscape is changing for student-athletes nationwide. While 17 former Canadian university women’s soccer players played professional games in 2023-24, and U Sports alumni Desiree…
Two animal rights organizations have requested a review of a new Ontario law that expands a licensing regime that allows dogs to track down captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits in massive fenced-in pens. Last year, the province passed legislation that would allow the expansion of licences for so-called “train and trial” areas where hunters can bring their…
Matthew Tobias’s new shelter is basic and cramped: an 8 X 10 plywood box inside a beige shipping container. “Just four walls, a roof, a door, a window,” Tobias said. But with heat, a fire extinguisher and a fire alarm, it’s better than the makeshift camp he lived in before, on the side of Highway 1 between Saint John…
Jade Downie-Landry scored two power-play goals and added an assist, and New York beat Boston 3-2 on Monday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. It was the first regulation win on home ice for New York (3-4-3-9), which last beat Montreal in a shootout on Feb. 21 — also at UBS Arena. New York…
A heartbreaking discovery in Aldergrove over the weekend may be a sign of a bigger problem. Luna, a two-year-old mixed-breed dog was found abandoned at the gates of the Patti Dale Animal Shelter early on Saturday morning. “It was tethered with a jacket on and had a harness and she’s obviously loved,” Sarah Jones, executive…
If you’re one of the estimated more than six million Canadians who can’t find a family doctor, it might be because they’re focusing on specialty care, the results of a new report suggest. About 28 per cent of Canada’s 9,500-plus family physicians predominantly provide services outside of primary care, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)’s analysis…
