The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors says the city’s real estate market is showing signs of stabilization as housing sales in May reached the highest level in five years. SRAR said Wednesday that 422 homes were purchased during the month, up 16 per cent from the same period a year ago, and the best numbers […]
Medical officer of health for the Middlesex London Health Unit, Dr. Chris Mackie, says he knew that Amir Farahi was lobbying against supervised consumption sites in the city, but he initially had no idea that Farahi was deeply involved in the firm the health unit hired to promote the sites. Earlier this week, 980 CFPL […]
Despite a highly publicized announcement that the Halifax Regional Centre for Education would be cancelling the contract they have with Stock Transportation effective September 2020, taking away the responsibility they’ve had of delivering students to HRM schools for decades, it’s possible the company could continue operating beyond that. What’s clear is that beginning the 2020-2021 […]
A former policeman in the US state of Minnesota has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed woman who was trying to report a possible crime. Mohamed Noor shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond as she approached his patrol car to report a possible rape behind her Minneapolis home […]
For cyclists along Montreal’s Lachine Canal, Friday morning’s 24 C weather was a long time coming. “Is today the first day of spring?” Amy Goldberg asked rhetorically while laughing. Referring to last month’s wet and chilly climate, she said “I was thinking it was November. It wasn’t May.” Grand Prix weekend is the unofficial kickoff […]
The University of Alabama voted Friday morning to return a $21.5 million donation to a Florida businessman after administrators said he was trying to meddle in the operations of the law school, which had been renamed for him. The businessman, Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., had pledged a total of $26.5 million, the largest donation in […]
The Canadian Senate has approved legislation aimed at changing the way major projects such as oil pipelines are assessed, with more than 180 amendments that were welcomed by the government of Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta. After the vote late on Thursday Bill C-69 will now go back to the House of Commons where Justin […]
The unemployment rate for London-St. Thomas rose slightly in May, according to the latest figures released by Statistics Canada. The local jobless rate climbed to 5 per cent last month, up from 4.8 per cent in April. Nationally, the economy added 27,700 jobs in May, while the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since […]
On Monday, Calgary city councillors will debate a new solution to ease the tax crisis local businesses are facing. Ward 1 Councillor Ward Sutherland is one of ten councillors that support the notice of motion, which calls for $130 million in aid for non-residential property taxpayers. Related ‘Calgary is closing’: City businesses campaigning against rising […]
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Canada’s oldest woman, whose longevity and zest for life won her national attention – and an admiring nod from astronaut Chris Hadfield – has died at 114. Ellen “Dolly” Gibb was born in Winnipeg on April 25, 1905 – a time when Wilfrid Laurier was prime minister, Teddy Roosevelt was the […]