Tag: Canada
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96: Despite many crises, she had a place in the hearts of her people
She was the longest-ruling British monarch, outpacing her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria
UPDATE: Service resumes for some Rogers customers after nationwide network outage
Rogers customers across the country woke up Friday morning with no internet, T.V., home phone or wireless services.
Canada’s single-use plastics ban expanded to include exports
The ban includes checkout bags, cutlery, takeout containers, ring carriers used to hold cans and bottles, stir sticks, and straws.
Ottawa dropping vax requirement for air and rail travel
Canadians who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to fly again, at least for now.
Rising prices crushed consumers in April
Statistics Canada has the data to prove you paid more, a lot more, for just about everything.
Canada calls for Russia to be ousted from G20
“You can’t be a poacher and a game keeper at the same time.”
Housing Market Outlook Report released
The latest housing Market Outlook Report shows the level of Canadian home sales and the pace of price growth in 2022 will remain elevated compared to long run averages.
Ukrainian woman helping others get out while she waits to come here
A Ukrainian family of six displaced by war should be safe and settled in a Flesherton-area home in early May. Dr. Susanne von Toerne and her husband, Heiner Philipp, are bringing over Alina Sirenko, her husband John Fancon, their children Rebecca, 2, and Kassiia, 6, and Alina’s sister, Yana Sirenko, and brother, Danyil Sirenko. Von […]
Letters to the Editor: March 26, 2022
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Canada announces more aid, safe haven for Ukrainians
The federal government is implementing more sanctions against Russia, sending more lethal aid to Ukraine, and is simplifying the process for Ukrainians wishing to come to Canada to escape the war.