2020 Fall Weather Forecast by Weather Network
The Weather Network says most Canadians can expect near or above normal temperatures during 2020 fall, but parts of northern B.C. and Alberta are at risk of… Read more »
An Underground Drive-In Haunted Experience Coming to Calgary this Halloween
Haunted Calgary is gearing up to bringing Calgary’s (and perhaps Canada’s) first drive-in immersive Halloween experience to Calgary this year. The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t scare away these… Read more »
Toronto to Open Centre for Those With COVID-19 Who Can’t Isolate at Home
Toronto will be opening a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home. Toronto Public Health medical officer Dr. Eileen de Villa says the centre will have 140… Read more »
$900K in Unclaimed Money is Waiting for An Albertan
Alberta government says almost $900,000 in uncashed dividends belonging to an Albertan (or who lived in Alberta) is waiting to be claimed. As per the news release,… Read more »
Ontario Businessman to Pay $50K+ a Month in Spousal Support Despite No Home or Kids Together
A wealthy businessman will have to pay more than $50,000 a month in spousal support for 10 years to a woman with whom he had a long-term… Read more »
Amazon to Create More Than 2,500 Jobs in Hamilton and Ajax
Amazon.com says it will open two new distribution centres in Ontario that will create more than 2,500 new full-time jobs. The warehouses are to be in Hamilton… Read more »
Nightclubs Ordered Closed in B.C. Over COVID-19 Case Spike
British Columbia’s top doctor ordered nightclubs and banquet halls to close on Tuesday to control the spread of COVID-19 and placed new restrictions on the sale of alcohol at pubs, lounges… Read more »
Pillsbury Canada Rolls Out Eat Raw Cookie Dough Across Canada
Pillsbury Canada is rolling out Safe to Eat Raw Cookie Dough across Canada. As per the news release, Safe to Eat Raw Cookie Dough can be eaten… Read more »
Edmonton Park for Fallen Officers Vandalized With Anti-Police Graffiti
Police are investigating graffiti at a park in downtown Edmonton dedicated to officers who have died in the line of duty. A statue and a plaque in the park… Read more »
Someone Put Bubble Bath in Calgary’s Central Memorial Park Fountain
Somebody realised their bubble bath fantasy by putting bubble bath liquid into Central Memorial Park fountain. Posts shared in Reddit and Facebook indicate that bubbles started just… Read more »
Economy Added 246,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Rate 10.2%
Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked… Read more »
Dog Comes to Rescue of Boy Being Attacked by a Cougar in B.C.
A 10-year-old boy has escaped serious harm in a cougar attack in British Columbia’s Interior. The Conservation Officer Service says the animal attacked on Monday near a remote… Read more »
COVID-19 Puts Future of CNE in Jeopardy, Causes Millions in Losses for Event
The Canadian National Exhibition says a summer without midway rides, deep fried butter and concerts at the bandshell have put the future of the annual Toronto event in serious jeopardy…. Read more »
Feds Short $14.5 Billion Over Decade of Equalization Payments, PBO Says
The federal government has shortchanged provinces on equalization payments under rules put in place after the last economic crisis in the late 2000s, Parliament’s spending watchdog says, warning… Read more »
National Ballet of Canada Announces Virtual Season, Including Digital Films
The National Ballet of Canada is dancing into the virtual world. Earlier this month the company announced the COVID-19 pandemic had forced it to cancel its physical… Read more »
WestJet Increases Surcharges After Nav Canada Rate Hike
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is raising its surcharges on domestic flights in response to a 30 per cent rate increase by Nav Canada, which operates air navigation across the… Read more »
COVID-19 in Schools Inevitable, Cost to Reduce Class Sizes Unrealistic: Kenney
COVID-19 cases disrupted the reopening of two Alberta schools on Tuesday, but Premier Jason Kenney said his government has accepted that such infections are inevitable and don’t warrant closing… Read more »
Surgery Backlog in Ontario Due to COVID-19 Could Take 84 Weeks to Clear: Study
A new study suggests it could take more than a year and a half to clear the backlog of surgeries in Ontario hospitals caused by the COVID-19… Read more »
Calgary Shooting That Left Two Dead Linked to Organized Crime: Police
Police say a shooting in Calgary last week that resulted in the deaths of two people is related to organized crime. Officers responded to a report of shots… Read more »
81 Quebec City Students in Isolation After COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at Two Schools
More than 80 students in Quebec City are in isolation after three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at two high schools, the local public health agency said Monday. Two positive COVID-19 cases were… Read more »
Trudeau Calls Out Vandals Who Toppled Montreal’s MacDonald Statue
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denouncing the vandals who toppled and defaced a Montreal statue of the first prime minister of Canada over the weekend, while the Quebec… Read more »
Ontario Liberal Party Wants Education Workers Treated Like Front-Line Workers
The leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is asking businesses to treat education workers as front-line workers. Steven Del Duca says retailers and institutions have made life… Read more »
Canada Signs Deal With Novavax To Get 76 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin… Read more »
Groundhog Day Prognosticator Winnipeg Wyn Dies, Wildlife Centre Says
Winnipeg Wyn, an orphaned Manitoba woodchuck that helped mark the passage of Groundhog Day each year, has died. The Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre announced the woodchuck’s passing… Read more »