Around Canada

Brenda Trafford, 90, wasn’t looking for love but the Murray Corner, N.B., woman knew there was something special about the voice at the other end of the line. David Steele’s wife insisted he ‘live his life’ after she died; a chance encounter began a new chapter. When you drive up …

In just under a month, Liberal Party members will choose their next leader, who will automatically become Canada’s next prime minister. The Candidates vying for the job are starting to flesh out their visions for the country. 5 candidates in race to replace Trudeau are trickling out policy proposals. In …

As Ontario’s snap winter election campaign reaches its halfway point, Progressive Conservatives’ main opponents are still scrambling to pitch themselves to voters, while polls suggest the incumbents maintain a significant lead.  Opposition party leaders have accused Ford of calling snap election for his own benefit. As Ontario’s snap winter election …

The day before Sylvie Hudon was admitted to the hospital, she says nurses visiting her home told her not to worry about the bedsore located on her back. Advocates are now calling for better resources for people with spinal cord injuries dealing with bedsores in Quebec.  ‘I can’t be satisfied …

Provincial police and Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are investigating after a Central Elgin family’s two pet German shepherds were shot and killed on their property behind their home during a coyote hunt. Kaitlin Strong and her husband said the violent deaths of Hank and Mary Jane have left …

The City of Toronto has sent a cease and desist letter to a man who’s built several tiny mobile homes giving temporary shelter to those experiencing homelessness, ordering him to remove them from city property. Ryan Donais started building the small modular homes last summer, later registering his own non-profit …

Huijun Long received a notification on the Virgin Plus app that her service with the company had been cancelled. Turns out, her phone number had been ‘mistakenly transferred’ to a Bell Mobility account.  Bell confirms the transfer was an error, but experts say it points to a wider security concern. …

The extreme winter weather most of southern Canada has been anticipated landed with a wallop Thursday morning, with much of southern Ontario and Quebec under winter storm and snowfall warnings as a low-pressure system moves east toward the Atlantic provinces.  For some regions, it has already arrived, while others could …

During a news conference, Doug Ford was asked what success would be out of the Washington trip and set a rather high bar with his answer: “What success looks like is zero tariffs.”  Canada’s premiers got a White House meeting, the Ontario PC leader got a boost for his re-election …

The Bank of Canada’s governing council felt that a protracted trade conflict with the U.S. would permanently shrink the level of domestic GDP, the minutes of a policy decision meeting showed on Wednesday.  Bank of Canada says constant threat of tariffs is clouding its economic forecasts. The Bank of Canada’s …