Hockey trading card collectors are scrambling to hobby shops across Metro Vancouver, hoping to get their hands on a one-of-a-kind Connor Bedard card. Upper Deck, the exclusive NHL-licensed manufacturer of trading cards, released its much-anticipated 2023-2024 collection last week. The collection is one the most coveted sets in hockey every …

The first-time homebuyer incentive has been discontinued by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the federal agency announced on Thursday.  Deadline for last round of new or resubmitted applications is midnight ET on March 21, 2024. The first-time homebuyer incentive has been discontinued by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation …

Firefighters from several departments have converged to battle a fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in Hartland, a major employer in the New Brunswick town.  Fire started around 6 p.m. Friday and is still an active scene. Firefighters from several departments have converged to battle a fire at Covered …

The Body Shop will close 33 of its Canadian stores and end online sales, the Canadian subsidiary of the U.K. beauty and cosmetics shop announced.  Retailer previously said Canadian stores would not be impacted by U.K. branch’s woes. The Body Shop to close 33 Canadian stores The Body Shop is …

An embarrassing multi-million-dollar accounting error that was covered up for years at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) will end up costing taxpayers almost $1 billion, now that a Federal Court judge has signed off on a combined class-action settlement. More than 272,000 former soldiers, sailors and aircrew — most of them …

On April 8, the moon’s shadow will glide across a narrow part of Canada, producing one of nature’s greatest spectacles: a total solar eclipse. If you think you’ve seen one before, you probably haven’t, as these eclipse experts reveal the beauty and awe of the experience. A total solar eclipse …

Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony.  Kremlin warns against any unauthorized gatherings Friday. Relatives and supporters …

One of the scientists who was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory “intentionally” shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people’s health in jeopardy, says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Documents say Dr. Xiangguo Qiu’s decisions ‘could have impacted public safety.’ One of the …

Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Thursday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery. Israel challenged the death toll and said many of the victims were run over by aid trucks.  Death toll in Gaza now over 30,000, officials there say, since war …

UNICEF says Gaza is the most dangerous place on earth to be a child, with more than 17,000 children separated from their parents or orphaned because of Israeli attacks. As children caught up in the war describe missing their parents or wishing they’d died, too, experts say the scope of …