A couple in Ontario’s Niagara Region are worried their insurance premiums will go up following a long and expensive ordeal to repair their damaged EV. A recent report by credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS says a higher uptake of electric vehicles could lead to higher insurance premiums.  Recent report says …

Warning: This story deals with suicide. If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual extortion, or is struggling with mental health, you can find resources for help at the bottom of this story. As the first anniversary of 17-year-old Harry Burke’s death approaches, his parents are …

Tracey Crosson is left with just $22 after paying rent. Single dad Joshua Hewitt feels his dignity has been “stripped away.” As Ontario faces a certified class action lawsuit, some of the thousands who benefited from the basic income pilot project share stories of how life has been since it …

The mayor of Medicine Hat was stripped of powers and pay at a special meeting of city council Thursday. Council found that Linnsie Clark breached the city’s code of conduct bylaw in her treatment of the city manager at a council meeting last year. According to a statement published on …

Gardiner MacDougall of Bedeque, P.E.I., has a lot to celebrate as the hockey season wraps up. He is now the winningest coach in Canadian university men’s hockey history with his UNB Reds repeating as national champions.  P.E.I-born Gardiner MacDougall says the UNB’s perfect season was like a fairy-tale. It’s been …

A group of 49 orcas has been seen hunting sperm whales, elephant seals, dolphins and even a leatherback turtle, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Aquatic Mammals last week.  Study details group of 49 orcas spotted hunting sperm whales, dolphins and a leatherback turtle. Scientists at the …

Mulroney, who served as Canada’s prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died on Feb. 29, 2024. His state funeral is set to be held Saturday at the Notre-Dame Basilica, in Old Montreal but members of the public can pay their respects on Thursday and Friday.  Mulroney will be laid to …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that’s designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that’s likely to fail. The parliamentary manoeuvre is likely to fail Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that’s designed to topple the government …

A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales’s medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery.  Princess of Wales had surgery at the clinic in central London on Jan. …

It’s no doubt telling that so many political leaders in Canada have calculated they are better off taking a position against the carbon tax. But opposing the federal carbon tax is also a relatively easy thing to do.  This debate is happening in an information vacuum — and doing nothing …