The average asking price for rent in Canada reached $2,196 in January, a 10 per cent increase from this time last year — marking another record high amid a deepening rental crisis. Highest jump was in Edmonton, with prices up 17% since last year. The average asking price for rent …
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Air Canada found liable for chatbot’s bad advice on plane tickets
Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a grieving grandchild who claimed they were misled into purchasing full-price flight tickets by an ill-informed chatbot. Airline’s claim that online helper was responsible for its own actions was ‘remarkable’: small claims court. Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation …
Read More »Ontario says it wants to ban new highway tolls, have automatic licence plate renewals by summer
The Ontario government said Thursday it plans to ban new tolls on provincial highways and that it hopes to have an automatic licence plate registration system in place by summer. Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria said the proposed prohibition on new tolls will be included in omnibus legislation set to …
Read More »Man critically hurt in stabbing at Toronto subway station, 1 arrested, 2nd suspect at large: police
Toronto police have arrested a woman and are looking for a man after a stabbing inside a TTC subway station on Thursday afternoon. The victim, a man, was listed in life-threatening condition on Thursday night, according to police. Police said they were called to Wilson station at about 5:30 p.m. …
Read More »New chief of Manitoba First Nation questions flip of desirable Winnipeg riverfront property
The new chief of Manitoba’s most populous First Nation wants to know why riverfront property it purchased in one of Winnipeg’s most desirable residential neighbourhoods was flipped to a private developer instead of becoming part of its reserve lands. Province sold Peguis nearly 3 acres of riverfront Winnipeg land for …
Read More »How do polar bears eat when there’s no sea ice? Not well, study finds
In a new study tracking the lives of polar bears near Churchill, Man., researchers aimed to find out what they live on during the summer. Some conserved energy while others scrambled for food, but nearly all lost weight — raising concerns about starvation risks in the future as sea ice …
Read More »Canada joins allies in warning Israel that ground offensive in Rafah would be ‘catastrophic’
Despite pleas from aid organizations and Israel’s allies, Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will press ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah. Leaders issue statement calling for immediate ceasefire, release of hostages in Gaza. As Israel threatens to launch a military ground offensive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, …
Read More »Lunar lander launched, separated successfully in latest U.S. moon attempt
A moon lander was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. Plans currently call for Odysseus, the lander, to reach the moon’s south pole on Feb. 22. …
Read More »Key Liberal MP rips his government’s policy on Gaza war in private call with constituent
A leaked recording of a phone call between a Liberal MP and a constituent reveals how deep the divisions run in the government caucus over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the war in Gaza, the genocide case against Israel and the decision to defund a UN relief agency in …
Read More »Canada to acquire Swedish-made anti-aircraft system to protect troops in Latvia
Canadian troops in Latvia will soon be protected by a $227 million Swedish-designed short-range anti-aircraft system, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday in Brussels as NATO allies met to assess both the war in Ukraine and perceived threatening moves by Russia. New portable anti-aircraft system and counter-drone equipment to arrive …
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