Around Canada

A cold wind’s blowing, and it’ll reach the Great Lakes next week in true November fashion. We’re looking ahead to the potential next week for multiple rounds of lake-effect snow to target Ontario’s traditional snowbelt communities into next weekend. While specific snowfall accumulations are still a bit fuzzy this far …

Residents in some of the city’s leafier enclaves have gone decades without having to pick up fallen leaves thanks to a specialty collection service. But now — if they want the city to keep collecting — they’ll need to do more than just rake. “People are furious,” said Coun. Stephen …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and had a brief exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday at a summit in San Francisco, but did not formally meet with him.  China’s president confronted Trudeau last year on the sidelines of G20 talks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and …

The war between Israel and Hamas creates two challenges for Justin Trudeau, as it would for any Canadian prime minister. And the strain of tackling both those challenges has only become more apparent with each passing day, culminating on Tuesday with new comments from Trudeau on the war. The PM …

Toronto police say they have seized 551 kilograms of cocaine and 441 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in a drug bust they describe as the largest in the force’s history. Seven people, of the Greater Toronto Area, have been arrested and charged in connection with the illicit drugs, according to Supt. …

A federal grant program that offers homeowners money to make their homes more energy efficient is running out of money faster than anticipated — alarming homeowners and industry stakeholders who fear the program might end earlier than expected.  People in the energy efficiency sector fear the program will stop accepting …

Self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo and her followers left a rural Saskatchewan school earlier this week after officials paid a visit about a heater propped up on a propane tank in the school — a fire code violation that was seen in one of the group’s live streams. Richmound …

Mathieu Bertrand, an RCMP officer responsible for combatting organized crime, says Canada has become an internationally significant producer and exporter of fentanyl. Seizures of fentanyl precursors at border have surged, law enforcement numbers show. The head of the RCMP unit responsible for fighting organized crime says Canada is not just …

Halima Abdi spent 15 months fighting to stay in Edmonton with her Canadian children. She received the good news hours before she was supposed to board a flight back to Kenya. Border agency says removal was cancelled after the issuance of a temporary resident permit. For 15 long months, Edmontonian …

A cold wind’s blowing, and it’ll reach the Great Lakes next week in true November fashion. We’re looking ahead to the potential next week for multiple rounds of lake-effect snow to target Ontario’s traditional snowbelt communities into next weekend. While specific snowfall accumulations are still a bit fuzzy this far …