Around Canada

Recreational and sport swimming are the leading causes of drowning in Quebec. And in half of those cases, the person was alone when it happened, according to the Quebec Lifesaving Society.  Rivers are where people drown the most, accounting for 35 per cent of cases. After at least 22 drownings …

Somebody should tell the government of Canada there is only one Canadian flag. Perhaps Premier Doug Ford can make the call. He and his Ontario government got it right with their massive, traditional Canadian flag attached with help of cranes to Queen’s Park this week. That’s how you do that. …

The average asking price of rent in Montreal has shot up nearly 71 per cent since 2019, according to a rent report released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday.  Vancouver posts highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment. New statistics show ‘staggering’ spike in asking rents in Montreal While rent …

The wife of a lung transplant recipient who died in May is starting to advocate for more funding to help patients who must leave the province for life-saving care. She says she has to sell her home in order to pay the bills she accrued during more than a year …

Buskers in Quebec City say rules regarding street music have piled up in recent years. Now, the city is requiring musicians to sing solely in French at two popular sites.  ‘I’d prefer to be able to sing in any language we want,’ says musician. It’s been nine years since Bosko …

Dozens of owners of a London townhouse development completed in 2017 say they’ve had leaks in their roofs and windows, and Ontario’s home warranty program can’t help them because the coverage has expired.  Rand Developments won’t comment, Tarion warranties have expired. Water damage in a northwest London townhouse Water has …

Wildland firefighters from across North America will stay on the front lines of the wildfire near Flin Flon, as residents settle back into life in the northern Manitoba city following a month-long evacuation order.  Evacuees allowed to come back Wednesday, but fire near northern Manitoba city remains largest in province. …

Two new cases of measles have been confirmed in Prince Edward Island, with the people involved unrelated to each other and linked to possible public exposure sites, the province’s Chief Public Health Officer says.  Health officials say 2 people diagnosed were ‘unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.’ Two new cases of measles …

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point-person in the Senate is pressing for the swift passage of the government’s landmark “nation-building” projects bill, but he isn’t certain he can get it through unamended before the upper house is scheduled to break for the summer. ‘I don’t know what will occur,’ says government’s …

NATO Leaders have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the western alliance to five per cent of the gross domestic product over the next decade, a decision that has given U.S. President Donald Trump a significant policy victory.  Now there’s pressure on Trump to commit to self-defence …