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Some Ontario landlords say change needs to happen after hiring real estate agents to help them fill rental units, and discovering the contracts they signed guaranteed very little in return. Experts say landlords need to take responsibility when things go wrong.  Some Ontario landlords are calling for change, saying contracts …

The Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments from a B.C. ostrich farm today as it seeks to protect its herd from a cull ordered due to the avian flu, in a case that has sparked accusations of government overreach from critics in Canada and the U.S.  Fate of ostriches …

A new court filing from Hudson’s Bay chief financial officer pushes back on calls from one of the retailer’s biggest lenders to subject it to more oversight because it allegedly mishandled its liquidation and is hopelessly pursuing a deal to sell 25 of its leases.  CFO says lender’s criticism is …

Those who travel by car between the U.S. and Canada at crossings like the Peace Bridge have grown accustomed to long wait times over the years, but drivers headed in either direction today rarely face delays. Those empty lanes signal a stark change: Cross-border travel has fallen to historic lows, …

Some mayors in ferry-dependent communities say residents don’t care where the new B.C. Ferries ships are built, as long as it results in more reliable service and affordable fares. B.C. Ferries’ announcement that 4 new ships will be built in China has led to calls to cancel the contract. B.C. …

Parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are under an air quality warning on Monday alongside an ongoing heat warning in the region, Environment Canada says. Extreme heat and humidity also expected to continue in region until Thursday night. Parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are under an air …

Wildfires have damaged six hydro poles in northwestern Ontario, causing outages in as many First Nations, and raising concerns about food spoiling and the impact on the elderly and other vulnerable people.  Chief of Pikangikum, in Day 3 of outage, says province should have warned him sooner about wildfire. People …

As one tenant of PreCor Property Management began fighting what she says is a questionable renoviction, she realized other tenants in more buildings were facing eviction attempts too. Then they started working together. Legal worker estimates up to 24 tenants of the same landlord are impacted. Late last year, multiple …

Chidi Nwagbo says he made a “stupid” decision to pay human smugglers to get him into Canada from the U.S. to avoid sweeping immigration crackdowns. The freezing February journey left him permanently scarred, in the custody of the very U.S. immigration authorities he was trying to flee and he now …

Kerry Sim, formerly Kelly Ellard, is seen in a file image (CTV News)  Canada’s parole board has revoked day parole for the woman who killed 14-year-old B.C. teen Reena Virk, following a series of positive drug tests and behaviours the board said represent “an undue risk to society.” According to …