Month: June 2024

A three-alarm fire in Montreal’s east end Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough forced the evacuation of several buildings.

While a growing number of Americans may be considering moving north to Canada to escape Donald Trump, an immigration lawyer says few will actually qualify to live and work here.

The head of the comedy company stepping in to take over from the troubled Just For Laughs franchise says he will make space for English-language content in future festivals, but he will “need time” to make a long-term plan.

The Radisson Centre, which serves people with mobility issues, is facing eviction. It’s just the latest in a series of community groups who are being forced out of their offices.

Women’s Shelters Canada is calling on phone companies to adjust how they respond to those escaping from domestic violence, saying the costs of changing a phone number and difficulties leaving a shared plan are key barriers for victims.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in May were down 21.7 per cent from last year, but new listings continued to rise as homeowners anticipate a bump in demand.

Some P.E.I. oyster growers are still waiting for an answer about their claims for compensation for damage from post-tropical storm Fiona, which hit nearly two years ago. One grower says he and others are hurting financially, and are close to losing their businesses.

Surrey resident Nadiya Razina’s last mortgage rate was 2.24 per cent. But when she closes the deal on a new condo, her pre-approval rate is currently set to be than double that at 5.59 per cent.

It took eight months and cost $4 million for the White Rock pier to be re-opened after it was badly damaged in a windstorm in December 2018.

Mushroom pickers have flocked to the area, which was devastated by the 2023 Bush Creek East wildfire, in search of morel mushrooms which grow in wildfire burn areas.