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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Canadian economy appears to have achieved a “soft landing” when it comes to taming inflation. A so called “soft landing” refers to a situation where elevated interest rates lower inflation without causing an economy to fall into recession.Central banks around the world have been trying to orchestrate a soft landing for their respective economies ever since inflation spiked coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest inflation reading in Canada for June showed that consumer prices rose an annualized 2.7%, which is within the 1% to 3…

Longueuil police is conducting a series of raids in connection with drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession.

Police in Delta are investigating a series of assaults involving young people in a fancy car shooting at pedestrians with a pellet gun.

It’s going to get more complicated to get pet dogs across the border. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for dogs crossing the border as of Aug. 1.

A British Columbia judge has sentenced a former Canadian Army reservist to two and a half years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual interference involving a minor.

Quebec Horse Tests Positive for WNV  Equi Management

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the Ottawa region by Environment Canada. An updated advisory at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday said conditions were favourable for the development of “dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and torrential rain.” The possible hazards included wind gusts of as much as 90 km/h and […]

The Kelowna RCMP’s municipal traffic section says they stopped a pair of excessive speeders on Tuesday during an enforcement blitz. Officers were set up in “high collision areas,” one being on Springfield Rd. near View Rd. where an officer captured a vehicle traveling 106 km/h in a 5…

Ahead of the deadliest two-week period on Quebec roads, the Montreal police service is taking action to protect pedestrians, cyclists and everyone on the road.

The extremely hot temperatures Kelowna has seen over the last several weeks have started to impact people who are living outside.Kelowna’s Gospel Mission says roughly 260 people are living outdoors in Kelowna, with just over 100 of those individuals camped out at Kelowna’s rail trail.Outreac…