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Members of Parliament paid tribute to hockey legend Ken Dryden in the House of Commons today.

Canada’s inflation rate rose to 1.9% in August  CBC’Unthreatening’ inflation reading makes Bank of Canada rate cut tomorrow ‘obvious course of action’  ca.finance.yahoo.comCanadian CPI — No Ninth Inning Drama Here  BMO EconomicsHere’s a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities  OrilliaMatters.comInflation in Canada picks up steam, but falls short of economist expectations  ca.finance.yahoo.com

Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office  The Guardian

A first case of human West Nile virus has been confirmed in Brant resident, according to Grand Erie Public Health. While evidence of West Nile has been found for the last few years in this area in storm-water ponds or other water sources, this is the first time since 2020 a human in Brantford or […]

A brush fire has broken out near Dilworth Mountain in Kelowna, just five days after another blaze in the neighbourhood.Castanet readers shared videos of the blaze showing flames rising from the mountain. One caller said the fire was moving towards homes. Another witness said it appeared the fire…

More than 300 kids attended a Children’s Safety Expo on Sunday organized by the Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers. Families had the opportunity to meet members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Moraviantown Police Service, Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue, Chatham-Kent EMS, Student Transportation Services and LINCK. The first responders all had a display set up […]

Unions, become part of the solution Throughout their negotiations the ATA have linked their demands, i.e. wage increases, with reducing class sizes. Once the ATA has a settlement the union will have to prove that their increases will reduce class sizes. But the ATA can’t affect class sizes, you will say. However, they are the […]

The FAA is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to a jetliner losing a door plug panel on its fuselage midflight.