A small business owner in Moncton is voicing his concerns about the city’s response to increasing homelessness after he was alarmed to find two strangers sleeping on his back step Tuesday morning. Shawn Arseneault, who has been running a small engineering firm out of his home on the east end of downtown Moncton for about
Some Thanksgiving dinners in western Canada might have a hole to fill in the menu. On Friday, Sobeys issued a recall on Sunrise brand Grade A fresh turkeys between five and eight kilograms in weight with a best before date of Oct. 11.“We ask that you return it to a Sobeys store near you for
Melvin Ellsworth wants more than anything to have a safe, affordable place to live. “Oh, I wish,” he said. “I would jump at it in a second.”The 73-year-old is one of dozens of people living at Grand Parade Square in downtown Halifax. The site is now home to more than 30 tents, filled with people
The federal government will be taking five measures that mean food prices should stabilize “soon,” Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced in Ottawa Thursday. While the minister said the changes will appear in “days or weeks,” he did not provide specific dates and faced questions from reporters about how some of these actions differ from what
As winter draws near, we’re already starting to experience shorter daylight hours and soon Canadians will be plunged into even more darkness for another four months. Daylight saving time 2023 will come to an end on Nov. 5, so consider this a sign and set an alert so you don’t forget to adjust your clock
Popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, are associated with an increased risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, according to a study released Thursday out of the University of British Columbia. The study, published in JAMA, found these adverse gastrointestinal effects happen in non-diabetic patients using the drugs specifically for weight
Canadians are continuing to feel the pinch on their wallets with inflation, interest rates and cost of living creating an “intensifying financial stress storm,” according to a survey by the National Payroll Institute. The survey of 1,500 working Canadians, including 81 per cent who are full-time workers, found the number who considered themselves financially stressed
Liberal MP Greg Fergus replaced Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons Tuesday, making history as the first Black Canadian to hold the role. Fergus, who represents the National Capital Region Quebec riding of Hull—Aylmer, was one of seven candidates vying for the job after Rota resigned from it last week amid international
The number of babies born in Canada dropped to a 17-year-low last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a declining fertility rate, data shows. A Statistics Canada report released Tuesday showed there were 351,679 births registered across the country in 2022, which was a five per cent decrease from the previous year. This was Canada’s
As Canadians continue to grapple with a rising cost of living, six provinces raised the minimum wage over the weekend. However, advocates who have been calling for these increases say it may not be enough to ease pressure on working-class Canadians. The largest increase comes in Manitoba, where the minimum wage increased from $14.15 to