By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2023 11:45 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Industry watchers are hopeful that Canada’s phone and internet prices will continue to decline but say there is a long way to go when it comes to telecom affordability in the country. Statistics Canada’s inflation data
Travel isn’t cheap these days, so finding a deal is cause for excitement — but several would-be globetrotters in Edmonton discovered it was too good to be true. Last Friday, Quebec-based third-party travel website FlightHub listed round-trip WestJet flights from Edmonton to various destinations in Europe for steep discounts.Edmonton resident Lana Kuzyk went on the
The union representing roughly 7,400 British Columbia port workers issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday, hours after the federal labour minister deemed its impromptu strike “illegal.” The union ordered its members back to the picket line Tuesday after rejecting an offer that briefly ended the strike last week.That tentative agreement between the International Longshore and
An easing in overall inflation is not being mirrored in food prices, and experts say severe weather and geopolitical disruptions will continue to cause pain for Canadians at the grocery store. Statistics Canada’s latest Consumer Price Index report for June released Tuesday showed that while the overall annual inflation rate cooled to 2.8 per cent
Australian sailor Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella are back safe and sound on dry land after being lost in the Pacific Ocean for weeks. Mike Armstrong explains how the pair became stranded, yet survived against the odds while battling exhaustion, despair and hunger.
Inflation has cooled back into the Bank of Canada’s target range, but economists are warning that might not be enough to stave off future interest rate hikes. The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.8 per cent last month, according to Statistics Canada, down from 3.4 per cent in May. That marks a substantial decline from the
The family of Mallory Beach have won a multi-million-dollar settlement after their 19-year-old daughter was killed in a crash aboard a boat owned by Alex Murdaugh, who is currently serving a life sentence for killing his own wife and son. Authorities believe that Murdaugh’s slain son, Paul Murdaugh, was driving the boat under the influence
A man previously convicted of human trafficking of children is living at an Ontario centre offering services for children with autism, police say, prompting a community safety advisory. Ontario Provincial Police issued the advisory Monday, warning of a sex offender living in Essa Township, which is near Barrie.Lauriston Charles Maloney, 42, “resides at, and has
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Australian sailor who was stranded for months off the coast of Mexico with his dog Bella is finally back on dry land after being rescued by fishers. Tim Shaddock, 51, of Sydney was attempting to sail from the Mexican city of La Paz to French Polynesia
The family of Mallory Beach have won a multi-million-dollar settlement after their 19-year-old daughter was killed in a crash aboard a boat owned by Alex Murdaugh, who is currently serving a life sentence for killing his own wife and son. Authorities believe that Murdaugh’s slain son, Paul Murdaugh, was driving the boat under the influence