It’s getting hot in Canada — and as the mercury rises, so too are tempers flaring on the road. With more traffic over the holidays and long weekends, there is no shortage of road rage incidents across the country.“There is an inherent increase in frustration while driving in the summer,” said Julie Christiansen, a registered
Canadians’ hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren’t full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test. In a survey of 1,512 Canadian adults, Leger found that only 23 per cent would pass the citizenship test, based on their answers to 10 randomly
Lewis Capaldi has decided he’ll take a break from touring, announcing this week that he’s cancelling all of his upcoming shows to focus on his mental health. But, as witnessed over the weekend, the Scottish singer can rest assured that his fans have his back.Capaldi, who announced recently that he’s been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome
A Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother were killed Sunday in a triple homicide that is sending shockwaves through the quiet suburb of Newton, Mass. Christopher Ferguson 41, was taken into custody Monday and charged with killing 73-year-old Gilda “Jill” D’Amore. An autopsy of her body found
Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including A Room With a View and Leaving Las Vegas, was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday. An investigation confirmed that it was Sands whose remains hikers found Sunday
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is reassuring allies that the alliance will defend “every inch of NATO territory” as Eastern European member countries are raising concerns about the presence of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group in Belarus. Their comments follow this past weekend’s brief mutiny — a rare challenge to the regime.Just a day after Stoltenberg called
The annual rate of inflation dropped sharply last month, but some economists argue a slowdown might not be enough to deter the Bank of Canada from another rate hike in July. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual inflation rate for May cooled by a full percentage point to 3.4 per cent.Most economists had the
Olivia Chow has been elected as Toronto’s new mayor following a crowded byelection on Monday night. But who is Olivia Chow? The 66-year-old was most notably a former NDP MP in the later part of her career and was the first Asian-born woman to be elected a city councillor for Toronto in 1991 where she
Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers captain did the same at the league’s awards ceremony on Monday.McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on the heels of a 153-point campaign — the most in the NHL since Mario Lemieux’s 161 in 1995-96.The 26-year-old started the night by taking home his
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of Edmonton’s most high-profile couples is getting married. Hockey superstar Connor McDavid proposed to his longtime girlfriend Lauren Kyle last Thursday.“I cannot put into words how happy I am to be spending the rest of our lives together,” Kyle wrote in a post announcing the engagement.“Almost