Most of Canada and the northern United States may see far less snow than average this winter thanks to a strong and persistent El Nino, U.S. forecasters say — if past years are any indication. Officials at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) published a blog post last week looking at El Nino winters dating
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Four massive beer tanks will surely cause a buzz in southwestern Ontario as they make their way to their new home at Labatt Brewery in London. The brewing equipment, over 33 metres long and nearly seven metres wide, is expected to take up two lanes of traffic
Homebuyers are more often getting the “upper hand” — and better prices — on sellers in Canada’s slowing real estate markets, according to a new Royal Bank of Canada report. The RBC analysis of the October resale market argues higher interest rates have the fall housing market “stuck in a low gear.”Inventories are still growing
The American Ornithological Society is planning to rename dozens of bird species native to the U.S. and Canada, especially those named after humans — including some unsavory characters. Eric Sorensen explains how it’s part of a broader effort to diversify birding, while making it easier for new birdwatchers to identify their favourite fowl.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Evan Ellingson, an actor best known for his childhood roles in My Sister’s Keeper and CSI: Miami, has died. He was 35. The San Bernardino County coroner confirmed the news of Ellingson’s death on Sunday. The authority said the actor was discovered dead in a bedroom of
Killer whales are at it again, this time attacking and sinking a Polish yacht off the coast of Morocco. The incident happened in the Strait of Gibraltar last week, when a pod of orcas set their sights on the Grazie Mamma II, a vessel owned by Polish touring company Morskie Mile.In a translated Facebook post
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An underwater volcano is erupting so forcefully off the coast of Japan that it’s led to the formation of a new island. The islet lies in the Ogasawara island chain more than 1,000 km south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, reports local news agency Asahi Shimbun.Japan’s
Former U.S. president Donald Trump took the stand at his civil fraud trial in New York, where he’s accused of inflating the value of his properties by billions of dollars to secure favourable loans. Jackson Proskow looks at how Trump repeatedly assailed the judge during his defiant testimony, and how the case’s outcome could impact
The motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating has been defeated as the Bloc Quebecois joined the Liberals to vote down the motion. The non-binding motion, which meant it would not need to be acted on by the government, had the support
Jean Laroque and his longtime partner Catherine Ennis just had the Halloween of a lifetime. The couple, from the Eastern Townships near Montreal, took home a whopping $55 million in the Oct. 31 Lotto Max draw.At first though, Ennis wasn’t sure it was a Halloween trick or a Halloween treat.Because Laroque’s a bit of a