Ontario has fined ticket reseller SeatGeek Canada $25,000 under a recent law that caps the sale of seats at face value. The province’s consumer-beware website shows no other fines for ticket resellers, signalling SeatGeek may be the first to face financial repercussions under the anti-scalping law enacted in April. The government website states SeatGeek was [...]
Hundreds of Quebecers are occupying hospital beds while waiting for a spot in a long-term care facility, and the number is on the rise, reveals data released by Santé Québec through an access to information request. It’s a situation that raises concerns for patients rights advocates who warn many elderly people now living in an unsuitable living environment and tying up hospital resources. Data obtained by The Canadian Press through an access to information request shows there were 726 hospitalized patients awaiting a spot in a long-term care facility as of Aug. 3. These are patients who don’t need hospitalization but are waiting in hospital for a long-term care bed because they can no longer live at home due to a medical condition....
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the disqualification of a former Catholic school trustee over her LGBT-related social media posts, while overturning a requirement that she issue a public apology. The Red Deer Catholic Regional School Board sanctioned Monique LaGrange on Sept. 26, 2023, after she posted an image depicting children waving Pride flags [...]
Construction is underway on a major electricity transmission project in British Columbia’s north, a project the federal and provincial governments say will contribute nearly $10 billion a year to B.C.’s economy. The North Coast Transmission Line expansion will link Prince George to Terrace near the North Coast, and is expected to more than double electricity supply to the coast. The project, which was referred to the federal Major Projects Office in November 2025 for possible fast-tracking, is expected to power major initiatives in the works such as the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas facility and mining in B.C.’s Golden Triangle near the Alaskan border....
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announces an investment in Canadian manufacturing at 10 a.m. ET on Sept. 3.
The outbreak has became the deadliest in Congo's history after surpassing the 2018–2020 epidemic, in which nearly 2,300 people died.
The U.S. president wrote Thursday that munitions are being produced and that his administration will seek back-payment from Europe.
The view from Trishuli, Nepal, a week after devastating floods killed more than 1,200 people and left more than 4,200 missing.
Authorities estimated that there were more than 160,000 protesters across the Andalusia Region, which includes Málaga and Seville, alone.
The Russian leader said contact between Kyiv and Moscow was ongoing between their respective intelligence agencies.
METCHOSIN, B.C.—The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was murdered by convicted child killer Shane Ertmoed says she is devastated after a Parole Board of Canada granted him unescorted short-term releases into the community. Ertmoed, who was convicted in the 2000 murder of Heather Thomas, was granted unescorted temporary absences (UTAs) subject to certain restrictions [...]
The share of Dutch gold reserves stored in New York has dropped from 31.3 percent to 18.5 percent.
The Maltese government called for calm after a tycoon was acquitted of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
More than 40 percent of middle and high school teachers say they believe more than half their students use artificial intelligence to complete their homework, a new survey says, with most respondents reporting declines in students’ critical-thinking, writing, and analytical skills. More than 95 percent of the 756 teachers in grades 6 to 12 who responded to a Leger poll commissioned by the Fraser Institute, said they think at least some students use AI for homework, while 42 percent said they believe more than half do. Teachers estimated that 56 percent of students use AI “inappropriately” to do their work for them, while 44 percent use it “reasonably.” Nearly 84 percent of respondents reported a decline in students’ critical-thinking skills compared to five years ago, while just under 73 percent said students’ in-class writing and analytical skills have worsened.
The federal government has announced more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger cars, which will be designed and manufactured in Canada. “These new passenger cars will be a tribute to Canadian talent, a showcase of our innovation, our expertise, and our industrial capacity,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said […]
The Federal Court has ordered the release of some long-concealed passages of a September 1986 study prepared for a landmark federal commission of inquiry on war crimes. In a ruling made public today, Federal Court Justice Simon Fothergill ordered the government to disclose previously redacted portions of the study on the resettlement of alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada after the Second World War.
The U.S. secretary of energy said that Iran is losing its ability to 'hold the world economic hostage.'
Installing rooftop solar panels has a “limited” economic case in most of Canada because it can take decades for homeowners to recoup their upfront costs, according to an internal government memo. “At present, the economic case for widespread residential rooftop solar PV [photovoltaic] installations in most jurisdictions across Canada is limited compared to other international jurisdictions,” says the May 20 internal report from the Department of Natural Resources prepared for Minister Tim Hodgson. The memorandum, which was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, provided analysis and background on residential solar panel installations connected to the continental grid and their economic viability in Canada. The federal government released the document through an access to information request....
Kyiv has advanced its development and deployment of drone technology, which has become critical on the battlefield.
Thousands of residents in the Greater Toronto Area and sections of Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe continue to be without power after a powerful storm caused flooding, toppled trees, and brought down utility lines. The City of Toronto announced on its website that several services have been affected by the thunderstorm that brought heavy rain, damaging winds, and large hail to the region.
