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Pharmacy treatments for Lyme disease cut N.S. emergency visits in half: study
The number of Nova Scotians visiting the emergency department for treatment of tick bites dropped by about half after the province gave pharmacists permission in 2021 to assess and provide preventative Lyme disease treatment, a new study has found. The study…
48% of northern Canadians say Trump’s U.S. is biggest threat to Arctic
Nearly half of those in Canada’s North see the U.S. under President Donald Trump as the greatest threat to Arctic security, new polling data suggests. The polling, conducted for researchers at Quebec’s Observatoire de la politique et la sécurité de l’Arctique…
Oil prices and bond yields give back some of last week’s jumps
U.S. stocks are climbing with markets worldwide on Monday after oil prices and yields in the bond market gave back some of their jumps from last week. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 per cent and pulled within 0.4 per cent of its all-time high set last month. The Dow…
Ontario education unions promise ‘proportional response,’ schedule 3rd strike vote
A third Ontario education union has scheduled a strike vote for its members, as pressure grows on contract talks with the Ford government. On Sunday, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, a part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, announced it…
Ontario truckers warn rising diesel prices will mean more expensive groceries
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group representing Canadian truck drivers is sounding the alarm that the skyrocketing price of diesel could soon be passed down to consumers, asking the federal and provincial governments to step in…
Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian households live in unaffordable housing, StatCan says
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Housing affordability just worsened for a growing share of Canadians, new data from Statistics Canada shows. Nearly one in four (23.2 per cent) Canadian households were living in unaffordable housing in…
Ontario NDP asks auditor general to investigate Staples education contract
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is asking the auditor general to open an investigation into the government’s decision to give Staples the contract to sell supplies to elementary school teachers. In a letter sent Monday morning, Stiles raised questions about…
Pickering nuclear reactors start coming off-line for massive refurbishment
By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted September 21, 2026 8:04 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario nuclear plant is beginning a massive refurbishment project Monday, as Premier Doug Ford’s government looks to…
‘Stitched it back’: Edmonton event where locals mend clothes promotes sustainability
Pearce Carpenter says fixing the holes in the black balloon bottoms they bought from an Edmonton thrift store is their way of tackling fast fashion. “There is so much textile waste in the world, so if we just fix old clothes, like holes in the crotch areas of…
House of Commons is back as Liberals vow ‘significant’ legislation coming
Members of Parliament return from their summer break Monday, with the economy and trade partnerships in centre-focus after the trade war with the United States dramatically escalated over the summer months. Prime Minister Mark Carney says his Liberal…