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CTV News - Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 6:25 AM Hwy. 404 reopens in Aurora after collisions involving 16 vehicles        Highway 404 has reopened in Aurora following two early morning pileups which snarled traffic on the busy highway.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:23 AM One man dead after daylight shooting in Brampton: police       One man is dead after a shooting in Brampton on Friday morning, Peel police say.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 7:25 AM Cochrane, Ont. inundated with interest from southern Ontario residents after $10 land plot offer       A small town in northeastern Ontario is being inundated with interest after announcing a program that would see plots of land for new home builds being offered for as low as $10 along with a five-year property tax break.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 6:24 AM 2 in 3 Canadians doubt police can find stolen cars: Nanos       A new poll from Nanos Research for CTV News has found that a majority of Canadians doubt the police are able to recover stolen cars.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 6:36 AM Two men seriously injured in downtown collision       Two men were taken to a trauma centre following a downtown collision early Friday.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:25 AM Kitchener Rangers can't hold off Otters in Erie, series deadlocked at 2 games apiece       Despite holding the lead on a couple of occasions, the Kitchener Rangers were unable to hold off the Erie Otters in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series on Thursday night.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:13 AM Man dead after Friday morning shooting in Brampton       Peel Regional Police say a man has died after a shooting in Brampton on Friday morning.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:03 AM 1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Waterdown: police       Hamilton police say a female driver has died after her vehicle left the road on Concession 5 East not far from Robson Road on Thursday afternoon.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:01 AM ANALYSIS: Hard work about to begin for playoff-bound Jets       Thursday night, the Jets' the third period was strong enough for everyone to know that a playoff spot was a reality. But John Shannon says now the hard work really begins.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 AM Justin Trudeau to make housing announcement in Calgary       Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make a housing announcement in Calgary today as part of a campaign-style pre-budget tour across the country.

Friday, April 5, 2024 8:57 AM More charges laid in Hwy 35 collision that sent 4 to hospital: Kawartha Lakes OPP       A collision on Nov. 5, 2023, saw four people sent to Toronto hospitals, one of them was airlifted. The driver of the pickup truck faces additional charges.

Friday, April 5, 2024 8:51 AM 11th annual Spark Photo Festival features 26 exhibits across Peterborough area       The annual Spark Photo Festival in Peterborough, Northumberland, and Kawartha Lakes showcases the work of local photographers, and aims to make their art more accessible.

Friday, April 5, 2024 8:18 AM World food prices rebound from three-year low, says UN agency       World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and dairy products, according to the UN food agency's latest price index.

Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Canada's new grads face an active job market. How can you stand out?       Business consulting firm Robert Half found 64 per cent of companies surveyed say they intend to hire entry-level professionals in the first half of 2024.

Friday, April 5, 2024 7:52 AM Ottawa taken to court over resumption of UNRWA funding       Israel advocates are asking the Federal Court to reverse Ottawa's decision to continue funding the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:56 AM Inside The Raptors: Vince Carter deserving of Hall of Fame nod       WATCH BELOW as Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Toronto Sun Raptors writer Ryan Wolstat about the report that former Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter and longtime Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups will be elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024. They look back at both players' careers […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:54 AM South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs killed in hijacking       South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, his Kaizer Chiefs club said on Thursday. The 24-year-old defender was shot while waiting to be attended to at a petrol station in the Honeydew suburb in Johannesburg, according to police. "Luke Fleurs tragically lost his life last night during […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:48 AM Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say       VIENNA (AP) — Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday. The Austrian Alpine Club said that, of the 93 glaciers its volunteers measured and observed, all but one receded in 2022-2023. […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:32 AM OPINION: End the Day of Hate       By Richard Robertson We must reclaim our streets from those weaponizing the Israel-Hamas conflict to destabilize our society. Canadian leaders must proactively take measures to prevent the normalization of the incitement that is tearing apart the fabric of our society at its seams.  First declared by the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, Al-Quds Day is held annually on the last weekend of Ramadan. It […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:13 AM Female OPP officer escapes with badge after being convicted of 2019 assault       A hot-tempered OPP officer has narrowly escaped with her badge after being convicted of assaulting an Orillia woman in 2019. OPP Const. Bailey Nicholls was given a suspended sentence in connection with the beatdown, CTV News Barrie reports. That break will likely save the combustible constable's law enforcement career. In 2019, Nicholls was captured on […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 8:41 AM Canada's unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in March as job growth stalls       OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work and job growth ground to a halt. That's up from 5.8 per cent in February and marks the largest increase in the unemployment rate since summer 2022. The federal agency's labour force survey shows […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 8:28 AM New mass graves in Rwanda reveal cracks in reconciliation efforts, 30 years after the genocide       HUYE, Rwanda (AP) — The diggers' hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often finding — human bone fragments. The women then wipe the bone pieces with their hands as others watch in solemn silence. The digging goes on, a scene that's become all too familiar in a verdant area of rural southern […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 8:27 AM CRIME SCENE: Man dead, another in critical after Mississauga car crash       One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a three-vehicle crash in Mississauga late Thursday. Peel Regional Police say the incident occurred at the Dixie Rd. and Eglinton Ave. intersection just before 10 p.m. One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger is in hospital in life-threatening condition. […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 8:25 AM Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv's denials       TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine, saying one of the detained suspects had photos on his phone depicting troops in camouflage uniforms with the Ukrainian flag. Ever since the March 22 mass shooting and fire at the Crocus City […]

Toronto Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 8:03 AM Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts       Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with the layoffs becoming effective on May 27, according […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:49 AM US-Chinese military talks resume on safety in the air and at sea after a nearly 2-year break       WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in nearly two years, U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and aircraft incidents between the two militaries in the Pacific region, restarting a dialogue that Beijing abruptly ended in a dispute involving Taiwan. The meeting, which was Tuesday through Thursday […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:49 AM Sean Paul helped bring dancehall to the masses. With a new tour, he's ready to do it all over again       LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been 21 years since Sean Paul's dancehall anthem "Get Busy" topped the Billboard Hot 100 — which means "Get Busy" is finally old enough to hear "Get Busy" at the club. "It's changed for me now," Sean Paul told The Associated Press over Zoom from his studio in Jamaica, […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:43 AM Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say       VIENNA (AP) — Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday. The Austrian Alpine Club said that, of the 93 glaciers its volunteers measured and observed, all but one receded in 2022-2023. […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:38 AM Israeli ambassador, summoned by Poland in protest, apologizes for death of Polish aid worker       WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's deputy foreign minister handed a diplomatic note on Friday to Israel's ambassador protesting the killing of a Polish aid worker in an attack earlier this week on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza. After the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told reporters in Warsaw that he handed the […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:36 AM Right to children or children's rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome       ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the "commercialization of life" catering to wealthy would-be parents. A Vatican-affiliated university hosted a two-day conference promoting an international treaty to outlaw surrogacy, based on the campaigners' […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:31 AM Egyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel       CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities this week arrested 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest where they accused the government of contributing to the siege of Gaza and called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador, a human rights lawyer said. Egypt's government has condemned Israel's campaign in Gaza and has played a central […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:24 AM Man killed in daylight shooting in Brampton       A man is dead, and police are searching for suspects, following a daylight shooting at a residence in Brampton. Peel Regional Police were called to Sudeley Lane near Mississauga Road and Wanless Drive just after 8:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting in the area. One man was located with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:23 AM ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices       LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose serious risks, regional financial leaders said Friday. Laos' Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane read out a joint statement following meetings among finance ministers at a […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:09 AM Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city       OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:08 AM Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province       OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cent (7.0) _ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.0) _ New Brunswick 7.8 […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 9:08 AM National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance       OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's March employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.1 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.5) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.3) Number unemployed: 1,320,300 (1,260,400) Number working: 20,400,700 (20,402,900) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.6 per cent (11.6) Men (25 plus) unemployment […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 8:49 AM Scandals blight Denmark's buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia       COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of scandals has blighted Denmark's Armed Forces at a time when the Scandinavian country and member of the NATO alliance is building up its defenses, chiefly as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The events have so far led to the dismissal this week of Denmark's top military […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 8:46 AM Amazon warns of uncertified solar eclipse glasses being sold online: 'We recommend you not use it'       Amazon is warning certain customers of uncertified solar eclipse glasses that were posted and sold online. Millions of people across a swath of North America, including parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada, will experience a few minutes of darkness in the middle of the day on Monday as the moon passes in front of the […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 8:45 AM Japan's Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other partners       TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United States as well as with other countries such as the Philippines, as he prepares for a visit to the U.S. next week to meet with President Joe Biden. "Defense industry cooperation between Japan […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, April 5, 2024 8:40 AM Senior doctors in England agree pay deal with UK government that will end year-long dispute       LONDON (AP) — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute with unprecedented strike action. The British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, which represent the senior doctors, who are known as consultants, said Friday that 83% of those casting a vote […]

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 9:26 AM Eastway Tank, owner plead guilty to three health and safety act charges       The blast at Eastway Tank that killed six people in January 2022 triggered a massive fire that took four-and-a-half hours for firefighters to bring under control.

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 8:48 AM Modern living: Making energy management … more manageable       A year ago December, our newfound community of Ridgeway, Fort Erie was hit with a monster snowstorm, leaving us without power for almost four days. In the wake of that disaster, which caused untold hardship for our community and contributed to at least 47 deaths just across the border in Buffalo, I resolved at that […]

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 AM Pellerin: Benoît Pelletier was everything a responsible politician should be       Even after politics, he contributed on important issues such as the legal framework for medical assistance in dying. He fought for the rights of francophones everywhere.

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 6:30 AM Federal Budget 2024: What do Ottawans want to see in it?       Help for small business, green-space protection, a strategy to bring Canadians together — even some new thinking about 24 Sussex Drive. Here's what some told us.

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 6:00 AM Today's letters: Remember the Rideau Street sinkhole, politicians       Friday, April 5: Political leaders must pay closer attention to infrastructure — however unsexy it may seem, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Ottawa Citizen Friday, April 5, 2024 4:00 AM Can small children safely experience the eclipse outdoors?       In short, no.

Windsor Star Friday, April 5, 2024 9:52 AM Warhol's Gretzky among Art Windsor-Essex works to be auctioned off       Over the objections of some, for the first time in more than 40 years, Art Windsor-Essex will auction off and part ways with works from its permanent collection. Among the approximately 100 pieces selected for deaccession — the act of removing a work of art from a museum's permanent collection — two of the most […]

Windsor Star Friday, April 5, 2024 8:45 AM 'Really awesome' — how you can help NASA study total solar eclipse       You don't get a lot of opportunities to turn off the Sun.  The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will seize on the rare opportunity to study such a scenario during the April 8 total solar eclipse — and anyone in Essex County with a smartphone can help.  It's a day that NASA mission […]

Windsor Star Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 AM Guest column: World's famines, as usual, have politics at the root       There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all of them.

The Province Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 AM Canucks: Noah Juulsen nominated for Masterton Trophy       Noah Juulsen is the Vancouver PHWA nominee for the 2024 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Ottawa Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 AM SNAPSHOTS: Senators winger Claude Giroux nominated for Masterton Trophy       Claude Giroux has been a heart-and-soul player throughout his 17-year National Hockey League career. Thursday, he was recognized for his contributions to the Ottawa Senators. The 36-year-old Giroux was elected as the Senators' nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy in voting done by the Ottawa chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The Masterton Trophy […]

Ottawa Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 5:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Not fit at any level       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Show appreciation for visual art and education: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, April 5-7       Take in an art exhibition, a Remai Modern documentary, teacher appreciation, a theatre artist's residency and explore a conservation area.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Opinion: Saskatchewan's museums help bring hidden histories to life       The Diefenbaker Canada Centre in Saskatoon is hosting an exhibit on the three times the War Measures Act was invoked in Canada.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Opinion: Rebates higher than carbon tax cost for most in Saskatchewan       A University of Regina economic professor says misleading information has led to the belief that most Saskatchewan residents pay more.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Saskatchewan researcher says school food program 'a long time coming'       Expert says well-designed school meal program can lead to better grades, improved mental health and less chronic illness later in life.

Regina Leader-Post Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Murray Mandryk: Knack for knowing what voters want a big part of Moe's success       Moe's most overlooked political skill: His ability to read what's important to his voters and predict just how long it will remain important.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 8:42 AM Clouds could mar eclipse in some places       Cloud cover could be what stands – or floats –between the solar eclipse and throngs gathered along the path of totality in Canada.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 8:39 AM Coal company loses compensation appeal in suit alleging expropriation       Altius Royalty Corp. was asking for $190 million in compensation, arguing federal and provincial moves to end such generation over climate and health concerns was a type of expropriation.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 8:36 AM Trudeau says provinces must put a price on carbon as Manitoba plans an alternative       Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew appeared at odds over carbon pricing on Thursday.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 8:32 AM B.C. orca calf rescue attempt could happen next week       Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John says a highly orchestrated attempt to rescue a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon could happen as early as next week.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 8:29 AM Wet snow dump kills power to tens of thousands across Quebec, Ontario       As of 11 p.m., a little more than 60,000 homes and businesses in Quebec were without electricity. The province's power utility said the affected area ranged from Gatineau in the west to Montreal's suburbs, with strong gusts and broken tree branches bringing down power lines.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM Political frenzy on B.C. carbon tax 'whiplash' politics: Greens       B.C. Premier David Eby's loyalty to the carbon tax has landed him at the centre of a political maelstrom on carbon pricing, which the BC Green Party calls a distraction from the big-picture solutions needed for climate change.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM A more sustainable farming model       Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture's Living Labs project aims to help farmers better tackle climate change.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM 'Cautious optimism': Penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms       Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as Trojan horses for other species.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM Deniers and doomers are leading the carbon tax opposition       Calls to suspend the April 1 increase at best ignore the real causes of the affordability crisis, and at worst seek to win Canadians' support via false solutions.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM Second time lucky? Premier pitches another carbon tax plan       This week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau where he presented his "Still Better Than a Carbon Tax" plan, which he insisted would "do far more to address climate change." It follows his first attempt to skirt the tax in August 2022. That plan was similarly titled "Better Than a Carbon Tax."

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM Poll shows support for plastic crackdown       Most Canadians support a crackdown on single-use plastics and less plastic production, a new poll indicates just weeks before international negotiations kick off in Ottawa on a global plastics treaty.

National Observer Friday, April 5, 2024 5:10 AM Fossil fuel fouls clean-grid future       Manitoba Hydro can't escape its emergency reliance on natural gas as demand ramps up for electric power.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 9:42 AM Three teens, one adult to face charges in stabbing at Lionel-Groulx métro       The assault, at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, saw the victim taken to hospital with injuries deemed not to be life-threatening.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 9:27 AM Quebec's unemployment rate jumps to 5% in March as job growth skids to a halt       Youth are particularly feeling the chill in the labour market.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 9:15 AM Will Canadiens' Nick Suzuki eventually win Selke Trophy? | HI/O Bonus       The Habs captain is having the most productive offensive season of his career, but he's also a solid 200-foot centreman.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 8:19 AM Homicide attempt in Quebec City leaves victim in critical condition       A motorist called 911 a little after midnight to report the presence of an injured, bloodied man on St-David Ave.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 7:41 AM Should you worry that cloud cover will obscure the eclipse? Maybe       The forecast — so far — looks favourable for Quebec regions in the eclipse's path.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 7:28 AM Man in serious condition after being struck by train in Montreal West       A conductor on the commuter train had to be treated for shock, Montreal police said.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 7:07 AM After the storm: Nearly 50,000 Quebec Hydro clients remain without power       More than 30 cm of snow fell on the Montreal area on Thursday in the space of 16 hours.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 6:00 AM Opinion: Why you should be totally stoked about totality       Some of us are preparing for Monday's eclipse like Swifties gearing up for the Eras tour. I am not sure other people quite get it.

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 6:00 AM Habs Mailbag: Could Carey Price still get name on Cup with Canadiens?       You might be surprised to learn who the third-fastest skater is among Habs defencemen and why isn't Cole Caufield scoring more goals?

Montreal Gazette Friday, April 5, 2024 6:00 AM Everything to (try to) pay attention to during Quebec's total solar eclipse       There's a lot more to the experience than just staring at the moon covering the sun — but not much time to notice.

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 9:31 AM Trudeau in Calgary for housing announcement as part of cross-country tour       CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make a housing announcement in Calgary today as part of a campaign-style pre-budget tour across the country. Trudeau is also scheduled to take part in a fireside chat this afternoon with members of the local business community. The visit comes a day after a stop in […]

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Calgary Herald Letters, April 5: Improperly taking tax dollars can't be swept under rug       Re: CRA Employees and CERB repayments The article regarding the CRA and CERB repayments to more than 600 of its employees indicates those who "may" have inappropriately applied for and received CERB payments are no longer with the agency. Is there an ongoing investigation to determine if this was a criminal act? It would seem […]

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Brookman: Angels walk among us, making life better every day       In the years since McTighe began with Renfrew Educational Services, more than 100,000 children have gone through its programs, giving hope to parents and allowing the children to grow to their full potential

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 AM Opinion: Seeing a lack of housing affordability from the front lines       Approximately 350 Calgarians per month stay at a homeless shelter for the first time. At the Calgary Drop-In Centre (the DI), we witness the effects of our city's housing crisis every day. With rental costs soaring and a staggering number of households struggling to afford housing, we are facing escalating challenges compounded by the fact […]

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 AM Last of the great sandstone schools: Behold Balmoral       Balmoral School was the last and most expensive of the 19 sandstone schools built by the Calgary School Board between 1892 and 1914. As the local history librarian at the Calgary Public Library, Jennifer Bobrovitz wrote a weekly column for the Calgary Herald in the 1990s called Cornerstones. It explored the stories behind historic buildings […]

Calgary Herald Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 AM 'It's happy news': Flames' Kylington 'honoured' to be Masterton Trophy nominee       Oliver Kylington has been, as he likes to put it, "feeling the love." And not just from the adoring crowd at the Saddledome. When he's out and about in Calgary, the 26-year-old Kylington — once again a fixture on the Flames' blue-line and truly one of the NHL's feel-good stories of this season — is […]

Calgary Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 7:01 AM Letters for April 5, 2024: 'We are all growing tired of being used to fund political failures.'       Exhausted by the taxes Canadians are reeling because of rising costs on everything in their lives. They've just become cash cows, taxed to death by politicians who vote themselves pay raises and executives who receive bonuses after employee layoffs. They feel no guilt squeezing us for every dime while financially taking care of themselves. It's […]

Vancouver Sun Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 AM Will you be hit by B.C.'s new property flipping tax? You might be surprised       Explainer: Will you be hit by B.C.'s new 'flipping tax'? You might be surprised. Plus other questions answered.