Author: Silas Reed
The next Ontario government should take the lead in encouraging urgent expansion of interprovincial electricity transmission while ensuring it advances a transition to a clean economy, a new report by the Pembina Institute said Wednesday. Reducing interprovincial barriers could open up new markets for Ontario’s electricity that are insulated from ongoing trade uncertainty with the United States, the report said.Ontario and the rest of Canada face a “new economic reality” highlighted by the threat of a prolonged trade dispute with the U.S., said the report published by the clean energy think tank. Yet, regardless of how those threats materialize, the report suggests a…
One month shy of her 113th birthday, the oldest person in Canada is sharing some of her well earned wisdom. The country’s oldest living woman, Margaret Romans, was born in Latvia in 1912 and moved to Montreal in 1947 and says she’s thankful to be here. What keeps her going? Gratitude, curiosity, and always looking forward, she says.“I say thank you God for bringing me and my family to this good country,” she told Global News in an interview on Tuesday at her seniors’ residence.Romans recalls only positive memories from her life back in Latvia until the Soviet Union occupation…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are calls for New Brunswick to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, much like neighbouring Nova Scotia has done. The demand comes as the province had the highest rate of police-reported cases in Atlantic Canada in 2023.According to Statistics Canada, 3,043 people reported intimate partner violence that year, and more than two-thirds of them were women. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “The more we raise our voices, and…
Canada’s Competition Bureau is investigating the potential role artificial intelligence (AI) is playing in tracking and setting rental rates across the country. “As soon as the renters in the country started, you know, doing some rent strikes, really pushing back, I started speaking to renters all across the country,” Bonita Zarrillo, MP for Port Moody-Coquitlam told Global News.“And we heard about these algorithms softwares, YieldStar, and other softwares and they said that these softwares were capturing data about them and artificially allowing them to drive up rents.”Last August, the U.S. Justice Department filed a suit against real estate company RealPage…
A number of physiotherapists and other health-care providers in B.C. are sounding the alarm about working with ICBC. The issues arose due to ICBC’s Health Care Services Terms, which allow qualifying health care services to bill ICBC directly for services provided to individuals.Some health care providers say they are considering opting out of the system because they are concerned about ICBC’s new rules and their client’s privacy.The service providers say ICBC’s Services Terms could increase the corporation’s access to sensitive client information, let ICBC dictate treatment and possibly give it control over a patient’s records.The changes also apply to providers…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Riding the school bus in the Central Okanagan may soon come with a hefty fee. Parents in School District 23 already pay $450 per child for bus rides, and if approved by the school board, that fee could rise between $75 and $150.While this may be the most significant hike, transportation fees have more than doubled since 2019 when it was 200-a-year per child.“When we look at inflationary increases, the cost of gas going up, that cost of transportation is going up, so it leaves the school board with this really difficult…
Security cameras and locked-up products are all things Keith Horn has implemented to keep his business secure. “We are not shoppable like some of the other hotels,” Horn said.Horn owns the Northern Hotel on Main Street and is also the president of North End BIZ.While he doesn’t see lots of theft at his establishment, other area businesses aren’t so lucky and they all pay the cost.“The insurance has gone up a lot over the years. It’s harder and harder to get insurance in this area because of the area, the fires, the crime,” Horn said.He says North End BIZ membership…
A large, indoor lettuce-growing operation in the South Okanagan has experienced a sudden boom in business. “Our sales have doubled and tripled in the past two weeks,” said Rachelle Peters, general manager at Avery Family Farms.Avery Family Farms began operating in September 2023 after two years of construction.The concept for the business was born during the COVID-19 pandemic.“The founders, Gary and Vicki Peters, went to grocery stores and saw empty shelves,” Peters said.The farm grows four types of lettuce.“Frill, Romaine, Red and Sweet Leaf,” Peters said.However, getting that lettuce into B.C. stores wasn’t that easy. Story continues below advertisement “One…
A “work-related” incident at Wheat City Metals Recycling has brought operations to a halt at the Evraz facility in Regina. In a statement from Evraz North America, they say one man is suffering from severe injuries after the incident Tuesday morning. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “After receiving emergency care on-site, the employee is in critical but stable condition at a nearby medical facility. Our prayers are with our teammate and his family,” a spokesperson with Evraz North America said.STARS…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two young cougar kittens who were recently reported to have been seen wandering without their mother in Alberta’s Bow Valley have been captured and are now being temporarily cared for by the Calgary Zoo’s Wilder Institute. In an email sent to Global News on Tuesday, zoo officials said they took the orphaned cougar kittens in after being contacted by Alberta Fish and Wildlife.Last week, a wildlife photographer who has been tracking cougar activity near Canmore, Alta., for years spoke to Global News about seeing evidence that led him to believe the cougar…
