Author: Silas Reed
A Nova Scotia woman who was awarded damages after her ex-boyfriend posted an explicit picture of her alongside a fake online ad for sex work initially went to police to report what she said was a pattern of harassment. But in the end it was a provincial cyber-protection law that held her ex to account, not the criminal courts. Larissa Williams of Lower Sackville, N.S., said she was aghast in July 2022 when a text arrived from an unknown number asking about obtaining sexual services. After a few confused messages back and forth and an online search, Williams discovered a…
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes to erase the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the two countries. The very notion is ludicrous to Canadians and the hurdles to transforming it into a state are sky high. But in Trump’s thinking, the traditional Lower 48 states would become the contiguous 50 as the Canadian territory between the U.S. mainland and Alaska disappears, leaving Hawaii as the only non-continental state.“If people wanted to play the game right, it would be 100% certain that they’d become a state,” Trump said recently.Canada at first reacted…
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.’s CEO says consumers have started to ease up on the frugality they adopted to cope with the economic slowdown, but that progress has likely been “substantially erased” by tariff threats. Greg Hicks, who runs the retailer and its SportChek, Mark’s and Party City banners, said Thursday that the chains have noticed a succession of interest rate cuts have had a “distinct positive psychological effect on consumers,” coaxing many to pick up their spending.Yet Hicks worries the trend is fleeting.“The short story is that like our business, the economy is in a much better place than it…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 13, 2025 11:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size WestJet announced a multi-billion-dollar long-term commercial agreement with German aircraft services firm Lufthansa Technik to build a new aircraft engine maintenance facility in Calgary. Lufthansa Technik will establish and operate a new engine repair station at the Calgary airport to service WestJet’s approximately 50 Boeing 737 Max airplanes, which make up around a quarter of its fleet. 1:46 WestJet announces summer schedule, expansion of Edmonton flights WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says before the end of the decade,…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 13, 2025 12:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year nearly doubles the number of new public housing units planned in the province. Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc says the $2.4-billion plan announced today includes 242 new public housing units at a cost of $136.4 million.That’s in addition to the 222 housing units and 51 modular units that were announced over the past 18 months — the first investments in public housing in the province in 30…
While playing soccer in Europe, Charlie Trafford found himself disappointed during trips to the grocery store on visits home to Calgary for Christmas. “You’d eat the tomatoes or something and there’s just no flavour in them, no taste,” he said. “And out of a kind of frustration, I started to look a little deeper into it.“And you realize that there’s a ton of issues in the (agriculture) world at the moment with the nutrient levels in the produce, how far they’re transporting it. Spoilage. How disconnected we’ve become from our food system.”Trafford started discussing the issue with his sister Sya…
A Toronto woman is speaking out after being randomly attacked in broad daylight and is raising concerns about safety in the city. Rina Elias has gained the attention of hundreds of thousands of people after posting a video on TikTok describing her experience of being physically assaulted near Yonge and Dundas on Jan 20. shortly after 3:20 p.m.“The sidewalk was not busy, we were not head-on-head, and I was not in his way whatsoever,” Elias recalled.She described the man as being in mid-thirties, well-dressed and gave no indication of being a threat.“He looked like he was headed back home after…
Christie brand Original Mini Ritz Crackers are being recalled across Canada due to an undeclared allergen. The recall, issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Tuesday, warned that the product may contain milk, which is not listed on the label, posing a potential risk to those with allergies. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. “Do not consume recalled products to which you are allergic or sensitive as they may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction,” the CFIA warned.The recalled crackers have a printed UPC of “0 66721…
A lack of mental health care tailored to rural Black Nova Scotians is one of several problems yet to be properly addressed by the province, more than one year after an inquiry report into the Lionel Desmond tragedy recommended reforms. Desmond, a former infantryman with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression who saw intense combat in Afghanistan in 2007, died by suicide Jan. 3, 2017. Before he shot himself with the semi-automatic rifle he had purchased earlier that day, he shot and killed his wife, their daughter, and his mother in their home in Upper Big Tracadie, N.S.Part of the $3.4-million fatality…
By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press Posted February 13, 2025 6:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Territorial premiers are making the case in Washington that Northern Canada is key to continental security, diplomacy and economic opportunity as Canadian leaders continue their diplomatic push against threatened U.S. tariffs. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok are set to take part in a discussion at the Wilson Center Thursday morning on prospects for collaboration between Canada and the United States in the Arctic.All 13 of Canada’s premiers…
