Author: Silas Reed

Political leaders and businesses in Saint John, N.B. are bracing for the impact of looming U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, saying the city is the most vulnerable in the country. “Tariffs would be inflationary on both sides of the border and this could create a squeeze at the household level, which would be pretty challenging to navigate,” said Fraser Walls, board chair of the Saint John Chamber of Commerce.On Feb. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods. A day before the tariffs were to go into effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

Federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney drew hundreds in Kelowna, B.C., on Wednesday, promising economic improvements and standing firm against the U.S. “A lot of what I’ve talked about has to do with the economy. It’s part of why I put my hand up initially — it’s the challenges from the Americans who have made it more acute,” said Carney.The former Bank of Canada governor unveiled a five-step plan, including a balanced budget in three years, middle-class tax cuts, increased building, and ramped-up international and national trade.“America is not Canada, and Canada will never ever be part of America in…

The City of Calgary is designing a project to twin a section of the Bearspaw feeder main after its rupture forced the city into months of water restrictions last summer. Although details were limited during a presentation from city administration to councillors Wednesday, construction could begin later this year.The proposal would see twinning of up to five kilometres of the Bearspaw feeder main, along sections made of pre-stressed concrete cylindrical pipe (PCCP), the same that caused concerns around the pipe’s integrity following its critical rupture last June.That situation forced the city into water restrictions that lasted months, as more than…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Comox Valley, B.C., resident Leasha MacLennan doesn’t need a coffee to wake up in the morning — she has found a different way. “I just started getting up in the morning and forcing myself in the water every day,” she told Global News.No matter the weather — it could be warm, cold or icy — MacLennan hasn’t missed a morning dip for more than three years.“I’m allowed to say no,” she said. “I’m allowed to say, ‘OK, not today,’ if it’s too cold, too dangerous, too whatever.”But so far, that hasn’t happened.…

The prolonged cold snap in Saskatchewan is bringing to light the dangers of being unprepared for the cold, especially for new residents not accustomed to prairie winters. While the winter blues are certainly settling in, so too can frostbite if bare skin is exposed to the air for any length of time in this cold weather.“Realistically, anything lower than zero degrees, you can obtain frostbite,” Mike Schindel, the Medavie Health Services West operation manager said.“Temperatures with the wind chill, when it hits to about -26 or so, that’s what the wind chill. It can take easily 30 minutes. And you…

Construction activity on Appaloosa Road in Kelowna, B.C., has ramped up as the site is prepped for the city’s next tiny home community to support those experiencing homelessness. According to the city, work underway includes site grading.The 60-home facility will be similar to Step Place on Crowley Avenue near the downtown core, which opened last February.But as construction activity on site increases, so too do concerns among area residents.“They announced all this before talking to us, ” said Mike Johnson, who lives half a block away. “They are going ahead doing stuff without returning calls and emails. There is no…

When the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge meet Sunday at a sold-out Rogers Place, it will feel like more than a one-off game. It will feel like Edmonton is on trial.The Alberta capital is the fifth city to host a neutral-site Professional Women’s Hockey League game this season as part of its nine-site Takeover Tour. For Charge forward Danielle Serdachny and defender Stephanie Markowski, the game will see them return to their hometown to play in front of family and friends.But Serdachny said that the stakes are much higher than a game between the Charge, who sit last in the…

Ryan Simmons has lived in West Broadway for over a decade. After a new owner bought the building he lives in, they replaced light fixtures, resurfaced the parking lot, and hiked his rent. “It was about 18 per cent, and they basically increased the rent for all the units by the same dollar amount,” says Simmons. “So people that live on their own in a bachelor, it was a big increase for them but a much smaller increase for people in multi-person units.”While Simmons was appealing that increase with the Residential Tenancies Branch, he got hit with another increase —…

Saskatchewan’s official opposition is calling for greater focus on homegrown products and the creation of more jobs in the steel industry following U.S. President Donald Trump planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. “We need to double down on trade infrastructure, on finding new markets, on increasing what we make here at home, on supporting Canadian innovation,” said Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck during a news conference held at Supreme Steel in Corman Park, north of Saskatoon. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when…

The City of Edmonton is reducing the operating for its 311 non-emergency telephone line that acts as a central point of contact for city information and services. Starting March 2, the 311 line will now be closed on Sundays. It already didn’t operate on statutory holidays.Instead, the telephone line will be staffed Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.“The service hour changes are part of how the city is reducing spending to respond to budget challenges like inflationary pressures and rapid population growth, and to limit the required tax increase in 2025,” the city said in a news…