Farmers and migrant workers in Ontario's Norfolk County say COVID-19 restrictions imposed on them are unreasonably harsh and harmful to workers — and they say Canadians' produce prices will rise as a result.
Despite a rebound on Monday, many bearish strategists believe there are mounting risks to the market rally.
Range Media Partners has secured a minority investment from a group including Liberty Global and TPG founding partner David Bonderman’s family office Wildcat Capital Management. Family entertainment company Playground Productions is also a participant in the new round, terms of which were not disclosed. The new investors join an existing roster of backers, among them …
SHERBROOKE, Que. — On Monday morning in Sherbrooke, Que., dozens of tractors slowly rolled along a stretch of road between the regional offices of Quebec's farmers association and the Agriculture Department a few hundred meters away. Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December. "It's pretty hard to get farmers out of their farms, because they've got so many hours to put in, but to se
Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades. "If we don't shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have allowed, we will lose caribou," said Clayton Lamb, one of 34 co-authors of a newly published study in the journal Ecological Applications. "It's not the wolve
SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today. An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight measures focused on youth, education, and health that were contained in last week's budget. Trudeau will be joined at the event by Dan Vandal, minister for northern affairs and well as Prairie economic development, as well as Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien. The budget included a renewed investment of $60-mill
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001. The rebound was relatively quick. Fallout from COVID-19 has proven much more prolonged. “The pandemic of course was incredibly tumultuous and scary, as it was, I think, for most tour businesses in Canada,” said Gordon, who runs week-long sojourns on a schooner, converted
Jerry Seinfeld believes the movie business is "over" because film isn't as revered as it used to be.
Delta Burke turned to crystal meth in a bid to lose weight in the 1980s.
Celine Dion found it "very nerve-wracking" to "see showbusiness again" at the Grammy Awards and her brief appearance "took a lot" out of her.
Paris Hilton reveals the inspiration behind her baby girl's full name.
The car ploughed into a crowd at the Fox Hill Supercross event, killing officials and spectators.
‘We still have so many questions and need the BBC to answer them’, the young person’s mother said following the veteran broadcaster’s resignation
Five migrants have died in an attempt to cross the English Channel just hours after Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill was passed by Parliament. The French coast guard confirmed there was a failed attempt to cross the Channel on Tuesday morning. Local newspaper La Voix du Nord reported that the migrants died while attempting to cross the Chennal from an area near the town of Wimereux.
The increase in China's defence spending is concerning given its economy is "failing", the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China's economy had been battered by turmoil in its real estate sector and asserted that its official growth rates were "not real". He also said China was spending "drastically more" on its military than the 7.2% increase it declared last month.
Motorists have been stuck in eight-mile queues coming into London from Essex on the A13 East India Dock road following a spillage. Two lanes were closed on the key route on Tuesday morning causing traffic to stack up from the Canning Town flyover back to Rainham. London Overground services were also suffering severe delays due to an electrical fault at Wembley Central early on Tuesday.
A number of current and former staff have told the BBC there is a culture of bullying at LIVES.
Rights commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages
The presenter has been off air for months after reports he paid a young person for explicit photos.
An unexpected rise in public borrowing could limit the scope of pre-election tax cuts, say analysts.
The move came after a former parliamentary researcher and a second man were charged with spying for China after a probe by counter-terrorism police
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