3 h. ago FIRST READING: The extremely bad housing record of Canada’s new housing minister

As Vancouver mayor, Gregor Robertson oversaw an explosion in unaffordability unlike any ever seen

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6 d. ago Canadian airline named one of the most reliable in North America

Canadians who are tired of stressful flight delays and cancellations may want to consider flying with Flair Airlines for future trips.The Alberta-based low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday that it was one of the top airlines in North America for reliability in April, boasting a 99.8 per cent completion factor and just four cancellations.Flair took the first spot for flight completion across North America, WestJet followed closely behind at 98.6 per cent, and Air Canada and Porter tied for the third spot at 97.8 per cent."Completion rate is the most honest stat in aviation — either the plane flew, or it didn't," said Maciej Wilk, CEO of Flair, in a statement. "Why would you book with someone else if you're 11 times more likely to get cancelled?"Citing data from Cirium, Flair Airlines says its on-time performance record in Canada in April was 80.8 per cent, tying with Air Canada and landing just below Porter. WestJet topped the list wi...

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2 w. ago Canada's Wonderland roller coaster known for rough ride is getting a big change

Just days remain before Canada's Wonderland opens for the year, but there are many big changes parkgoers should be aware of if attending the coaster haven during the early days 2025 season.Most are probably well aware of the impending opening of the park's new flagship record-breaking launch coaster, AlpenFury, set to open at a yet-to-be-announced date, but there are a few other rides that will be absent from the park's roster on opening day.Along with the yet-to-open AlpenFury and the recently-demolished Time Warp roller coaster, Canada's Wonderland will be without one of its original attractions for the initial weeks of the 2025 season.The Mighty Canadian Minebuster — one of the park's 1981 opening day attractions — will not be open to riders when the park opens for the season on May 8.The 44-year-old coaster holds the record of the longest single-track wooden coaster in Canada at over one kilometre in length, but it is also known for a particularly...

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2 w. ago How to vote in 2025 Canadian federal election: What you need to know in Edmonton

After a campaign that lasted just more than a month, Canadians are heading to the polls to vote in the federal election on Monday. According to Elections Canada, 7.3 million people have already voted — a new record. In Edmonton, the busiest riding was Riverbend, with 23,579 advance voters. If you haven’t voted yet, here’s what […]

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2 w. ago Toronto to clamp down on 'renovictions' this summer and here are the details

Toronto City Council has launched a public education campaign to remind homeowners and renters that its new "renoviction" bylaw will come into effect this summer in an attempt to "protect tenants from bad faith evictions."According to a release issued by the city, the Rental Renovation Licence Bylaw, which was proposed back in the fall and will come into effect on July 31, 2025, requires landlords to obtain a licence before "starting repairs or renovations that require tenants to move out of their rental units under the Provincial N13 process."Created to protect tenants from so-called "renovictions," when a tenant is evicted from their home under pretences of renovations by a landlord, this bylaw attempts to add more protections for renters."The bylaw is designed to protect tenants from bad faith evictions, preserve Toronto's affordable rental housing and establish a transparent and equitable process for landlords to complet...

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3 w. ago Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted. That’s up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Elections Canada says it made […]

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3 w. ago Canada election: Last day of advance voting amid indications of record early turnout

A record two million people cast advance ballots on Friday, amid high interest in the election, good weather and the Easter statutory holiday.

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3 w. ago New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls. Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election. Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling […]

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3 w. ago Hausse record de l’inflation alimentaire: aucune section de l’épicerie n’est épargnée

Statistique Canada a révélé que l’inflation alimentaire avait connu une hausse record au cours du mois de mars.

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3 w. ago BlackRock® Canada Announces April Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs

TORONTO, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the April 2025 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of the applicable iShares ETF […]

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