10 h. ago ‘It feels like there’s no hope’: Many homeless don’t want a home. What now?

Even offering up free or nearly-free housing isn’t luring some itinerants off the streets of Medicine Hat

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24 h. ago ‘It’s getting better’: Vancouver's Chinatown festival brings crowds and hope for the future

The 23rd annual street festival

Culture

43 h. ago Quaint little Ontario town boasts charming main street and picturesque waterfall

Small towns are a significant part of Ontario's charm, especially quaint gems like Fenelon Falls, a village that feels a world away from big-city life, just waiting to be explored. It's the place of small-town dreams, and nowhere like you've visited before. Fenelon Falls can be described as a varied mix of all things you'd like to find in a town like this, full of unique restaurants, shops and cottages to rent along the water. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of around 2,500 people and is mainly known as a tourist town — mostly active in the peak summer cottagegoer season, but you can find trails offering beautiful fall colours in the autumn too. But the best part of this place is right in the middle of all the action: part of its namesake is inspired by a waterfall that runs through the heart of the town. Though nowhere near the stature of major waterfalls elsewhere in the province, Fenelon Falls can...

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43 h. ago Toronto club is helping people rebuild their social lives after kids move out

Do you ever reminisce on the luxury of hogging the TV when your roommate is gone for the weekend? Do you live for those lazy, weekend days when you get the condo all to yourself?That's the life for so many twenty-somethings in Toronto. But not so much so for many Toronto parents, who wake up, feed their kids, make lunches and pick them up from school — amongst other things. Until one day, the constant scramble of that reality comes to a halt when the kids move out. Then what?When Leaside mom Charlene Wood first found herself with an empty home after her youngest child went to university, that first taste of solitude in years might have sounded like a dream to some.It meant no noise, no extra responsibilities, and the best of all: all that spare time back to yourself. That transition didn't evoke those feelings in Wood, though. Instead, it left her feeling the effects that many empty-nesters experience after their last child lea...

Society

51 h. ago Alberta, Ottawa putting $203M to building over 2,300 new affordable housing units

The province said the funding will go to 25 projects and see more than 2,300 units built, ranging from student housing in Edmonton to units in Calgary for the homeless.

Economics

52 h. ago New Hope Mission initiative supports homeless families with hotel stays and housing solutions

Families are temporarily placed in hotels for up to two weeks - depending on their situation - while they work with Hope Mission staff to secure permanent housing, with the initiative fully funded by the provincial government

Society

55 h. ago Smoky conditions caused by Manitoba wildfires to persist, meteorologist says

With a state of emergency once again in effect for Manitoba due to raging wildfires in the province's north, much of southern Manitoba is also feeling an impact.

Events

2 d. ago Montreal will not stop taking down homeless encampments despite new report’s recommendation

Taking down the camps is a 'last resort' but at times it's necessary to protect the safety of people in and around the sites, officials said

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3 d. ago Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton brings her new technique to Harry Jerome Track Classic

Ranked No. 3 in the world, the 29-year-old feels like she’s just reaching her prime. A subtle technique change helped her throw a personal best 20.68 metres

Technology

3 d. ago Amid political backlash, Nathan Fillion says Superman’s true power is hope and kindness

"It's about hope, it's about choosing kindness," said Edmonton-born actor Nathan Fillion, who plays the Green Lantern in the James Gunn-made reboot of the DC Universe franchise.

Politics

4 d. ago Saskatchewan NDP urges government to repair vacant homes for affordable housing

The Saskatchewan NDP are pressuring the government to get vacant units repaired and used as affordable housing options for the homeless population.

Politics

4 d. ago Green bins can become ‘death traps’ for raccoons, N.S. wildlife rehab centre warns

Hope for Wildlife, based in Seaforth, N.S., says it has seen a 'significant rise' in the number of calls about stuck raccoons.

Events

4 d. ago ’Everyone’s neighbour is a magpie’: Edmonton reckons with its official city bird

Nita Jalkanen checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly every day with her dog Ariel. “I talk to them. I say, ‘Good morning or good afternoon, Mr. Magpie,’ and they feel safe so there’s no squawking,” said the 59-year-old in an interview. “They’ll come […]

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4 d. ago Southern Albertans still feeling the effects of Montana’s St. Mary Siphon failure

Just over one year since the St. Mary Siphon experienced a catastrophic structural failure near Babb, Montana, halting water flow down the Milk River, repairs are complete.

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4 d. ago 'We've given people hope': Chinatown's Carol Lee knows that if you rebuild it, people will come

Carol Lee, a successful businesswoman and co-founder of the cosmetics company Linacare, has dedicated her life to bringing Chinatown's past to life as she strives to revive the Vancouver neighbourhood's vibrancy and culture

Transport

4 d. ago Vandals just cut down Toronto's most notorious speed camera for 6th time

In a story that is starting to feel a little repetitive, vandals have once again cut down Toronto's most controversial automated speed enforcement camera.The Parkside Drive automated speed enforcement camera was cut down yet again overnight on Tuesday, marking the sixth time the device has been chopped down in the last eight months.Toronto Police had even taken recent steps to prevent further vandalism, including the addition of a surveillance camera this summer in the wake of another downing incident.It seems you can install a speed camera and you can reinstall a speed camera — heck, you can even install a surveillance camera to monitor the speed camera — but in the end, none of these answers have proven to be effective long-term solutions.First installed in 2021 following a fatal five-car collision, the camera is estimated to have raked in over $7.3 million in fines to date through just shy of 68,600 traffic tickets.While championed by vulnerable road us...

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4 d. ago Toronto Italian joint closes permanently for owners to start something else

An Italian restaurant in Toronto has closed down permanently as its whole team moves on to pursue a new project.The city has been wracked with restaurant closures lately, it seems. From 20-year-old Italian mainstay Vivoli to beloved Leslieville sandwich shop Leslieville Pumps, it feels like nothing is immune to the winds of change anymore.One of the latest Toronto restaurants to shutter is the Junction Triangle's Lucia, an Italian joint that kept the community fed with its fill of $25 weekday lunch prix fixe menus and indulgent standalone dishes like mozzarella-stuffed gnocchi and Nutella tiramisu for the better part of six years.Before Lucia, the team was behind the now also-closed Local Kitchen & Wine Bar, which, not unlike its sister restaurant, served a menu created with locally grown produce and ethically sourced ingredients served with a signature Italian flair.As of June 27, though, Lucia has officially gone the way of its forebear, as t...

Culture

4 d. ago Canadian searches for U.S. real estate shows steep decline: report

'I think that it will take some time for the sentiment to change. Canadians will need to no longer feel like the U.S. is treating them unfairly in its trade policy,' says RedFin's Chen Zhao

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4 d. ago Envoy says Canada is coming closer to recognizing Palestinian statehood

OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she feels Ottawa is on the brink of officially recognizing statehood for her people, as she also takes note of tougher language from Canada on Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Accountability means everything to the Palestinian people. That’s all we are looking for,” said Mona Abuamara, who is […]

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4 d. ago Liberals could find out soon whether their rushed projects bill will spark another Idle No More

If First Nations feel they aren't being properly consulted and treated as partners when a project infringes on their land or their rights, 'nothing’s off the table' for Indigenous activists

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