44 h. ago More than a third of Canadian cities have magic mushroom dispensaries, study finds

The study also found that Canada's psilocybin sellers are making unsubstantiated health claims

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2 d. ago Air Canada Says US Bookings Are Down 10% as Trade War Rages On

Air Canada says demand for flights between Canadian and US cities is weak for the spring and summer months, as Canadians respond to the trade war by avoiding trips south.

Economics

3 d. ago Downtown Toronto is still struggling despite some signs of life returning

Downtown Toronto has gradually recovered much of the vitality lost during the pandemic years, but the city centre is still struggling with a dearth of office workers even amid signs of life returning.New data in CBRE's just-released Q1 2025 Canada Office Figures report reveals that vacancy in downtown Toronto's gutted commercial market rebounded slightly during the first months of the year, but there's still a long way to go before things are even close to normal again.CBRE's figures show that Toronto fared better than other Canadian cities during the first quarter of 2025, with downtown office vacancy declining by 50 basis points to 18.5 per cent.While this leap marks the first substantial drop in vacancy recorded since the market took a nosedive in early 2020, there is still much ground to recover should vacancies ever drop to the figures seen in the before-times.Central Toronto's office market hit a record low vacancy rate of just 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Howev...

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7 d. ago San Antonio and Detroit among U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: Report

OTTAWA — San Antonio, Detroit and Kansas City are the three American cities most vulnerable to a trade war, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.  The research looked at 41 cities in the U.S. to determine which ones are the most dependent on trade with Canada.  The report says that U.S. cities […]

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8 d. ago Huge share of Canadian landlords say they are now losing money on renting

A new report by online marketplace liv.rent shows that many Canadian cities are experiencing a rapidly changing rental landscape, and it's affecting landlords and renters across the country.The company's 2025 Canada Rental Market Trend Report surveyed hundreds of Canadian landlords and discovered that nearly half feel their asking rent is lower than they prefer, as they aren't able to cover the basic expenses of ownership.However, almost the same percentage of renters responded that current rent prices are too high in Canada, which is indicative of what liv.rent describes as a growing divide in opinion."Despite many renters believing that landlords are making substantial profits, most landlords report little-to-no profit, with only a small fraction seeing significant financial gains," said liv.rent in its report."While landlords see slower demand, rising costs and an adequate rental supply, renters report intense competition and difficulty securing housing."The survey of over 3...

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1 week ago Canada updates U.S., China travel advisories after recent frictions

Canadians with dual citizenship have been warned to use Canadian credentials when presenting to Chinese authorities

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1 week ago Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues

Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communities are disproportionately impacted because local businesses rely heavily on cross-border movement of goods and visitors. Mike Bradley, mayor of Sarnia, Ont., says […]

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1 week ago YVR to Heathrow flights among 1,300 flights cancelled due to power failure

Several flights between Canadian cities and London Heathrow have been cancelled, throwing passengers' travel plans into chaos

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1 week ago The Canadian federal election is coming up and here's what you need to know

Canada could see a federal election as soon as next month, and first-time voters should know a few key things about how voting works in the country.A source told Radio-Canada that Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was sworn in on March 14, will ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament this Sunday and call an election. Daily Hive has reached out to the Liberal Party of Canada for information.According to Elections Canada, the election period can't last less than 36 days and no more than 50 days; the period will be determined by the government. Allegedly, Canadians can expect to cast their ballots on April 28 or May 5.Whether you recently reached the legal age to vote (at least 18 years old) or just became a Canadian citizen, here’s everything you need to know to ensure you're prepared to vote in the 45th General Election.Register to voteVoters can register at the polls or in advance. One easy way to register is by checking "yes" to...

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2 w. ago Toronto's crime rate soars 40% above New York in one department

Toronto is known as a low-crime city compared to locales with similar or greater populations, but it may surprise some to learn that the 416 is way ahead of even New York City, Detroit and Los Angeles in one specific category of criminal activity.A new study published on Tuesday by independent Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute reveals that Ontario cities like Toronto, Hamilton and Windsor outpace several major U.S. cities in property crime. This includes many places known for their high crime rates, like New York City, Detroit, L.A. and Flint, Michigan.The study looked at the property crime (e.g., burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft) rates of large urban areas with populations of 100,000 people or more, using maximum annual crime rates from 2019 through 2022.Toronto's per person property crime rate exceeded New York's by a shocking 40 per cent, though overall crime rates are obviously much higher in what is the United States' largest city.Howeve...

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2 w. ago Ottawa offers some ’lost Canadians’ citizenship after legislation delayed

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving “lost Canadians” a chance to receive Canadian citizenship as he seeks an extension to a deadline set by the courts for his government to pass new legislation. “Lost Canadians” is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were […]

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3 w. ago A department store Santa, an encyclopedia salesman and a beloved writer: Remembering W.O. Mitchell

March 13 marks the birthday of one of Canada’s greatest writers, W.O. Mitchell. His most famous book, Who Has Seen the Wind, was released in 1947 and over the years it sold close to one million copies in this country. Born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1914, Mitchell lived in a variety of Canadian cities throughout […]

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3 w. ago ‘Absolutely stupid’: Border town becomes collateral damage in Canada

'Half of us here are dual citizens, including me -- Canadian and American, half of us,' Point Roberts resident Brian Calder told Global News.

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3 w. ago 'Trump has driven me to become a Canadian': Threats prompt American to apply for citizenship after 52 years in Vancouver

Terri Clark has deep American roots but is so passionate about an independent Canada that this week she got the Kerrisdale BIA to haul 30 Canadian flags out of storage and hang them up on the streets

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3 w. ago Trump threats prompt American to apply for citizenship after 52 years in Vancouver

Terri Clark has deep American roots but is so passionate about an independent Canada that this week she got the Kerrisdale BIA to haul 30 Canadian flags out of storage and hang them up on the streets

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3 w. ago Interesting facts you might not know about Canada's next PM Mark Carney

Mark Carney is officially the new leader of the Liberal Party, but beyond his political victory, what do we really know about him?After winning the majority of the votes after Justin Trudeau stepped down, Carney will lead the party against the Conservatives in the next federal election, and much has already been written about his impressive resume.He was the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, a senior associate deputy minister of finance, and a finance adviser to the British prime minister.An economist and career banker, he might be well-known in finance circles, but Canadians may not be entirely familiar with his background.From his hockey aspirations to being compared to George Clooney, here are some things you may not know about the Prime Minister-designate.He's a citizen of three countriesCarney has more than a Canadian passport; he has British and Irish citizenship as well.His grandfather migrated to Canada from Ireland, and according to The Irish Ti...

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3 w. ago ’WE STAND WITH CANADA’: Americans who live here show solidarity amid Trump’s threats

Kimberly Waletich isn’t Canadian. But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on fellow citizens to “proudly wave our flag” on national flag day last month, she hung the Maple Leaf outside her Ottawa home in a show of solidarity as Canada’s economy and sovereignty faced an existential threat from her own country. “We put out […]

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4 w. ago Tesla sales are plummeting in Canada. Is a backlash against Elon Musk to blame?

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship

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