Organization didn’t have a policy or plan for how to handle complaints This story talks about sexual assault, so be warned. A former provincial championship wrestler who came forward claiming her coach sexually assaulted her at a party when she was a teenager is disappointed with what she describes as the “ridiculous” Canadian complaints process,…
Analysts say that condo investments are less desirable because of high interest rates and rising costs As Metro Vancouver rents continue to skyrocketSome housing experts say that a key part of the rental market is likely to get worse because of things that affect it. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that about 40%…
Parade goes on with more security because there have been more threats and hateful acts Canada’s biggest Pride parade is happening today in downtown Toronto, and a lot of people are expected to come. The event, which happens every year at the end of a week of celebrations for the city’s LGBTQ community, is expected…
When their planes crashed in Nova Scotia on June 25, 1943, airmen from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand were killed On this day 80 years ago, four Allied airmen died when their plane crashed in the West Hants area while on a training mission. On Sunday, a memorial will be unveiled in Summerville, N.S., to…
For a house to be considered affordable, the rent couldn’t be more than 30% of a family’s pre-tax income each month A new number from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows that there are almost no private rental units in Ottawa that are affordable for households with the lowest incomes. CMHC looked at the…
Metro Vancouver says that construction and demolition waste makes up a third of all garbage in landfills Advocates of lifting and moving homes to a new location instead of tearing them down want governments to make the process of moving homes easier to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved areas. “We…
Board hears that a federal program to plant 2 billion trees could help NCC’s work The National Capital Commission (NCC) promised in 2021 to plant 100,000 trees in five years, but so far it has only planted 5,000, or 5%, of those trees, according to a strategy for sustainable development that its board of directors…
People got together to bring more attention to Indigenous people who have gone missing or been killed The hot June sun is beating down on a group of people who are trying to find shade under a pine tree that is taller than them. Elders, hand-drummers, and community members are getting together for a small…
Interviews are being done by investigators in St. John’s The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will look into how the Titan submersible was used by the Polar Prince support ship near the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland. In a news release sent out just after 4 p.m. NT on Friday, the…
Officials say that if the fire gets closer to the power line, electricity would be cut to three James Bay communities Fort Albany is still being forced to leave because a wildfire is still burning out of control dangerously close to the town on the James Bay Coast in northern Ontario. About 500 people who…