News/Canada (Page 18)

Canada Some Scotiabank customers are still unable to access their online banking accounts after what the company called “scheduled maintenance” turned into a service outage that crept into Wednesday, sparking online anger and a proposed class action lawsuit. Many customers were unable to even see their credit card accounts orContinue Reading

Canada In a world where women can buy a “Just in Case” sports bra with a hidden pocket for weapons, or download the “bSafe” app with a voice-activated SOS alarm, you’d be forgiven for not realizing the “AwarePod,” as the Canadian Women’s Foundation dubbed its new campaign, is satire. Two-thirds of Canadian women say they’ve feltContinue Reading

Canada U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s border czar says there is an “extreme national security vulnerability” along the Canada-U.S. border that he plans to deal with the moment the new Republican administration takes power. Irregular crossings into the U.S. rising, creating friction Jorge Barrera · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2024Continue Reading

A Mississauga, Ont., couple is in the midst of a war of words with their townhouse complex’s board of directors — which a handful of residents say is imposing unnecessarily strict new rules on the complex’s roughly 140 homeowners. Janet Kitson said her problems began in 2022, when some new membersContinue Reading

Robert Harris leans out the cockpit canopy of an Avro Lancaster bomber, his left arm resting casually on the sliding window’s guide, a slight smile testing the corner of his Clark Gable moustache. He would be shot down over Germany in the same type of plane only weeks before the end of theContinue Reading

Canada changes air cargo rules after alleged Russian sabotage plot The federal government says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about allegations that Russia plotted to put incendiary devices on cargo and passenger planes flying to North America. Ottawa has told Moscow ‘any threat to the safey and security of Canadians isContinue Reading

Canada As Jeff Purdy retraced the steps of his great-great-grandfather, Sam Glode, in Belgium during the First World War, he marvelled at the depth of the tunnels dug by his own flesh and blood beneath German lines. National ceremony on Friday will honour the approximately 4,000 Indigenous soldiers Kayla HounsellContinue Reading

Canada·First Person When most Canadians fall back to standard time, Peter Warwick leaves his clocks alone. Living on standard time is one of several strategies he uses to maximize the light and keep his spirits bright. That’s how I’ve learned to fend off the winter blahs Peter Warwick · forContinue Reading

Canada·THE FIFTH ESTATE Struggling with high pet med costs? Canada’s competition watchdog calls for more choice and affordable optionsA new report from Canada’s monopoly watchdog says pet owners deserve more choice and competitive prices for pet medications. Regulations for distributing medications vary across country Denise Angus, founder of Toronto petContinue Reading