Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A City of Hamilton public works employee is being credited with helping save residents trapped inside a burning east-Hamilton home before…
Data suggests homeowners’ insurance in Alberta increased nearly five times in a 20-year period — the highest increase of any province. That data, part of a study released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, indicates homeowners’ insurance premiums in Alberta went up 391.6 per cent from December 2005 to December 2025. More recently, rates have jumped 55.8 per cent in Alberta from…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Chris Dryneck says his deteriorating home in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., has needed repairs for years, but especially now with his 14-year-old disabled…
Between December 2019 and December 2025, Canadian home insurance premiums spiked by 45 per cent, with passenger vehicle insurance premiums rising 23.9 per cent — and the reason is due to extreme weather claims, according to Statistics Canada. A study conducted by the agency “examines the effects of the rising costs of extreme weather claims…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A member of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has issued a deportation order to an Indian national convicted of carrying…
Showing a more personal side during his state visit to Ireland, Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the village of Aghagower, his family’s ancestral home, on Sunday morning where he was greeted by cheering villagers and streets lined with Canadian flags. Members of the crowd, some of whom travelled up to an hour to greet the…
In its announcement, Canada Post states that community mailboxes reduce costs as delivery to Canadians’ doors costs “significantly more.” And citing its “deteriorating financial situation” — a substantial loss in 2025 continuing into the first quarter of 2026 — the present state of affairs “underscores the urgency of this transformation,” says the corporation.
Behind every team competing in the FIFA World Cup is a community of supporters and superfans rallying behind them. While Team Canada battles it out on the pitch, behind them are the superfans making sure that support is seen. One of those fans is Saskatoon resident Lee Kormish. “It’s the World Cup. It’s every four…
An Indian national convicted of carrying out a Bishnoi gang extortion attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon claims the gang has vowed to kill him if he returns to India. In testimony from a B.C. prison, Abjeet Singh Kingra told an Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) hearing Thursday that the gang…
For more than 20 years, Matt Kenny stayed away from the game he grew up playing. “When I left the sport, I put my bag in my parents’ basement and never put hockey equipment on again.” This weekend, the former Kingston, Ont., hockey player will return to the ice alongside former teammates for the first…