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Charlotte Cardin leads Juno nominations with six, Talk and Daniel Caesar nab five
TORONTO – Charlotte Cardin is leading this year’s Juno Awards nominees. The Montreal pop singer-songwriter emerged as the top contender with nods in six categories, including album, artist and single of the year for her track “Confetti.” Cardin already has four Junos to her name having been the top winner at the 2022 edition of ... Read More »
NewsAlert: Charlotte Cardin tops Juno noms with six, Talk and Daniel Caesar nab five
TORONTO – Montreal pop singer Charlotte Cardin leads the Juno Awards nominations with six, while Ottawa-born performer Talk and Toronto R&B singer Daniel Caesar tie with five nods. More coming... Read More »
Energy and base metal stocks help boost S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets mixed
TORONTO – Strength in the base metal and energy stocks helped Canada’s main stock index climb in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 81.90 points at 20,953.79 after falling more than 200 points on Monday. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 87.51 points ... Read More »
Montreal airport project secures $90 million in federal funding
MONTREAL – The consortium behind an airport overhaul in the Montreal area has shored up funding for the effort thanks to a $90-million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank. The Crown corporation, which backs revenue-generating projects deemed in the public interest, says it has reached a deal with the partnership of Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. ... Read More »
Operator backs ending funding to private rooming hotels after B.C. fire inquest
VANCOUVER – The society that operated the Vancouver supportive housing building where a fire killed two people two years ago says it fully supports the recommendations from a coroner’s inquest. The Atira Women’s Resource Society says it fully supports all of the recommendations the inquest’s jury made on Monday, which include stopping public funding for ... Read More »
Montreal police investigate four arsons overnight within two-hour span
Montreal police say four businesses were targeted by arson within the span of two hours early this morning. Firefighters were called to a blaze in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district where a Molotov cocktail was tossed inside a business on Monkland Avenue at about 3:35 a.m., causing heavy damage and forcing evacuations. Earlier, three fires were set ... Read More »
No evidence of grocery profiteering, researcher tells House of Commons food committee
OTTAWA – Dalhousie University food researcher Sylvain Charlebois says there is no substantiated evidence of profiteering within the food retail industry in Canada. He says the government should be more concerned with price co-ordination within the industry, noting a recent example where Loblaw changed a discount program, citing alignment with its competitors. Charlebois, who is ... Read More »
Former Blue Jays stars Key, Martin to be inducted into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
ST MARYS, ONTARIO – Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Jimmy Key and Russell Martin will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this spring. The Class of 2024 also includes former women’s national team member Ashley Stephenson, former Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey, former national team pitcher Rod Heisler and longtime ... Read More »
As Nova Scotia emerges from under heavy snow, some residents await rescue
Some residents in Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue Tuesday after wet, heavy snow jammed entrances to homes and blocked roadways. Cleanup in Nova Scotia could take days after up to 150 centimetres of snow accumulated in parts of the island over the weekend, prompting Cape Breton Regional Municipality, which includes Sydney, N.S., to declare ... Read More »
Toronto Argonauts sign Canadians Cassar, Marion to contract extensions
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts signed linebacker Jack Cassar and defensive lineman Benoit Marion to contract extensions Tuesday. The two Canadians were eligible to become free agents next week. Cassar, 27, had two tackles, 14 special-teams tackles, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries in 18 regular-season games last year. The six-foot-four, 240-pound Mississauga, Ont., ... Read More »
Freeland announces $199 million in support for low-income renters, shelters
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is putting nearly $200 million in new money toward supporting low-income renters and shelters. Ottawa is pouring an additional $99 million into the Canada Housing Benefit, which offers financial support for low-income renters in partnership with provinces and territories. Freeland says another $100 million will ... Read More »
