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Northern Lights grace Canada's night sky on Thursday
If you looked up at the sky last night, you may have been lucky enough to catch the Northern Lights. The Aurora Borealis appeared across Canada because of a geomagnetic storm. According to the NOAA Sp...
Jacob Moore Oct 11, 2024
Canada adds 47K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.5%
The country's unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in several months, according to Statistics Canada. Canada added a total of 47,000 jobs in September after four consecutive months of littl...
Brad Perry Oct 11, 2024
Pharmacare Act officially becomes law
The Pharmacare Act, introduced by the Liberal and NDP parties, has received royal assent. That means it's officially a law. The federal health minister will now work with provinces to establish how th...
Jacob Moore Oct 11, 2024
Post-tropical storm Milton now well east of Florida
More than 2 and a half million people are still without power after a category 3 hurricane hit Florida's west coast. Milton landed near Sarasota late Wednesday and drove through the state, causing cat...
Jacob Moore Oct 11, 2024
Air Canada pilots ratify new deal
More than 5,000 Air Canada pilots have ratified a new four-year contract. They voted 67 per cent in favour, according to the Air Line Pilots Association. It is described by union officials as the larg...
Brad Perry Oct 10, 2024
Resident describes morning after Hurricane Milton
A scary and sleepless night for millions as Hurricane Milton plowed through Florida. It moved into the state as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of around 200 kilometres per hour, but within a short ...
Tara Clow Oct 10, 2024
Hurricane Milton leaves 3 million without power in Florida
A devastating hurricane made landfall Wednesday evening in Florida. By the time it hit Sarasota, hurricane Milton was a category 3 storm with winds of 205 kilometres an hour. More than 3.2 million peo...
Jacob Moore Oct 10, 2024
'Heartbreaking': N.S. couple watch their Florida community prepare for Milton
One couple from Nova Scotia is anxiously watching from afar as the powerful Hurricane Milton gets ready to pummel Florida and the community they live in. Kathy and Gary MacDonald from Halifax are two ...
Caitlin Snow Oct 09, 2024
Residents told to leave as central Florida prepares for another powerful hurricane
It was bumper to bumper traffic as thousands in central Florida left their homes ahead of another potent hurricane. Milton quickly morphed into a Category 5 and is expected make landfall on Wednesday....
News Oct 08, 2024
IBC finds auto theft rates in Canada still rising
Auto theft rates in Canada continue to soar, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). For the first half of 2024, Ontario saw dips of 16 per cent and Quebec was down 41 per cent in the numbe...
Tara Clow Oct 03, 2024





