On-site work is now underway on tower offering bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee

On-site work is now underway on tower offering bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee

If you’re missing that bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee, you’re not the only one. But Parks Canada is now working on the issue that closed the tower more than two years ago.  Parks Canada is working on the Tip Tower observation deck, after it was first closed in 2022 for problems with the safety rail.  … Read more

New home construction down 22% in August, says CMHC

New home construction down 22% in August, says CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of new home construction, known as housing starts, slowed 22 per cent in August compared with July. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 217,405 units in August, down from 279,804 a month earlier. The drop came as the … Read more

British Airways launches seven more flights to top US holiday hotspots

British Airways launches seven more flights to top US holiday hotspots

BRITISH Airways has announced they’re launching seven more flights to unbelievable US holiday hotspots. The additional services next summer give the plane giant a record number of US flights. 4 British Airways have launched more flights to US holiday hotspotsCredit: Getty 4 BA will offer seven more flights a week to the beautiful MiamiCredit: Alamy … Read more

Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis

Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced changes to some mortgage rules as part of an effort to make housing more affordable, although some housing experts are doubtful that the new measures will have a meaningful long-term impact on housing affordability and say they might even push prices up. The federal government will increase the cap on insured mortgages … Read more

Eight of the world’s most breathtaking mountain train journeys, from Scotland to Canada

Eight of the world’s most breathtaking mountain train journeys, from Scotland to Canada

These train journeys are the peak of rail travel perfection.  Eight train trips from around the world that will transport you through spectacular mountain scenery. What’s more, they all have the seal of approval from the adventure experts at Lonely Planet, because they feature in the guide’s Amazing Train Journeys tome. From the Scottish Highlands … Read more

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles B.C.’s northern coast

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles B.C.’s northern coast

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the southern tip of B.C’s Haida Gwaii on Sunday, followed by a series of aftershocks. According to Earthquakes Canada, the tremors were felt in Sandspit and Masset in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, parts of northern Vancouver Island including Port Hardy and Gold River, and as far as Terrace and Kitimat … Read more

What do we know about how female bodies deal with heat?

What do we know about how female bodies deal with heat?

White Coat Black Art26:30Hot as hell Britnee Miazek didn’t immediately make the connection between her periods stopping and her job as a second-year ironworker apprentice in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.  It was only after a three-month stint in 2023 working on top of the coke ovens used in the steel-making process that the 35-year-old began to notice a pattern.  “As … Read more

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

The federal government is expanding a list of Iranian officials that are inadmissible to Canada. Ottawa first introduced measures under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in November 2022 that barred a number of senior Iranian officials from entering Canada. Those measures applied to people who were senior members of the Iranian government from … Read more

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

A Canadian court has cleared the reorganization plan of Red Lobster that will see the seafood chain exit bankruptcy. Justice Peter Cavanagh of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Tuesday granted an order that recognizes and gives force to the plan approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge last week. The future of the … Read more

Air Canada work stoppage averted after tentative deal with pilots

Air Canada work stoppage averted after tentative deal with pilots

Passengers with plans to fly on Canada’s largest airline can breathe a sigh of relief after Air Canada said Sunday it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,400 of its pilots. The airline says Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge will continue to operate as normal, and the new four-year contract “recognizes … Read more