The U.S. online retail giant says it will cut delivery time from their reported average of 10 to 12 days down to around five days, but small communities in Yukon and N.W.T. still won’t have access to free Prime shipping.Amazon’s pickup depot at the Iqaluit airport opened in 2020. The company says logistical changes will…
The number of caribou in a herd that’s been “critically low” since 2015 declined by nearly 2,000 animals in the past three years. One wildlife manager who helped with the study says the decline appears to be slowing down.A wild caribou near Nunavut’s Meadowbank Gold Mine in March 2009. The Bathurst herd’s range covers parts…
The Shaw Festival says it’s shuttering its production of A Christmas Carol after a company member tested positive for COVID-19.The Shaw Festival has cancelled its 2021 performances of A Christmas Carol. (Shaw Festival)The Shaw Festival says it’s shuttering its production of A Christmas Carol after a company member tested positive for COVID-19. Executive director Tim Jennings…
Ontario’s food and drink ban that started Sunday as part of the latest COVID-19 restrictions applies to venues including theatres, sporting events, concerts and casinos.New provincial COVID-19 restrictions mean Jacob Tutt isn’t allowed to sell food or drinks at his movie theatre, the Playhouse Cinema in Hamilton. ‘I didn’t think there would be something like this.’…
Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang has resigned from the Alberta NDP caucus after the RCMP executed a search warrant at his home Tuesday.Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang was first elected to the Alberta legislature in 2015. Dang resigned from the Alberta NDP caucus Tuesday after the RCMP executed a search warrant at his home. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)Edmonton-South MLA…
Ontario’s highest court has ruled a judge denied Land Back Lane spokesperson Skyler Williams fairness and an opportunity to be heard, and has set aside a permanent injunction barring access to a disputed housing development in Caledonia, Ont.Skyler Williams, spokesperson for the 1492 Land Back Lane camp, is pictured on Oct. 28, 2020. The Court of Appeal…
Motor vehicle and parts dealerships led a retail sales increase in October, with the new car dealership industry in recovery after a debilitating global microchip shortageA new vehicle for sale is seen at an auto mall in Ottawa April 26, 2021. The new car dealership industry is in recovery, with sales ticking upward in October…
New Alasko Limited Partnership is recalling its frozen whole kernel corn from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled product has been sold in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.New Alasko Limited Partnership’s recall of its Individually quick frozen whole kernel corn from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination was triggered by…
The case against Niagara regional police Const. Nathan Parker was stayed Monday after a forensic probe found his colleague, Shane Donovan, who shot Parker in 2018, may have lied while testifying in an Ontario court.Const. Nathan Parker was shot by another Niagara Regional Police Service officer in Pelham, Ont., in 2018. He was later charged…
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said in the face of the Omicron variant, which appears to be doubling its spread every few days, the government had to take action to prevent the provincial health-care system from becoming overwhelmed. Tim Rowhani pours a pint behind the bar at McKibbin’s Irish Pub on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal on…
