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Pocketbook concerns and even conflict abroad weigh on New Year’s Eve spending plans

Pocketbook concerns and even conflict abroad weigh on New Year’s Eve spending plans

MONTREAL — With Christmas and Boxing Day in the rear-view mirror, consumers have one event left this year to mull how much they're willing to spend on: New Year's Eve.
Quebec public sector strikes could inspire others, as workers grow more combative

Quebec public sector strikes could inspire others, as workers grow more combative

MONTREAL — A successful resolution to Quebec's massive public sector strikes could serve as an inspiration to other workers in the province and elsewhere, a labour policy researcher said Friday after two union groups took major steps toward settling
'It really has rocked us': Ottawa teens dead after fall through ice from same school

'It really has rocked us': Ottawa teens dead after fall through ice from same school

OTTAWA — A provincial coroner is investigating after two 17-year-old boys who fell through ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end Wednesday evening were found dead.
Licence revoked for Saint John, N.B., metal scrapyard where major fire broke out

Licence revoked for Saint John, N.B., metal scrapyard where major fire broke out

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin revoked a licence Friday from a Saint John scrapyard where a massive fire broke out earlier this year that released plumes of toxic substances into the air and water.
Clocked-out trade talks will curdle supply of British cheese on Canadian shelves

Clocked-out trade talks will curdle supply of British cheese on Canadian shelves

OTTAWA — Canadian supermarkets will soon see their supply of British cheese crumble, as both countries seek fair trade terms following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Dec.
Freezing rain expected to turn into snow in parts of Maritimes: Environment Canada

Freezing rain expected to turn into snow in parts of Maritimes: Environment Canada

HALIFAX — Environment Canada says residents in New Brunswick and some parts of Nova Scotia should prepare for icy, slippery conditions as freezing rain turns to snow.
PWHL announces national broadcast partnerships for inaugural 2024 season

PWHL announces national broadcast partnerships for inaugural 2024 season

TORONTO — The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League has partnered with three Canadian broadcast networks for its inaugural season starting Monday.
NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for Nordiques, Capitals, dies at 53

NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for Nordiques, Capitals, dies at 53

WASHINGTON — NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for the Quebec Nordiques and Washington Capitals, has died of cancer at the age of 53. The NHL said on its website Friday that Savage died Sunday in Florida.
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Croatian midfielder Kreilach after Real Salt Lake departure

Vancouver Whitecaps sign Croatian midfielder Kreilach after Real Salt Lake departure

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed former Real Salt Lake captain Damir Kreilach.
White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo this week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf just before 8 a.m. on Thursday. This is the 14-year-old rhino's first calf.
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