Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
As if Canada's housing sector wasn't already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher. The cost of basic…
Canadian explorer to attempt 1st human-powered crossing of Turks and Caicos Islands
Toronto-based explorer Mario Rigby spent two years crossing the African continent on foot. Last summer, he paddled the length of Lake Ontario in 20 days.Now, the Canadian-Turks…
Canadian Screen Awards: Schitt’s Creek leads nominations for 3rd year running
Well into its third year of topping awards shows, comedy Schitt's Creek led the nominations for this year's Canadian Screen Awards with 21 nods. The show, which…
Battleford-area mayors, First Nations chiefs issue anti-racist plea following Colten Boushie report
First Nations chiefs and mayors in the Saskatchewan region where Colten Boushie was killed in 2016 say more needs to be done to combat racism.Following the release…
Kia Nurse hopes Raptors’ all-women broadcast could mirror WNBA, inspire next generation
If they see it, they can be it.That's the notion Canadian WNBA player and TSN commentator Kia Nurse hopes will inspire young women as the NBA's first…
Colten Boushie’s family to speak out on racial discrimination found in scathing report about RCMP
The family of Colten Boushie, the young Indigenous man from Saskatchewan whose shooting death was investigated by the RCMP in 2016, will speak out Monday following the…
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares into the heart of…
The Truth About The Bachelorette’s Mike Planeta
To definitely nobody's surprise, blog writer Reality Steve has actually currently determined Mike Planeta on Twitter as "a previous basketball gamer for Point Loma Nazarene University in…
Lawyer for ex-Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander files motion to permanently end deportation proceedings
The lawyer representing former Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander has filed a motion to permanently stay the immigration proceedings against his client.Oberlander, 97, came to Canada in 1954…
Ontario’s 3rd wave of COVID-19 could hit younger adults harder. Here’s why
In Scarborough, the east-end Toronto area that's been hit hard by the pandemic, Dr. Lisa Salamon was shocked by the impact of COVID-19 on two younger adults…
Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983
Detectives with the Toronto Police Service say they are close to identifying the killer responsible for two cold cases from 1983.They have been mining family tree records,…