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‘I can spend it on other groceries’: Canadians turn to Dollarama amid rising costs

On a blustery, freezing Saturday afternoon, the parking lot at a Dollarama store in the east end of Scarborough, Toronto, was nearly full — bustling with people coming and going from the Canadian budget retailer.

University of Calgary and astronaut Robert Thirsk team up to get students pumped up about space research

Before he went into space, Robert Thirsk was a Calgary boy who attended Lord Beaverbrook High School.

The holiday countdown in Ottawa is on, and even the Prime Minister is looking for a tree

Residents of in the Nations Capital continue to pick up their Christmas trees as the countdown to the holiday continues.

Environment Canada issues weather alerts for much of the country

Ten provinces and territories are under weather warnings from Environment Canada this weekend, as winter fast approaches.

Mask mandate returns to North Bay hospital patient care areas

The North Bay Regional Health Centre is reinstating a mask requirement in all patient care areas starting Monday, citing a rise in hospitalizations and community spread of respiratory viruses.

King Charles ‘deeply touched’ by reaction to his cancer treatment update, palace says

Buckingham Palace said Saturday that King Charles III “will be greatly encouraged and deeply touched” by the reaction to his video message detailing his experience with cancer, Britain’s PA Media news agency reported.

Fan-favourite lion put down at Toronto Zoo after months of veterinary care

The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms.

‘We’re still at the mercy of the U.S.’: Abbotsford farmer sees difficult road to preventing future floods

Abbotsford farmers echo Mayor Ross Siemens, who was highly critical of the federal government, saying he was “disappointed and frustrated” that federal funding for flood mitigation plans had not been approved after the 2021 incident.

RECAP: Hwy. 1 partially reopens, more rain on the horizon after B.C. flood

Highway 1 through Abbotsford partially reopened Saturday evening as floodwaters continued to slowly recede after this week’s atmospheric river.

CFIA updates pistachio recall to include more than 200 products nationwide

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its national recall for several pistachio and pistachio-containing products due to salmonella.

Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.’s Fraser Valley

Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley.

Robert Rousseau, four-time Stanley Cup champ with Habs in 1960s, dead at 85

Robert (Bobby) Rousseau, a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s, has died at 85.

Canadian donations to charity take a hit, drop to all-time low, study shows

A new study from the Fraser Institute on Canadian generosity has found that the number of Canadians donating to charity dropped to the lowest point in two decades in 2023.

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions

Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.

Thousands on P.E.I. still face concerning cell gaps as winter weather hits

As temperatures drop and weather warnings stack up, thousands of people on P.E.I. still can’t count on cell service at home or along key roads, raising new concerns about how to call for help in emergencies every minute matters.