International lumber prices are surging again, and private sellers of wood in New Brunswick say that’s been helping them get better prices for their softwood logs. In Maine.New Brunswick forest owners say prices paid by mills for logs in Maine are up to 70 per cent more than in New Brunswick. They blame low New…
The Mass Casualty Commission heard arguments on Monday around why front-line RCMP officers and those in command positions should be called to testify.Harry Bond’s parents, Joy and Peter Bond, were killed in their Portapique home on April 18, 2020. (CBC)Harry Bond still doesn’t know exactly when a gunman killed his parents, Joy and Peter Bond,…
As Russia’s attack on Ukraine pushes consumer prices even higher, the Bank of Canada’s quarter-point interest rate hike is unlikely to dampen inflation expectations as prices seem to rise faster than before.Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Thursday. ‘We think the economy can handle higher interest rates,’ he says.…
After her credit report is mixed up with information from someone with a similar name, an Ottawa woman battles Equifax to fix it while she gets priced out of the city’s red-hot real estate market. Experts say credit reporting agencies often fail to properly respond to consumers claiming errors on their reports because the agencies…
Public trust in the inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost two years ago would be undermined if the RCMP officers involved are not compelled to testify, legal experts say.RCMP block the path to Gabriel Wortman’s property in Portapique, N.S., during a criminal investigation into the shootings. (Jonathan Villeneuve/Radio-Canada)Public trust in the inquiry…
Ten of the 13 surgeons at C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre and Boundary Trails Health Centre in the Winkler, Man., area are women — almost three times the national average.Ten of the 13 surgeons at C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre and Boundary Trails Health Centre are women. From left, top row: Dr. Ashley Dyson (obstetrician-gynecologist), Dr. Ladonna…
As the Toronto District School Board grapples with at least six antisemitic incidents in just a month, experts say this type of behaviour appears to be on the rise in schools across Canada. Normalization of Nazi and anti-Jewish imagery online and in the news is seen as a possible culprit, along with a lack of…
RCMP officers’ use of physical force and threats of force hit a record level in 2020 — but the numbers also suggest Mounties are slowly adopting deterrence methods, such as drawing a weapon without firing.RCMP officers examine a driver’s licence. Newly released numbers track RCMP officers’ use of force in 2020. (Submitted by RCMP)RCMP officers’ use of physical force…
After record-breaking heat stunted the Prairie harvest, Alberta livestock owners have been scrambling over the limited supply of hay. More than 560 animals, mostly cattle and other livestock, have been taken into protective custody by the Alberta SPCA since Dec 1. (Jaison Empson/CBC)A shortage of hay in Alberta is putting livestock at risk of neglect this…
Saskatchewan’s minister of corrections, policing and public safety expressed confidence in the investigators looking into the actions of police after the death of a young child in Prince Albert, Sask., last month, while First Nation leaders continue to criticize the city’s police force.Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell says an investigation is…