Tricia Robinson is one of over 17,000 sellers planning to boycott Etsy from April 11 to 18 after the site announced it would be hiking its transaction fees from five to 6.5 per cent. In this 2015 file photo, Kristina Salen, center left, Etsy’s chief financial officer, stands with Chad Dickerson, center right, chairman and chief…
Statistics Canada tallied more than 700,000 Canadian air passenger arrivals returning home from abroad in December despite Omicron’s spread and Canada’s advisory against international travel abroad.In December, 742,400 Canadian air passengers returned from abroad, according to Statistics Canada. (Sam Nar/CBC)Despite growing concerns across the globe last fall over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, Sandy Long and…
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Saturday morning after a powerful winter storm swept Nova Scotia. There were still 10,000 customers in the dark as of Saturday evening.Some areas in eastern Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton, are still under a winter storm warning as of early Saturday. (Nova Scotia Power/Twitter)Thousands of homes and…
Hard hit areas include Vancouver Island, the Southern Interior and some spots in the Fraser Valley. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Susie Rieder said crews are working around the clock to get power back for affected households. (B.C. Hydro)Thousands of British Columbians are still without power Saturday due to stormy weather. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Susie Rieder said that at…
Thousands are without power and ferry service between the mainland and Vancouver Island on Monday as a strong windstorm rolls through the B.C. South Coast.Large waves churned by gusting winds crash along the shoreline of Clover Point Kite Park in Victoria on Oct. 25, 2021. (Ken Mizokoshi/CBC)Thousands are without power and ferry service between the…
Now that a majority of Canadians have been fully vaccinated, pharmacists and health-care providers face a new challenge: finding enough people to sign up for a dose before their supply expires.A health-care worker dispenses a dose of the Moderna vaccine from a vial. As of Wednesday, 75.7 per cent of Nova Scotians have received at…
More than 1,500 properties in B.C. remain under evacuation order due to wildfires raging nearby, with thousands more on standby to leave their homes at a moment’s notice.A fire known as the Brenda Creek wildfire is seen burning south of Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt, B.C., on Wednesday. (Chloé Dioré de Périgny/Radio-Canada)More than 1,500 properties…
Havana — Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices…
A bird’s-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.Guests line up at the Nashville North proof of vaccination wristband pick up on Friday. The popular open-air concert…
Permanent residents and advocates want Ottawa to move faster on pending applications as the COVID-19 pandemic boosts the number of people waiting to take a citizenship test, documents show. Ottawa says more digital tests are coming “very soon.”Minakshi, who came to Canada from India, began her citizenship application process in 2018. She has been waiting…