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People who heat their home with oil are feeling the burn, as fuel prices continue to tick upwards in Newfoundland and Labrador.

A six-year-old Harris hawk belonging to an Amherstburg falconer took an unscheduled tour of the town this month, surprising local birders who aren’t used to seeing the species in the area.

A pair of successful U.S. civil lawsuits against social media giants this week could be a “turning point” in society’s larger understanding that use of their various apps is not harmless and can be damaging and dangerous, particularly to children. “For many years, the model was that this was one of individual responsibility — it…

The recent death of the three-year-old grandson of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris has prompted renewed calls for Ottawa to take action. The Oji-Cree community in northwestern Ontario and a tribal council launched a human rights complaint seven months ago against Indigenous Services Canada, arguing systemic discrimination is behind chronic underfunding of on-reserve fire services.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced more than $1 billion Thursday for the 5th Canadian Support Base Gagetown, including its primary army training area and new ground-based air defence systems.

OTTAWA — Chief Justice Richard Wagner said the Supreme Court’s decision on the appeal of Quebec’s Bill 21 and use of the notwithstanding clause will not be decided based on “extremist or catastrophic” examples after some parties hypothesized the clause could wielded by a tyrant or used to uphold laws legalizing slavery or summary execution.…

Duty free stores are bearing the brunt of the travel boycott to the United States as the steep decline in traffic at Canadian land borders has cut revenues in half for some businesses. The duty free shops at Canada’s land borders depend entirely on cross-border traffic into the U.S., and the downturn is placing extreme…

Soaring oil prices are raising concerns among economists that inflation there will spread to other segments of the economy. Against that backdrop, Bank of Canada senior deputy government Carolyn Rogers acknowledged Thursday that the persistence of inflation following the pandemic surprised central bankers and delayed raising interest rates. “Our forecasting models were built on decades-long…

The 30-year-old man on trial for second-degree murder testified in his own defence about being taunted and angry prior to firing 15 shots.