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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians grapple with tight housing market

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians grapple with tight housing market

Rentals.ca found the average national rent hit $1,984 in February, an almost 10 per cent rise form the same time last year,while the Canadian Real Estate Association said the average national home price totalled $662,437 last month
CANADA: RCMP gifts musical ride horse to King Charles ahead of coronation

CANADA: RCMP gifts musical ride horse to King Charles ahead of coronation

The Royal Family says Noble is a seven-year-old black mare, settling into life at the royal mews in Windsor
BEYOND LOCAL: Toronto Zoo closes aviaries after bird flu case detected at southern Ontario farm

BEYOND LOCAL: Toronto Zoo closes aviaries after bird flu case detected at southern Ontario farm

The zoo says its aviaries will be closed or significantly modified and behind-the-scenes tours of the areas will be suspended. It says zoo animals will not be fed poultry
WORLD: Arrest warrant issued for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

WORLD: Arrest warrant issued for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

International Criminal Court says Putin 'is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation'
BEYOND LOCAL: A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

Two people are dead, nine injured after a pickup truck ran into pedestrians in Amqui, Quebec on Monday
CANADA: Royal Canadian Mint still foresees vital role as demand for coins declines

CANADA: Royal Canadian Mint still foresees vital role as demand for coins declines

Most data suggests physical currency won't be disappearing anytime soon
CANADA: Credit card debt up 15 per cent in, younger Canadians hit hardest

CANADA: Credit card debt up 15 per cent in, younger Canadians hit hardest

Overall consumer debt rose in the fourth quarter of 2022, with total debt at $2.37 trillion, up more than six per cent from the same period in 2021
BEYOND LOCAL: Fly Home Project now a Canada-wide program

BEYOND LOCAL: Fly Home Project now a Canada-wide program

First established in the Waterloo Region, the national program kicks off with free pollinator plant seeds sent anywhere in Canada, while supplies last
BEYOND LOCAL: Giving the middle finger is a 'God-given' right, says Quebec judge

BEYOND LOCAL: Giving the middle finger is a 'God-given' right, says Quebec judge

"Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter-enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian. It may not be civil, it may not be polite, it may not be gentlemanly. Nevertheless, it does not trigger criminal liability," the judge wrote in his ruling
CANADA: Time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes 'sunshine' law

CANADA: Time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes 'sunshine' law

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow daylight time to be made permanent