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Carla White’s battle has shone a light on city’s lack of affordable new housing for those on low incomesA single tenant in a Montreal apartment block has halted a multimillion-dollar development project in a standoff that has focused fresh attention on the lack of affordable housing in major Canadian cities.Property developer Mondev has been trying for years to persuade Carla White to move from...

Focus over affordable housing as Carla White says she will not leave unless Mondev provides similar apartment with cheap rentA single holdout tenant in a Montreal apartment block has halted a multimillion-dollar development project, in a standoff which has focused fresh attention on the lack of affordable housing in major Canadian cities.Real estate developer Mondev has been trying for years to persuade Carla White...

National Weather Service issues air quality alert for Richmond while Maryland, Pennsylvania and other states affectedThe historically intense wildfires that battered the Nova Scotia province on the eastern coast of Canada have had a severe effect on air quality as far south as Virginia and Maryland, the US National Weather Service alerted.Four wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings and homes and displaced tens of...

Huge Barrington Lake fire now considered province’s largest wildfire but wet weather expected from Friday into next weekRain on Friday and a rainy forecast for the weekend have fire officials hopeful they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia under control.That wildfire and three others in the province have prompted air quality warnings in US regions...

Officials say combination of high temperatures and stiff breezes could lead to ‘extreme fire behaviour’ in Maritime provinceOfficials in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia say a day of blistering heat, strong winds and low humidity could lead to “extreme fire behaviour” as they work to control wildfires that have forced more than 20,000 people from their homes.Fire crews said on Thursday they were...

Park has long been a target of activists who have sought to shut it down over the lack of care given to its captive animalsA theme park in Canada is facing charges for its handling of black bears in captivity, placing fresh scrutiny on a park that animal rights activists have long sought to shut down.Ontario’s ministry of the solicitor general said on Wednesday...

More than 18,000 people remain under evacuation order outside Halifax as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau pledges federal assistanceOfficials in the province of Nova Scotia say unprecedented wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes will keep growing despite the “water, raw muscle power and air power” deployed by fire crews.As of Wednesday, more than 20,000 hectares of the Maritime province were burning from 13...

Ex-leader of Conservatives says Canadian Security Intelligence briefed him on a ‘Chinese-orchestrated campaign’ to manipulate the voteCanada’s spy agency told former Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole that China campaigned to discredit him and suppress votes ahead of the 2021 election he lost to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, O’Toole has said.In a briefing on Friday, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Csis) informed O’Toole about intelligence saying...

Party leader and Alberta premier Danielle Smith used victory speech to attack the prime minister’s climate policiesAlberta’s United Conservatives have scraped a majority government, narrowly defeating the rival New Democrats in what proved to be the province’s closest ever election.The triumph for incumbent premier Danielle Smith foreshadows more friction between the western province and Canada’s federal government on environmental regulation, with Smith using her...

Thousands forced from their homes after spring fires destroy buildings in Canadian provinceRare and “very aggressive” spring wildfires in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have destroyed many buildings and forced thousands from their homes and prompting officials to declare a local state of emergency.Over the weekend, residents of the Maritime province posted video of thick smoke encroaching over Halifax as a nearby blaze...

Monday’s election is going to be a political nail-biter but neither candidate has discussed a post oil and gas worldRecord-breaking wildfires have charred more than a million hectares of land in Alberta, pushing tens of thousands from their homes and choking the skies in a thick haze of smoke.But on the zigzagging campaign trail of the province’s general election, neither party leader has confronted...

Police say West Virginian who died 40 years ago raped and killed 16-year-old Sharron Prior in a Montreal suburb in 1975Canadian police say they have solved one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history, linking the 1975 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl to a West Virginia man who died more than 40 years ago.Police in Longueuil, Quebec, said that DNA evidence...

David Johnston warns that subversive efforts represent ‘increasing threat’ to democracy but public inquiry would be the wrong choiceAn official named to investigate allegations that China attempted to subvert Canadian elections has announced he will not launch a public inquiry, prompting frustration from critics who say the decision only furthers Beijing’s interests.Special rapporteur David Johnston on Tuesday released a 55-page report on foreign interference...

Crews hope wet weather could be ‘turning point’ after worst start to fire season on record in which area the size of Wales has burnedHeavy rains have brought relief to western Canada, in what crews hope could be a “turning point” in a protracted fight against wildfires, but officials also warned the much-needed downpour could lead to catastrophic flooding – and fresh blazes from...

Kevin Milner was riding on trail north of Vancouver when black bear charged forward and sent him flipping over the handlebarsA Canadian man is suffering from a fractured scapula, cardiac contusion and bruised ribs after colliding with a bear while riding his bike north of Vancouver.Kevin Milner was riding the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve near Vancouver when he spotted the black bear in the...

Lummi Nation in Washington state says it holds transboundary rights and that Canada has failed to ‘consult and accommodate’A tribal nation in the United States is seeking to block approval for a multibillion dollar port expansion in Canada, arguing that it holds transboundary rights and should have been included in consultation process.The effort to block approval of a controversial new container terminal project in...

Korean media praises prime minister’s gesture, known as ‘manner legs’, while some Canadians say it is embarrassing countryJustin Trudeau’s hair has made international headlines, as have his fumbling handshakes and propensity to appear shirtless when cameras are near. Now, the Canadian prime minister’s well-mannered legs are getting their moment in the spotlightAhead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Trudeau and a delegation of Canadian...

Torrential rain submerged the dried-out landscape of the Emilia-Romagna region, forcing thousands to evacuateAt the start of this week an area of low pressure moved off the coast of north Africa, deepening as it travelled northwards across the Mediterranean before situating itself over Italy. Consequentially, much of the country received persistent heavy rain from Monday to Wednesday with the largest quantity falling over the...

Claudia Iacono, who was married to son of the late boss Moreno Gallo, was shot dead in her car outside the spa she ownedThe brazen daylight shooting death of a Montreal mob boss’s daughter-in-law suggests “no one is untouchable”, said an organized crime expert, as the city braces for potential retaliation.A woman’s body with several gunshot wounds was found in car on Tuesday. Local...

World’s fourth biggest carmaker threatens to move production to US unless government matches incentives offered to VolkswagenJeep maker Stellantis has threatened to shift a planned battery plant from Canada to the US unless it receives billions more in state subsidies offered to a rival, in the latest manoeuvre by a big manufacturer in the international battle over green incentives.It comes as the world’s fourth...

Province has 90 actives blazes, 23 of which are out of control, with thousands evacuated and oil and gas production hitTinder-dry weather and shifting winds in western Canada have elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in the province of Alberta where thousands have already been forced from their homes.About 90 wildfires are active in Alberta, with 23 out of control, according to the provincial...

Former police chief, comedian and rescue dog Molly among those vying to replace John Tory, who resigned in February over an affairMore than 100 candidates, including a former police chief, a comedian and a dog, are all vying for the chance to be mayor of Canada’s largest city.One hundred and two prospective mayors formally registered before Friday’s deadline as candidates in the mayoral byelection...

Refugee camps bear brunt of deadly category-5 storm, while temperature divide is expected in North AmericaCyclone Mocha brought strong winds and torrential rain to parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday, with refugee camps bearing the brunt of the category-5 storm, leaving at least five dead and causing half a million people to be evacuated.The region was rocked by sustained winds of more than...

System – extremely rare for this time of year – likely to fuel fires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residentsWestern Canada is bracing for a “heat dome” weather system that will push temperatures to new records over the weekend, and is likely to worsen wildfires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residents.Seventy-five active wildfires burned in Alberta on Thursday,...