More than half of Canadians say they are $200 away or less from not being able to pay all of their bills at the end of the month, a report by insolvency firm MNP Ltd. said, as higher interest rates and a rising cost of living have stretched budgets. At 52 per cent, that’s up […]
Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84. Victoria Lord, the musician’s longtime publicist and a representative for the family, says Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. A cause of death was not immediately available. […]
The family of a Saskatchewan farmer who served with the Canadian military in Afghanistan says he has been killed fighting in Ukraine. Joseph Hildebrand, 33, died recently in Ukraine, said his brother Jake. The family was notified by some other people in his unit. “He was a good man with strong values who stood up for what […]
The newly elected president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has some ambitious goals for his two year term. Reg Schellenberg of Beechy wants Ottawa to set up a foot and mouth vaccine bank and improve livestock business risk programs. He says livestock vaccines for foot and mouth are available in the U.S. but Canada should […]
