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Sleep Cheap Charities Reap returns for its 20th year this November, having raised $2.4 million for nearly 100 different local charities since its inception in 2004. Sleep Cheap 2023 runs for five nights, from Sunday, November 19, through Thursday, November 23....
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A statue will soon be leaving the grounds at St. Catharines city hall. The monument to Private Alexander Watson and those who fought in the Northwest Resistance will be removed from the corner of Church and James Streets, but City staff still have to figure out where...
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A new study shows people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario. The study, published in the journal “Addiction”, found that about one in six people killed by opioid overdoses in 2021 were homeless, compared to one...
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Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent last month, as prices per year rose more slowly across the economy. The latest report shows consumers paid significantly less for airfare compared with a year ago, while prices for durable goods...
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Ontario Progressive Conservatives are set to introduce a motion against Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama in connection with a statement on the Israeli-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Housing Minister Paul Calandra says his motion would give the Speaker permission not to...