Electrical

[published_date] There is a shortage of some commonly-prescribed painkillers in Canada, as companies that supply them deal with manufacturing disruptions and increased demand, according to a notice published on Health Canada's website. The medications in question are acetaminophen with codeine (sometimes known as Tylenol 3) and acetaminophen with oxycodone (sometimes sold under the brand name Percocet). As a result…

[published_date] More people started using IUDs and implants after B.C. made almost all forms of prescription birth control free, according to a new UBC research study. The study, led by Dr. Laura Schummers, found a 49 per cent jump in the number of "long-acting reversible contraceptives" (LARC) dispensed per month, 15 months after B.C.'s free…

[published_date] Ontario Premier Doug Ford has walked back last week's pledge to wrestle some control away from the federal government to issue work permits to asylum seekers. He did not explain why he changed his mind. "I don't want to take the responsibility off the federal government, but in saying that, if you have a…

[published_date] Controversial Christian rocker Sean Feucht, known for his affiliation with the MAGA movement, performed at an Etobicoke church packed with hundreds of attendees on Sunday.  The concert was originally scheduled to be played in Vaughan's Dufferin District Park. The city denied the show's permit request on the grounds of "health and safety, as well as…

[published_date] The man charged in the homicide of Alexander Lo, the older brother of accused Lapu-Lapu Day festival killer Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Alexander Lo, 31, was found dead in a home near Knight Street and East 33rd Avenue in Vancouver in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2024. Dwight…

[published_date] A B.C. man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior last weekend. The province's Conservation Officer Service said in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. PT near Smithers, B.C., about 670 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. The service said the man was…

[published_date] With Canada and the United States in the middle of heated trade negotiations at the national level, policy-makers from four Canadian provinces and 11 U.S. states are looking to forge closer ties at the Midwestern Legislative Conference in Saskatoon this week. The conference is running Sunday to Wednesday, and brings together provincial and state…

[published_date] Jane MacDougald has spent the week carefully taking down the artwork that adorns the purple walls of her gallery, neatly packing up more than a decade's worth of memories and decor, piece by carefully curated piece.  The Dart Gallery closes its doors this week after 12 years on Portland Street in downtown Dartmouth. "It was crushing because…

[published_date] Visitation to one of Prince Edward Island's most famous attractions is up this year. Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish has seen a 20 per cent increase in visitors so far this summer compared to 2024. Parks Canada's Kassandra McKinnon, the visitor experience team lead for Green Gables, said the site's peak so far this season has been close…

[published_date] The federal government is slashing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and lowering ferry fares in Eastern Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced while in Prince Edward Island on Monday.  Effective Aug. 1, the cost of crossing the bridge which connects P.E.I. with New Brunswick will fall to $20 from $50.25. Fares for passengers, cars…

[published_date] A new report has found auto theft trends are down 19 per cent across Canada in the first half of this year, compared to the same time period in 2024.  But the authors of the report say that vigilance is still needed to keep numbers coming down.  It's an "optimistic trend" seen in provinces across…

[published_date] When calving season rolls around, cattle rancher Karyn Neilson doubles as a masseuse. She gives every other newborn calf on her central Alberta farm a one-minute, head-to-hoof massage — hoping it'll be the start of a healthier and more profitable herd. "We do that to imitate what its mother will do and create a…