Unpublished Newswire
Good morning. Alberta has taken action against a trucking company connected to a deadly crash in Manitoba. More on that below, along with an interactive rental ranking and energy sector dreaming.
August 7, 2026 - 06:20 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
A tent should legally be considered a form of accommodation, according to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, in a decision that could set a precedent for income assistance granted to unhoused individuals in the province. The appellant, Jacqueline Lowe, was acting as representative of the estate of Bradley Lowe, a homeless man who died of an overdose in downtown Halifax in Dec. 2023. Two months before he died, Lowe, who had been initially approved to receive $380 per month in income assistance, applied for the enhanced rate of $974 per month. However, the request was denied because the...
August 7, 2026 - 06:00 | National Post Staff | National Post
An Ontario man found not criminally responsible twice — once for murdering his step-grandfather and the second time for threatening to kill his father — must now only report to the hospital “not less than once every three months” even though his psychiatrist is concerned about his cannabis consumption. During a recent Ontario Review Board (ORB) hearing, Andrew Brazier’s reporting regimen under his conditional discharge was ratcheted down from once every two months to quarterly check-ins. He’s been diagnosed with “schizophrenia and substance use disorder-cannabis (in remission)” and the...
August 7, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Wildfire seasons are getting worse, and the list of communities destroyed by wildfires keeps growing. Do we need a better approach to handling them?
August 7, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
The winless Ottawa Redblacks fired their defensive co-ordinator after losing to the Montreal Alouettes 34-13 last week. The special teams co-ordinator, Jeff Reinebold, has been promoted to defensive co-ordinator. Read More
August 7, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Despite the sombre nature of funerals, Kathie Hicks says the buzz was loud at Carnell’s Funeral Home on Aug. 5 — exactly how John Cook would have wanted it.
August 7, 2026 - 04:30 | | CBC News - Canada
