Home & Garden

Mortgage vs. Renting. Are You Ready?

It can be a challenge to really determine whether buying a home is more beneficial to you or if renting is the way to go. They are both important decisions to contemplate, especially over the long term. When it comes…

Health & Fitness

5 Signs You Need a Humidifier

0 Amanda Murray

During the wintertime, the air around you – both inside with your HVAC system and outside from the cold, harsh temperature – can wreak havoc on your skin and body. In some places throughout Canada, the dryness of the air…

Home & Garden

5 Easy Ways to Update Your Fixer-Upper

0 Faith Murray

Buying a new house is an exciting time, especially for first time home buyers. The search for the perfect place to call home seems like it may have taken forever but when moving day finally arrives there are few things…

Home & Garden

How to Make Your Home Stand Out

0 Faith Murray

There’s no investment quite as big as real estate. Shelling out thousands of dollars into a single purchase can cause anyone to develop a meticulous personality, and this is exactly why property sellers are becoming much more aggressive and competitive…

Home & Garden

7 Ways to Cozy Up Your Apartment This Winter Season

0 Julianna Yang

It’s hard to hide the fact that winter is here, and if you’re lucky enough to be living north of the equator, you are probably already experiencing the shorter days, colder temperature, and falling white fluff in the air. Many…

Home & Garden

Importance of Proper Roof Inspection Before Buying a New Home

0 Ann Torres

Buying a home is no small endeavour. So when you think you’ve finally found “the one” it’s important to ensure that there are no underlying problems, especially when it comes to the roof. That’s why a roof inspection is so…

Home & Garden

Factors to Consider When Shopping for a New Mattress

0 Ann Torres

If you are prone to unsatisfying, restless sleep, and aches and pains in the morning, your mattress could be the culprit. Our bodies are much more sensitive to our surroundings then we sometimes recognize, and having the wrong mattress can…

Home & Garden

Finding a Home Builder You Can Trust

0 Ann Torres

If you’re searching for a home builder, trust is one of the most important components when selecting the right person for you. It gives you that piece of mind, and lets you feel like when the job is done, it…

Home & Garden

Take Advantage of Downtown Living

0 Ann Torres

Did you just recently move downtown and aren’t really sure about what it could possibly have to offer? Are you worried that you made the wrong decision and that the hustle and bustle may be too much for you? You…

Home & Garden

Paint: A Simple Home Staging Transformation

0 Ann Torres

It’s hard enough to get someone to buy something as affordable as perfume – try selling an entire house! Buyers have learned to become picky thanks to all the bad investments that litter the market. If you’re trying to sell…

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- Editorial – Just another Band-Aid 01 Oct 2020 00:32 Smoky River Express Jeff Burgar They call it the Political Suicide Tax. As in PST, Provincial Sales Tax, the tax idea in Alberta that just won’t go away. Politicians keep saying they hate the idea. Rachel Notley, as premier, said such a tax was a bad idea. Current Premier …
- New benefits for workers hurt by pandemic hits speed bump in Senate 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- After being rushed through the House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit a speed bump in the Senate. Sen. Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, …
- Feds investigating claims Canadian technology being used in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has ordered an investigation into allegations Canadian technology is being used in drones that are targeting Armenians in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in the disputed Nagorno- …
- Don Martin: Building back better on the snoozy side of the border 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- There’s a cure for Americans reeling from that brass-knuckled presidential slugfest, despairing over U.S. politics as a giant black hole from which intellectual light cannot escape. For comic relief, look north. To switch channels from the …
- PM Trudeau, other leaders condemn white supremacy in wake of Trump's refusal to do so 01 Oct 2020 00:21 CTV News OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy during his debate against former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden on Tuesday. Now, Canada's political leaders are all speaking out against the issue of white supremacy — one that …
- Ottawa argues youth-led climate change lawsuit too broad to be tried in court 30 Sep 2020 23:52 CBC/Radio-Canada Federal lawyers argue that a lawsuit alleging the Canadian government has violated the charter rights of 15 youth is far too broad to be heard in court and should be thrown out. The case, La Rose et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, was initially filed on Oct. …
- 'End of an era' as Renfrew County Fiddlers play their final gig 30 Sep 2020 23:18 Pembroke Observer & News Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski said the recent performance by the Renfrew County Fiddlers marked the, “end of an era.” He was referring to the announcement by the Renfrew County Fiddlers that the Sunday, Sept. 20 performance was the swan …
- City council unanimously votes to tighten restrictions at Toronto bars, restaurants 30 Sep 2020 23:14 680News Toronto City Council has approved new measures to further curb the spread of COVID-19 in bars and restaurants. The board has unanimously voted to impose new measures at bars and restaurants, including reducing the number of patrons from 100 to 75 and the …
- COVID bonus money flowing to some health workers, delayed for others 30 Sep 2020 23:11 CBC/Radio-Canada Although bonus pay for some essential health-care workers involved in Nova Scotia's COVID-19 response has already gone out, others will have to wait beyond the anticipated arrival date to get their money. In May, the province announced it had reached a …
- Nova Scotia teen hopes climate-change lawsuit isn't derailed by federal challenge 30 Sep 2020 23:11 CBC/Radio-Canada The lone Nova Scotian in a lawsuit against the federal government over climate change has looked at the warming oceans and storms around Nova Scotia, and says he just wants to be heard. Ira Reinhart-Smith, 16, is one of the 15 children and teens from …