– Mice and pigeon infestations have driven up pest-control spending at hospitals in the Halifax area, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Dartmouth General Hospital recorded the biggest percentage increase in the province over five years. Its pest-control costs
– Brent crude rose to US$92.20 a barrel on Wednesday, recovering from the two-month lows it reached in the previous session. The benchmark gained 71 cents, or 0.78%, by 01:19 GMT in early Asian trade. US West Texas Intermediate crude
– The Village of Pemberton has issued an evacuation alert as another storm system brought heavy rain to southwest British Columbia on Tuesday. The alert, issued at 4:15 p.m. PT, covers multiple properties along Airport Road. Village officials said high
– The European Union and Canada must work more closely together to tackle global challenges, Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said during a visit to Ottawa. She called the partnership a strategic necessity for protecting security and economic prosperity as
– Canada’s federal government tabled a budget on Thursday that projects a C$62.3 billion deficit for 2026-27 and creates the country’s first sovereign wealth fund. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented the plan, titled “Masters of Our Destiny.” Prime Minister Mark
– UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called on nations to unite and deliver real-world progress at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. He said the conference must protect more people and ensure they benefit from climate action. No single
MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: International travel to the United States softened in 2025 as several major inbound markets posted lower volumes, with government and industry data showing year over year declines during key months and weaker performance from some of the
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department will begin an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries on Jan. 21, applying revised screening standards under the public charge provision of U.S. immigration law. The measure pauses the issuance
MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canada is delivering a clear and consistent public message that American visitors remain welcome, as U.S. tourism officials in some regions adopt a quieter approach toward repairing strained cross border travel sentiment. The contrast has become more
BANFF, Alberta, October 14, 2025: Parks Canada has introduced a series of traffic management and visitor flow measures in Banff National Park as it faces a record-breaking surge in tourism during the 2025 travel season. The initiatives include expanded shuttle
Global air travel demand continued its upward trajectory in August 2025, with total traffic rising 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2024, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday. The monthly passenger
Cross-border travel from Canada to the United States declined sharply in August 2025, according to new data from Statistics Canada, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year decreases. The latest figures show a significant pullback in both air and automobile
Tourism-dependent regions across the United States are reporting a significant drop in Canadian visitors this year, with travel to New England states particularly affected. Recent data from both U.S. and Canadian agencies indicates a sharp decline in border crossings and
Flight attendants at Air Canada and its subsidiary Air Canada Rouge have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed wage agreement, casting uncertainty over ongoing labor negotiations between the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The tentative deal, reached in