‘I didn’t have that kind of money’: Know your legal rights on rent increases
When Nandini Gokhale took over a friend’s lease for a bedroom in an Ottawa home in 2020, she was happy she’d found an affordable space in the middle of the pandemic.
However, any relief quickly disappeared when her landlord notified her and her new roommates of plans to increase the overall rent by $2,000 within two months — a jump of between $500 and $900 per person.
“I had already moved my stuff in, and I
Britain says it has no plans for conscription, after top general says the UK may need a citizen army
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Wednesday it has no plans to introduce conscription, after the head of the British Army said a “citizen army” would be needed to fight a future war with a country like Russia.
Chief of the General Staff Gen. Patrick Saunders said preparing for a potential land war would have to be a “whole-of-nation” undertaking. He praised European nations closer to Russia for “prudently laying the foundations for national mobilization.”
Saunders, who has
Woman dies after getting hit by snowplow in Montreal suburb
Montreal police say a 75-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a snowplow Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at around 10:45 a.m., when police responded to a call about a collision in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, at the western end of Montreal Island.
Police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin says it appears the snowplow hit the woman in the parking lot of a residential building.
Police say the woman suffered serious injuries to her lower body but was conscious
Mother’s boyfriend suspected of stabbing 6-year-old Baltimore boy to death, police say
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man is suspected of stabbing to death his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son in the boy’s Baltimore home, authorities said.
Alan Geslicki, 32, was arrested Wednesday in the Tuesday attack that killed Seron O’Neal, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police said Geslicki was the boy’s mother’s boyfriend. He was arrested shortly after the stabbing following a traffic stop and foot pursuit, officials said. He has been charged with first-
Mother of disabled girl who was allegedly raped in Starbucks bathroom sues company, school district
The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company of negligence.
The lawsuit alleges that school personnel at Taylor Allderdice High School failed to provide adequate supervision and care of the girl during school hours and during transportation to and from school. It alleges that both the property management company 101 Kappa Drive Associates #1 and Starbucks managers were
EU Parliament’s environmental committee supports relaxing rules on genetically modified plants
BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques, prompting strong criticism from environmental groups.
The issue of genetically modified organisms divided the European Union for a generation before the bloc adopted legislation in 2001.
The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its position on a to relax those rules with 47 votes to 31 with four abstentions.
The European Parliament is
Foreign interference inquiry signals plan to probe alleged meddling by India
OTTAWA — The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections.
In a statement today, the commission says it has asked the federal government to produce documentation related to these allegations.
The commission’s terms of reference, published last year, direct it to assess possible interference by China, Russia and other foreign states or non-state actors in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
The statement today signals the commission’s
Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 “Science + Literature” awards
NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the same section of your favorite bookstore. But they all have enough in common to be this year’s winners of Science + Literature awards, $10,000 prizes administered by and the .
The two foundations announced Wednesday that poet Arthur Sze’s “The Glass Constellation,” Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s novel “Digging Stars” and Brad
Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold at five per cent on Wednesday. Here is the text of the central bank’s decision:
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at five per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5.25 per cent and the deposit rate at five per cent. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.
Global economic growth continues to slow, with inflation easing gradually across most economies. While growth in the United
UK’s flagship nuclear plant could cost up to $59 billion, developer says
LONDON (AP) — A major that Britain’s government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to 46 billion pounds ($59 billion), and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029, the firm developing it said Wednesday.
The U.K. government says nuclear projects like the Hinkley Point C plant are a of its plans to ensure greater energy independence and achieve its .
But a re-evaluation showed that the final bill for the plant,