Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake
TORONTO – The price of vaping products is set to rise in Ontario, with the province planning to add a tax as a way to reduce...
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick Premier Higgs says he won’t call an election this year
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he won’t call an election this year, ending weeks of speculation that the governing Progressive Conservatives would go...
Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030
VANCOUVER – An environmental agreement to protect 30 per cent of British Columbia’s land by 2030 was signed today between the federal and British Columbia governments...
McGill says Quebec tuition hike threatens future of Schulich School of Music
MONTREAL – McGill University says Quebec’s $8,000 tuition increase for out-of-province students threatens the future of the renowned Schulich School of Music. Principal Deep Saini said...
Blenheim 15-year-old already on track for career in care
Anthony Phelps/Stuff Marlborough Girls’ College student Hope Te Whiu, 15, at the Redwood Oceania rest home where she has been learning to become a carer. Most...
Driven to distraction: Car insurance premiums likely to rise as more Kiwis claim for crashes
Supplied AA Insurance says 267,000 New Zealanders have had a collision in the last 12 months. (File photo) Drivers are likely to see insurance premiums rise...
Gore’s council stops planting Main St trees after it breached its own rules
The Gore District Council has stopped planting five trees in the main street of Gore, after it broke its own rules at a council meeting on...
Quiz: Brain Busters Kids Quiz: November 4, 2023
A note to our regular kids quiz fans – we’re moving! This is the last week of our Brain Busters kids quiz. From November 5 we’re...
‘I should have gone for more’: Relationship split leaving retirees out of pocket
unsplash Te Ara Ahunga Ora research leader Dr Jo Gamble says people don’t access the support they need to protect their retirement plans when dividing assets....
The All Blacks who are leaving New Zealand, and what they’ll do next
It’s an end of an era for All Blacks rugby. Eight players are leaving New Zealand after the Rugby World Cup, including some all-time greats, although...