Terry Glavin: What if our housing crisis can’t be fixed?
It’s a puzzle. Whatever its answer, its consequences are likely to foment an upheaval in Canada that the coming defeat of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and the election of a Conservative…
Renu Bakshi: Colour me confused. B.C.’s NDP government woke-washed us
There’s a mandatory annual disclosure under British Columbia’s Public Sector Employers Act known as the sunshine list because it requires “complete transparency and full accountability” for compensation paid to the…
Josh Dehaas: Japan convinced me Canadians don’t need to accept urban disorder
On Sunday morning, I had some time to kill in Calgary before a flight home to Toronto, so I grabbed a coffee and started looking for a park bench to…
Libraries see 20% jump in audiobook and e-book lending
Irish libraries saw a 20% jump in the lending of e-books and e-audio books last year, new figures show. A total of 931,291 e-books and 1,674,191 e-audiobooks were loaned through…
Northern Ireland economy sees small increase at start of 2024
The Northern Ireland economy saw a small bump at the start of the year, new figures show. Economic activity in Northern Ireland increased by 0.4% during the first quarter of…
RSPCA reviewing farm animal welfare certification amid claims system failing
The RSPCA is reviewing its animal welfare assurance scheme amid claims the system is failing. Almost 4,000 farms are certified RSPCA Assured, which indicates that their meat, fish, eggs and…
James Middleton: William and Kate’s mental health work helped me move forward
James Middleton has credited the mental health work of his sister the Princess of Wales and her husband the Prince of Wales for helping him “move forward”. The entrepreneur and…
We failed our colleagues – Harrods boss apologises after Al Fayed allegations
The current managing director of Harrods has apologised and said the business “failed our colleagues” following sexual misconduct allegations about former owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Michael Ward said in a…
I feared Northern Ireland was headed for disaster before agreement – Mitchell
George Mitchell has said he feared Northern Ireland was heading for “true disaster” in the months before the Good Friday Agreement was signed. The veteran US diplomat said that he…
Yellow weather warning for rain extended with homes and businesses flooded
A yellow weather warning for rain in Northern Ireland has been extended. The Met Office announced that the current weather warning in place has been extended by six hours to…