B.C. Hydro is now accepting applications for government-funded air conditioners for low-income residents.B.C. government had promised to distribute 8,000 air conditioning units in the next three years.Online applications started for people who live in apartments or condos.B.C. Hydro spokesperson said they had approved 2,000 of the 3,000 applications they received from low-income households as of last week.It is worth mentioning that B.C. government has decided to provide free air conditioners to thousands of low-income people amid the rising heat.In this regard, $10 million will be spent by th

A recall of 10,000 Kia cars has been issued in Canada and drivers have been asked to park the vehicles away from buildings due to the risk of fire.In the notice issued by Transport Canada, three models of Kia have been recalled. These include 2023 model Soul, Sportage and 2023-2024 model Seltos.Transport Canada said in a statement that a total of 10,757 vehicles sold by the Kia company in Canada have been recalled.According to the notice, the recalled vehicles may have defects in some electrical components, and may cause fire due to short-circuit and overheating.Kia advises drivers to park aff

In the month of July, the rent rate in Canada has broken all previous records.According to data from Rentals.ca and research firm Urbanation, the average rent in Canada was $2,078 in July, which is 8.9% more than July last year.This is the fastest increase in rent during the last three months.The reason for the increase in rent is considered to be post-secondary students signing leases before the fall, population growth, and interest rate increase that forced people are to put off their idea of buying houses.

The Ontario government's process for selecting safe greenbelt land for housing development was heavily influenced by a small group of developers with good ties to the government, a new report from Ontario's auditor general has revealed.A 95-page report released on Wednesday by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk reviewed how the state government chose to exclude 810,000 hectares of farmland, forest and wetlands from the Greenbelt, which stretches from Niagara Falls to Peterborough.Lysyk explained that the selection process was not controlled by non-partisan public servants but primarily by Housing Mi

B.C. Wildfire officials say the wildfires that have spread from Washington to B.C. do not appear to be in danger of spreading further.Therefore, all evacuation orders issued due to the wildfires in Osoyoos have now been lifted.It is worth mentioning that due to this fire, an area of 71 square kilometers has been burnt.At the height of the fire, about 700 properties were evacuated and about 2,000 were placed on evacuation alert.

Details of new contracts between workers and their employers at 30 of B.C.'s ports have now been made public.The details of this contract have been released by Canada Industrial Relations Board.The 4-year agreement includes a 5% salary hike for the next two years and a 4% salary hike for the following two years.There was a disagreement between the two parties regarding awarding the contract to a third party for the maintenance work.Now it has also been agreed on this issue that the workers working at the ports will be given training to do maintenance.

Alberta drivers will be expected to stop and slow down when stopped by roadside workers, or face a $243 fine and points against their license.From the beginning of September, the Traffic Safety Act will be expanded to include protecting roadside workers from injuries and collisions while on the job.Drivers in the lane closest to the roadside worker will have to do 60 km/h when the lights flash.Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said the government wants to protect police, paramedics, maintenance workers and tow truck drivers so they can get home safely at the

Provinces across Canada may have to agree to a 2035 'clean power' goal set by the federal government in order to receive billions of dollars in funding from Ottawa.This is because the federal government is now considering limiting tax credits and grants for power projects to states committing to zero-emission power projects.At the same time, Alberta has protested several times, saying that it will not be possible for it to meet this target before 2050.The Trudeau government's Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made it clear in a document released on T

About 300 tourists were stuck in the gondola overnight due to technical issues at the Banff Gondola on Monday.According to the RCMP, several people trapped in the gondola called them and informed them about their situation.It is believed that the gondola got stuck due to a power outage.Fortis Alberta is also considering power outage as the reason behind the incident, but this has not been confirmed yet.According to the police, Parks Canada officials and independent contractors are trying to bring the trapped people down from the mountain.There are currently no reports of any injuries.