Robert McLister: I’ve never seen so many changes in such a short time, but policymakers didn’t get everything right Single family houses under construction in Delta, B.C.Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press files Last week, the feds declared that starting Dec. 15, they’re boosting the property value limit for default insurance to $1,499,999.99, increasing the … Read more
Track the money for Prop 33: Contributions for and against California’s ballot measure on rent control Propositon 33 would let cities and counties enact rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Similar statewide rent control initiatives failed in 2020 and 2018. Supporters say repealing the ban on localities capping rent on vacant units, … Read more
This frame grab taken from hotel security camera video and aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in March 2016. (Uncredited / Associated Press) For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs promoted himself as one of the godfathers of hip-hop, a celebrity who transformed … Read more
Culex mosquitoes bite at dawn and dusk and tend to feed off birds, common carriers of West Nile virus. (Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District ) A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause lethal inflammation … Read more
The Tesco brand is making a change to the way customers can buy clothes (Picture: Getty/F&F) Whether it’s food, electronics, clothes or toiletries, Tesco is known for its wide range of products both online and in store. Now, it’s understood to be making a major change to its affordable F&F range for the first time … Read more
“At 65, I moved to Montreal from southwestern Ontario. … I have found the people to be friendly and welcoming.” “All I have to do is speak a few words of French, however mangled, to feel appreciated,” writes a 65-year-old reader who moved to Montreal from Ontario.Photo by Marie-France Coallier /Montreal Gazette files At 65, … Read more
Canada looks to join the U.S. in drawing a “line in the sand” against Chinese EVs while automakers jockey to stay out of the conflagration The assembly line for BYD’s Denza N7 electric SUV in ChinaPhoto by BYD As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another — until you’ve got a … Read more
“People take the most dramatic of situations and look for a funnier way to talk about it,” says Bruno Mourral, whose dark comedy Kidnapping Inc. screens Friday at the Montreal International Black Film Festival. Rolaphton Mercure, left, and Jasmuel Andri play bungling criminals in Kidnapping Inc.Photo: Peripheria/Muska Films A comedy about kidnapping in Haiti? That … Read more
A solar farm in Riverside County. (Sammy Roth / Los Angeles Times) Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it’s widely known that climate-friendly solar and wind energy have become cheaper and easier to produce, most … Read more
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh started with quarterbacks Easton Stick (2) and Justin Herbert at cut-down day before adding Taylor Heinicke. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Taylor Heinicke is not supposed to be in the spotlight like this. The backup quarterback stood in front of his locker that was full of freshly laundered sweatshirts and spoke … Read more
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