NEWS

  • Kenyan Shilling Goes From Laggard to Leader in One Quarter
    Kenya’s shilling has staged a comeback that’s vaulted it from one of the worst to the best in the world in less than three months. As recently as January 26, the shilling was the third worst performer globally, plumbing a record low versus the dollar. Since then, it has rebounded more ...
  • ‘Absolutely out of control’: Brampton cracking down on landlords renting out illegal student rooming houses
    Michelle Gauthier, in her neighbourhood of Peel Village in Brampton on Friday, says that many of the rooming houses have up to eight cars per home parked on the street and driveway.SARAH PALMER/THE GLOBE AND MAIL Over the past two years, Michelle Gauthier says she has seen her neighbourhood in Brampton ...
  • Toronto drivers could soon have to pay hefty fines for this common mistake
    Shortly after bumping up the fines for certain parking infractions and getting rid of free parking on stat holidays, the City of Toronto is now looking at fining drivers a whole lot more for at least one very common traffic offence. According to a detailed plan for tackling congestion in the city over the next few ...
  • Kenya waives visa registration fee for six African nations
    Kenya’s objective to ease travel into its borders via its online visitor registration service has begun going through some changes. Prior to these changes, some countries had expressed their frustration with the high charges required when registering online. However, for at least 6 different African nations, this doesn’t seem to ...
  • New rules for rooming houses in Toronto come into effect next month
    In a follow up to a Speaker’s Corner report earlier this week, we’re taking a closer look at rooming houses in the city of Toronto. A big change is set to happen in March that will allow more rooming houses to operate in pockets of the city where they were once ...