Category Archives: Canada
Real estate association economist asks if B.C.'s flipping tax is worth the trouble
VANCOUVER - The chief economist of the British Columbia Real Estate Association says the incoming tax on flipping houses may not generate as much revenue as the government expects and might only impac...
Feb 26, 2024
Five things to know about Canada's proposed law to guard against online harms
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has tabled its long awaited legislation to better protect Canadians, and particularly youth, against online harms. Here are five things Bill C-63 pr...
Feb 26, 2024
Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog
OTTAWA - Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they once were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says. Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's senior...
Feb 26, 2024
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
OTTAWA - Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. The legislation is supposed to ...
Feb 26, 2024
A list of prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A look at some recent examples: Feb. 6, 2024 - Police in Surrey, B....
Feb 26, 2024
Liberal government wants voting health breaks for MPs after Opposition 'obstruction'
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it wants to bring in health breaks that would eliminate overnight voting in the House of Commons for this parliamentary session. Government House leader Steve MacK...
Feb 26, 2024
Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers': Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre
OTTAWA - The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says his members are community builders and not gatekeepers, a term Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has commonly used to attack...
Feb 26, 2024
Military ombudsman calls on MPs to fix 'obvious' conflict, make office independent
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces and national defence ombudsman is calling on MPs to fix an obvious conflict of interest and make his office independent. Gregory Lick told the House of Commons defen...
Feb 26, 2024
Groups bring allegations of racism at Canadian Human Rights Commission to global body
OTTAWA - A coalition of federal unions and organizations representing Black workers has filed an international complaint against the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The eight organizations say the b...
Feb 26, 2024
Quebec provincial police arrest 21 allegedly connected to eastern Quebec drug war
Quebec provincial police say they've so far arrested 21 people allegedly connected to a war over drug territory in eastern Quebec between a street gang and the Hells Angels. Sgt. Hlne St-Pierre said m...
Feb 26, 2024