Tag: Canada
Why a universal job guarantee beats the basic income pipe dream
Instead of a guaranteed fixed income, a universal job guarantee policy provides…
Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million
Source: Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million Nonsense. Maybe…
German Chancellor defends Trudeau, saying Canada called Putin’s bluff by agreeing to send Russian turbines back
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Kremlin’s…
Opinion | Where has the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ gone? Don’t look at us — but let’s talk about it, says a new Ottawa group
A former church in downtown Ottawa has been rechristened as the “embassy”…
Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program | CBC News
The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an…
Opinion | There’s no gasoline shortage in Canada. Here’s why you’re paying more for it anyway
Canada’s refiners have hiked their prices by 113 per cent over what…
Opinion | It’s time to end Canadian dairy cartel’s food price inflating subsidies
Artificially set prices imposed by Canada’s supply management system, writes David Olive,…
Which foods can you get at a big savings at discount stores? We dug deep into the data to find out — and made a surprising discovery
A Star analysis of a dozen common grocery items sold throughout the…
Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth
Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears…
Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada Day weekend
Source: Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada…
Canadian special forces are operating in Ukraine, N.Y. Times reports | Ottawa Citizen
A report published Saturday noted a few dozen commandos from NATO countries,…
Two Kraft Dinner (the proper Canadian English) stories.
I have two Kraft Dinner (the proper Canadian English) stories. Late teens,…
Canada MPs given panic buttons as threats increase
Politicians say intimidation and harassment is becoming increasingly common in Canada. Source:…
Opinion | How consumers are being milked by Canada’s opaque dairy supply management system
While milk prices in Canada and the U.S. are roughly on par,…
Whiskey Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island
The Nato allies have been involved in a good-natured spat over ownership…
Canada would need to spend $75.3B more to reach NATO defence spending target: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to spend…
Why Canada’s to blame for the global Dijon mustard shortage
A food distribution expert warns Canadians may see empty sauce shelves in…
‘Not fair’: CERB recipients who now have to pay the money back share their stories
Two years after the federal government made the unprecedented move to give…
Small-scale possession of illicit drugs will be decriminalized in B.C. starting next year: Ottawa | CBC News
The federal government has granted British Columbia’s request to decriminalize possession of…
Globe editorial: Ottawa wants to search your phone at the border, but its proposed rules are unreasonably suspicious
The Trudeau government’s proposed threshold for allowing a border guard to access…
Philip Cross: The Bank of Canada has failed, not just Tiff Macklem | Financial Post
Canada is undergoing its sharpest and most prolonged resurgence of inflation since…
Officials confirm 10 cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis among Canadian children | CBC News
Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe and…
Canada is now a global centre of the broadening monkeypox outbreak | Ottawa Citizen
Montreal public health officials confirmed Thursday they were investigating 17 possible cases….
Monkeypox is now in Canada with 17 suspected cases in Quebec. Here’s what we know so far
The WHO has confirmed cases in the U.S., U.K., and Northern Ireland….
Opinion | The monarchy is fading fast. It’s time Canada abolished it
In the 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, Canada…
The QAnon Queen Told Followers They Didn’t Need to Pay Bills. It Didn’t End Well.
The QAnon Queen of Canada told her followers to stop paying their…
Opinion: It’s time to end the war on drugs | Montreal Gazette
If we’re really concerned about reducing drug-related harms rather than controlling marginalized…
Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports hit record highs
Source: Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports…
Why cannabis prices are plunging – unlike just about everything else
Inflation may be at multi-decade highs, but marijuana producers are slashing prices…
Canada to prosecute crimes on the Moon
Ottawa has already extended its jurisdiction over criminal acts committed by Canadian…
Is Ottawa finally ready to decriminalize drug use — or ‘more worried about losing votes than saving lives?’
As thousands of Canadians continue to die each year from drug overdoses,…
A truckload of symbolism: Why Pierre Poilievre and other Conservatives are steering into the power of the pickup
Conservative politicians have found in the pickup truck a symbol for a…
Majority of Canadians in favour of abolishing constitutional monarchy, new survey finds
Half of Canadians polled felt that the monarchy was irrelevant to their…
Feds and Ontario Detail Massive Rural Internet Rollout, Bell to Get $173 Million Contract | iPhone in Canada Blog
The federal government and Ontario have announced new funding to expand high…
Liberals dismiss accusations they intend to slap a green tax on pickup trucks
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the Conservatives are lying about…
4 provinces push ahead with plan to build small nuclear reactors to supply power | CBC News
Four provincial governments are pushing ahead with a plan to develop nuclear…
Budget 2022 calls for streamlined approach to cannabis industry, excise, and more
Canada’s Budget 2022, released today, includes several references to the cannabis industry,…
How an escalating battle between grocers and suppliers could see shelves laid bare for years
Frito-Lay’s decision to pull out of Loblaws was just the tip of…
BC man’s ICBC fight to wear pirate hat in photo ID continues – Victoria Times Colonist
Gary Smith, the B.C. leader of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti…
Ontario study shows illicit edibles have significantly less THC than advertised, high levels of pesticides
The Ontario Cannabis Store has released a study looking at testing results…
Lifting Ontario’s minimum wage to $14 in 2018 dispels ‘job killer’ myth, study finds
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives found the minimum wage increase didn’t…
Why food prices just keep going up | TVO.org
TVO.org speaks with Dalhousie University’s Sylvain Charlebois about corporate greed, supply chains,…
With federal alcohol tax set to increase, MPs advance bills to rein it in
The Conservative Party and the New Democrats are each focusing new private…
Frito-Lay’s standoff with Loblaw drags on, opening a window on how Big Food is fighting inflation | Financial Post
Grocers are digging in against a wave of suppliers looking for more…
Canada’s Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief
Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great…
Abacus Data | Liberal-NDP deal: By 2 to 1 margin, public thinks it will be good rather than bad for Canada
Source: Abacus Data | Liberal-NDP deal: By 2 to 1 margin, public…
Stellantis, LG Energy pick Ontario for EV battery plant
Stellantis NV and LG Energy Solution will build their new battery plant…
Was it really about vaccine mandates — or something darker? The inside story of the convoy protests
A Canadian protest movement appeared to be fuelled by opposition to COVID-19…
Electric vehicles face roadblocks as feds try to boost sales | CBC Radio
“So right now, the federal government is committed to building 50,000 charging…
Is a four-day work week coming to an office near you? For some it already has, and both employers and workers are reaping the rewards
A handful of companies in Canada have adopted the truncated schedule with…
