Category Archives: Canada
Illegal tobacco growth costing three provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report
VICTORIA - The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a conven...
Sep 20, 2023
Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, alon...
Sep 20, 2023
Parents' doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school
MONTREAL - Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a supervised drug-use site opening near their children's Montreal elementary s...
Sep 20, 2023
Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, slain B.C. Sikh leader at heart of diplomatic crisis?
On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar phoned his eldest son for the last time, to say he was on his way home for dinner. Baljar Singh Nijjar, 21, said his father had been in a good mood earlier that Father...
Sep 20, 2023
Trudeau promises progress on methane emissions, funding for poverty reduction at UN
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will be able to exceed its targets for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit at the UN,...
Sep 20, 2023
Canada Post breaking law by gathering info from envelopes, parcels: watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses...
Sep 20, 2023
Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools met with counter-protests
Heated exchanges between protesters and counter-protesters are taking place across the country today over school policies on gender identity. Posters created by a group called "1MillionMarch4Children"...
Sep 20, 2023
1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says
A new StatCan report says one in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it's taking a toll on their mental health. The study says youth who have been victimized online have a greater ri...
Sep 20, 2023
Corporate ethics czar investigating Levi Strauss over alleged links to forced labour
OTTAWA - Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the om...
Sep 20, 2023
In the news today: India tensions rise, PM at UN and Unifor strikes deal with Ford
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Diplomatic tension with India could last months One expert thinks Canada may be...
Sep 20, 2023
