The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new tax filing program this year, experts say. Goal is to give low- and fixed-income Canadians access to tax credits. The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new automatic tax filing …
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Canada launches ‘assisted departure’ program to get vulnerable citizens out of Haiti as violence worsens
Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada’s ambassador to Haiti told CBC News. Ottawa has launched a program to evacuate Canadians stranded by widespread gang warfare. Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti …
Read More »Drake Landing, a solar energy community south of Calgary, loses its sizzle as system starts to fail
Drake Landing, once the leading solar heating community of its kind in North America, may have to revert to fossil fuels as the aging system is breaking down and may be too expensive or impossible to fix. Next steps may be decommissioning system, relying on natural gas as heat source. …
Read More »In wake of Winnipeg lab scandal, scientists say Canada benefits from new, high-security pathogen lab
Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world, home to Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research. It will be the only non-government Level 4 facility in the country, part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. Post-pandemic explosion …
Read More »8-week strike ‘the only resort,’ say McGill TAs fed up with wages, working conditions
McGill University teaching assistants want better wages and better working conditions. They’ve just launched an eight-week strike in hopes of putting pressure on the institution. ‘Low ball after low ball,’ teaching assistant says of McGill offers. One day into an eight-week strike, the union representing McGill University teaching assistants (TA) …
Read More »Barrhaven remains auto theft hot spot, and Ring cameras are no deterrent
Nada Alkhayyat woke up one Sunday morning back in August to some suspicious charges on her credit card, but little did she know that was just the start of her worries. Her daughter had forgotten her purse — and Alkhayyat’s Mastercard, which she’d borrowed — in the family Jeep the …
Read More »Parents file $1.5M lawsuit after Quebec teacher accused of selling students’ artwork online
A group of parents have filed a lawsuit against a Montreal-area high school art teacher and his school board after students found their classroom artwork available for purchase on the teacher’s personal website last month. Students discovered their classroom artwork selling for more than $100 on teacher’s website. A group …
Read More »Auto insurance changes coming in Ontario budget: sources
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government will make auto insurance changes a central feature of the budget it tables on Tuesday, CBC News has learned. Doug Ford government will increase choices for drivers to get lower car insurance premiums, insiders say. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government will make auto insurance changes …
Read More »Ontario ad campaign ‘It’s Happening Here’ has cost taxpayers $8M
An advertising campaign by Premier Doug Ford’s government that has been criticized as partisan self-promotion is costing taxpayers about $8 million, CBC News has learned. Publicly funded ads from Doug Ford’s government aired during Super Bowl, Oscars, Emmy Awards. An advertising campaign by Premier Doug Ford’s government that has been …
Read More »Final rush of Ukrainians arrive in Nova Scotia ahead of emergency visa deadline
As the deadline looms for Ukrainians to use Canada’s emergency visa, Nova Scotia is experiencing a final spike in new arrivals. Ukrainian nationals have until March 31 to come to Canada. Ukrainians rush to Canada ahead of emergency visa deadline With a deadline looming for Ukrainians to come to Canada, …
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