Around Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point-person in the Senate is pressing for the swift passage of the government’s landmark “nation-building” projects bill, but he isn’t certain he can get it through unamended before the upper house is scheduled to break for the summer. ‘I don’t know what will occur,’ says government’s …

NATO Leaders have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the western alliance to five per cent of the gross domestic product over the next decade, a decision that has given U.S. President Donald Trump a significant policy victory.  Now there’s pressure on Trump to commit to self-defence …

A study from the University of B.C.’s department of psychology says recycling rates in B.C. and Alberta could be enhanced if people returning containers were able to choose between reclaiming the 10-cent deposit or, instead, having a small chance at winning $1,000.  Study finds people generally prefer to take the …

Delivery company DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations.  Ratification vote expected to be held within days. Delivery company DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to …

A former Canada Border Services Agency dog handler who filed a grievance over the program’s maternity leave policy went on to face a “mobbing” of bullying and harassment that management knew about, a third-party investigator found.  Investigator found workplace harassment, insufficient management response. A former Canada Border Services Agency dog …

Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.  New measures to promote animal welfare at this year’s event. Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs …

The national voice of the trucking industry in Canada is renewing calls for the federal government to pump the brakes on what it says is a $1-billion scam it calls “Driver Inc.”  Canadian Trucking Alliance calls ‘Driver Inc.’ biggest threat to industry. The national voice of the trucking industry in …

Among the U.S. goods Canada has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on are classic cars. Including sales tax, Cameron Gillespie estimates he will be paying $30,000 in extra duties to Ottawa if he wants to import a 1969 Mustang.  Counter-tariffs against U.S. aim to protect Canada’s economic interests, Ottawa …

Canada’s inflation rate came in at 1.7 per cent in May, unchanged from the previous month, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.  Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of core inflation ticked down slightly. The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cooling shelter costs helped …

Oilsands production is on pace to reach an all-time high this year as production in northern Alberta is expected to grow by five per cent in 2025 compared to last year.  The oilsands continue to pump out more crude and more greenhouse gas. Another year, another record for Alberta’s oil …