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Canada’s rich getting richer, StatCan report finds, with 90% of Canadian wealth now in the hands of homeowners ( www.thestar.com )

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I asked Justin Trudeau’s Liberals why they broke a promise to ban three controversial police practices. Their answer says a lot ( www.thestar.com )

As a general rule, I hate opinion pieces as I feel that they are a major contributor to our slide towards 'facts don't matter' US style political rhetoric. That said, I thought this was an interesting and fact driven piece that if anything was too easy on the RCMP. Sharing a journalist's request for information with the union,...

Young Canadians are being priced out of home ownership and even parenthood. Why on earth would mandatory national service make them love their country more? ( www.thestar.com )

‘We will be your human shields’: Why unions are showing up in force to support the U of T pro-Palestinian protest encampment ( www.thestar.com )

https://web.archive.org/web/20240529042737/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-will-be-your-human-shields-why-unions-are-showing-up-in-force-to-support/article_562a3da0-1c62-11ef-91f5-2f4615a0758e.html...

How a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problem ( www.thestar.com )

Federal government clarifies the CRA won’t collect ‘any portion’ of a non-resident landlord’s unpaid taxes from tenants ( www.thestar.com )

Shoppers Drug Mart says job post looking for ‘volunteer’ to clean store was a mistake ( www.thestar.com )

The job posting, which has since been removed, was advertising for a “volunteer” at Shoppers Drug Mart that would restock shelves and clean the store.

Walmart to shutter Toronto tech office as part of corporate job cuts and shift away from remote work ( www.thestar.com )

The corporate job cuts at Walmart won't affect the Canadian operations at the Mississauga headquarters, according to a source.

He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness ( www.thestar.com )

The Landlord and Tenant Board found the landlord's conduct 'deplorable,' saying they clearly took advantage of a vulnerable tenant.

He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness ( www.thestar.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21108234...

Growing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizens ( www.thestar.com )

Nine million Canadians worry about where their next meal will come from.

Switzerland's Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza ( www.thestar.com )

Eurovision 2024 : one country got booed by the crowd ! Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna got 2nd place.

He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness ( www.thestar.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21108234...

Canada’s immigration points system is flawed, a new report says. Here’s how it proposes to fix it ( www.thestar.com )

The Business Council of Alberta calls for a "prosperity-driven immigration system" and points out distortions in the current scoring arrangement.

Loblaws boycott isn’t hurting sales, suppliers say — in fact the grocer’s share price just hit a new high ( www.thestar.com )

Executives at major food companies say they haven't seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month.

Chinese official talks with DPRK counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years ( www.thestar.com )

Handgun violence: Taking aim at which gun control strategies work and don’t work ( www.thestar.com )

‘I feel terrible’: Wilfrid Laurier international student at centre of storm over post about how to get free food ( www.thestar.com )

In a video that's he's since deleted, Mehul Prajapati shared how he made use of a program at his school that provides food insecure students with free groceries weekly.