Canada's first-past-the-post election system feeds hostility, says one expert ( www.lakelandtoday.ca )
Lesbian couple brutally beaten by men who were harassing them on one woman’s birthday ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
A lesbian couple in Halifax, Canada was assaulted by a group of men who were shouting homophobic slurs at them....
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple ( www.timescolonist.com )
Poilievre says Tories will vote against capital gains tax hike, calls it a 'job killer' ( www.cbc.ca )
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday his party will oppose the government's proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase — a tax hike that is projected to pull in roughly $19 billion in new revenue....
Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties ( www.cbc.ca )
Pressure Builds to Ban ‘Blatantly False’ Ads | The Tyee ( www.thetyee.ca )
For Ed Wiebe, seeing prominent ads claiming that “B.C. LNG will reduce global emissions” while on his daily bike ride to work as a climate researcher was particularly galling....
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to talk about foreign interference ( www.nationalobserver.com )
Video captures Winnipeg police officer threatening arrest, swearing at mother ( www.aptnnews.ca )
A mother in Winnipeg says a confrontation with police has left her and her family shaken....
Why so many Torontonians have fled to other parts of Canada ( www.thestar.com )
Health-care system is 'broken,' Niagara woman says after dad dies suddenly in emergency room ( www.cbc.ca )
The (Ontario Health) coalition, which advocates for improvements to the public health care system, is documenting experiences like Zammit's at hearings around rural Ontario this month. With input from opposition critics, the network of over 400 grassroot organizations wants to draft recommendations on how to improve local...
4th grizzly hit, killed along Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. park ( www.nanaimobulletin.com )
"Visitors are asked to respect posted speed limits and no-stopping zones at all times, as well as stay alert and prepared to encounter wildlife at any time, even when driving along fenced sections of the highway. By reducing speeds, driving alertly, and giving wildlife space and respect, you can help reduce wildlife mortality."
Canadians who have lost their sense of smell say it's misunderstood, undervalued — and deserves more attention ( www.cbc.ca )
For millennia, the sense of smell has been widely undervalued — ranked far below vision by the likes of Immanuel Kant and Sigmund Freud. In 2021, a survey in the journal Brain Sciences found that people consistently ranked smell below vision and hearing — and even below commercial products. One quarter of college students...
He can't afford to rent an apartment. So this man secretly sleeps in an office ( www.cbc.ca )
A man in St. John's rents office space, but he doesn't have an office job....
Alberta government calls bill about backing up environmental claims an 'agenda to create chaos' ( www.cbc.ca )
That legislation is Bill C-59, which would require companies to provide evidence to back up their environmental claims. It is currently awaiting royal assent....
Ottawa’s Response to the Trucker Protest Was Doomed from the Start | The Walrus ( thewalrus.ca )
WestJet mechanics go on strike, airline says it expects 'severe' travel disruptions ( calgaryherald.com )
In an update to members obtained by The Canadian Press, the union negotiating committee cited the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ protection of collective action....
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down ( www.theguardian.com )
A senior Canadian federal scientist has alleged that the government shut down an investigation into a mystery brain illness in New Brunswick that he believes may have affected 350 people....
B.C. coal mining company fined for more than 400 violations ( www.cbc.ca )
A B.C. coal mining company in northeastern B.C. has been fined more than $45,000 for repeated violations of the province's environmental protection rules, including the failure to monitor mine waste into fish-bearing water and failure to limit particulate being put into the air....
Green Leader Elizabeth May says no list of disloyal MPs in full spy… ( nationalnewswatch.com )
May told a news conference the full version of the classified report does not contain a "list of MPs who have shown disloyalty to Canada."...
Cubs of rare white grizzly bear killed in highway collision in Yoho National Park ( www.cbc.ca )
The deaths of two bear cubs of a well-known rare white grizzly — known as Bear 178, but nicknamed Nakoda by locals — in Yoho National Park this week has reignited calls for increased awareness and highway safety for those visiting the mountains....
Conservative MP shares inaccurate, ChatGPT-generated stats on capital gains tax rate ( www.cbc.ca )
With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety ( www.cbc.ca )
The polls are not good for the Liberals — in fact, they're struggling to overcome the 15 to 20-point gap that separates them from the Conservatives. But those close to the prime minister like to point out that their leader is used to being underestimated and performs well under pressure....
Pharmacare should be in place by April 2025, health minister says ( www.cbc.ca )
Canadian Cities Should Do Congestion Pricing - Reece Martin ( reecemartin.ca )
Seems especially obvious with the geography and transit funding shortfalls present in both Montreal and Vancouver.