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...
Posthaste: Canada could face two more decades of stagnant growth, report warns ( ca.finance.yahoo.com )
How a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problem ( www.thestar.com )
Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is worsening across the country ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
The group says food security is rising in all 10 provinces and one in four Canadians have inadequate access to food
City scraps downtown pedestrian bridge project in Guelph Ontario. ( www.guelphtoday.com )
Months after cancelling the construction contract for a new downtown pedestrian bridge in the face of “unforeseen challenges,” city officials have called off the project altogether....
CRA headcount swells, while other tax agencies remain constant ( www.canadianaffairs.news )
The CRA now employs 59,000 people. The US' tax agency employs 79,000 despite serving a population ten times the size
Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid federal 'error' | CBC News ( web.archive.org )
TD May Face US$2 Billion Money Laundering Fine, Third-Largest Ever: Analysts - Better Dwelling ( betterdwelling.com )
Growing number of Canadians are moving abroad due to lack of affordability: McGill study ( nationalpost.com )
The study found the number of Canadians living abroad relative to the national population was five times higher than the U.S.
Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich - Owners of the multi-million-dollar properties still see themselves as middle class, a warped self-image that has a big impact on renters ( thewalrus.ca )
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....
Homelessness increased by 20 per cent despite $443 million Liberal plan: PBO ( nationalpost.com )
Canadian immigration asks medical worker fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
Immigration lawyers say the screening questions go ‘above and beyond what is asked in a normal immigration application’
Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them ( www.cbc.ca )
U of A associate dean resigns over removal of student protesters from campus ( edmonton.ctvnews.ca )
Feds blame Ontario as some daycare centres pull out of national child care program ( www.cbc.ca )
Families Minister Jenna Sudds said Monday some Ontario daycare centres have pulled out of the federal government's national early learning and child care program because the province hasn't stepped up with enough cash....
Broken teeth and infected gums: 46K claims filed so far with Canadian Dental Care Plan ( www.cbc.ca )
Massive cavities, mouthfuls of broken teeth, bleeding gums and abscesses — they're just some of the serious dental issues Dr. Melvin Lee has treated in less than two weeks of providing care under Canada's new public dental insurance plan.
Workers can form union at Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada ( www.cbc.ca )
Quebec's labour tribunal has given union accreditation to workers at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada....
Amazon Prime's NHL deal breaches cable TV's last line of defence: live sports ( www.cbc.ca )
For years, cable TV has bled viewers and subscribers to streaming giants like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Now, those same companies are vying to stream live sports, one of the last lines of defence when it comes to audiences paying big bucks for traditional cable packages....
Subsidized child care not helping low-income families: operators ( www.canadianaffairs.news )
Since the start of Ottawa’s $10-a-day program, Sandra Christian has had many families leave her private child-care centre in B.C. for a spot in a subsidized centre....