Legal Aid Alberta says province terminated its contract ( www.cbc.ca )
The publicly funded society that provides independent legal aid for low-income Albertans says its contract with the government has expired, and the provincial government has decided not to renew it....
Quadriplegic man’s MAID death from bedsore results in public inquiry being ordered | Globalnews.ca ( globalnews.ca )
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Former Ottawa deputy police chief charged with sexual assault: SIU ( www.cp24.com )
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'We are at risk of running out': Calgarians asked to use 25% less water than yesterday ( www.cbc.ca )
After a major feeder water main break plunged Calgary's water supply into a critical state, city officials are now asking Calgarians to use 25 per cent less than they did yesterday, sounding the alarm that the city is at risk of running out....
Canadian Home Prices "Need" To Be High To Pay For Retirements: PM - Better Dwelling ( betterdwelling.com )
Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a...
Tenants don’t have to foot unpaid tax bills for foreign landlords: minister - National | Globalnews.ca ( globalnews.ca )
“I want to reassure Canadians that the Canada Revenue Agency does not intend to collect any portion of any non-resident landlords’ unpaid taxes from individual tenants,” read a statement released by Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on X, formerly known as Twitter, Friday afternoon....
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Rex Murphy, the sharp-witted intellectual who loved Canada, dies at 77 ( nationalpost.com )
As he battled cancer, Murphy continued to file, writing about Hamas and Christmas and interviewing Pierre Poilievre with his usual panache
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This woman pays 100% of her income on rent ( www.cbc.ca )
Doug Ford's change to booze sales could cost far more than $225M ( www.cbc.ca )
Premier Doug Ford's push to get beer and wine into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost Ontario taxpayers at least $225 million, but there's evidence the full price tag actually adds up to hundreds of millions more....
Inside the Campaign to Kill a Step Toward Tax Fairness ( thetyee.ca )
It’s been almost two months since the federal budget, and anguished cries about the horror of capital gains tax changes are still coming....
NDP says it's considering options about support for much-criticized Senate porn bill ( www.ctvnews.ca )
Meanwhile the LPC oppose the bill while the CPC would work to amend it.
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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....
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Divorce rates are falling: Are Canadians too poor to break up? ( theconversation.com )
While multiple factors play a role in falling divorce rates, the costs of separation make going it alone a daunting prospect for many Canadians.
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Canada pitches in $76 million for 'faster' German air-defence systems in Ukraine ( kitchener.citynews.ca )
In January 2023, Canada spent $400 million to send an American air-defence system to Ukraine, which Blair says is still being manufactured.
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Canada Post closes loophole for Nunavummiut to access free Amazon shipping ( www.cbc.ca )
Nunavummiut from several communities say they're reeling from suddenly losing access to free Amazon shipping after Canada Post put an end to a loophole customers utilized to access the service....
Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer advocates warn ( 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.
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Federal government clarifies the CRA won’t collect ‘any portion’ of a non-resident landlord’s unpaid taxes from tenants ( www.thestar.com )
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Over 200 Canadian charities found funding the Israeli occupation ( the-peak.ca )
On June 3, a public letter by Just Peace Advocates and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI) revealed over 200 Canadian charities have been funding Israel with a collective $237.5 million since 2022. This goes against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s charity rules which note that donating money to the military or armed...
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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....
Investors reshaped Canadian home real estate. Something similar is happening in agriculture ( www.cbc.ca )
When asked if young, aspiring farmers ever inquired about buying his farm, Marcus Collinson just laughs....
Calls grow for University of Alberta president's removal after police intervention ( rabble.ca )
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U.S. lawmakers are taking aim at private equity in health care. Here's what is happening in Canada ( www.cbc.ca )
In the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with Senate committee hearings and a cross-government public inquiry launched earlier this year....
Resource That Shows Who Owns the Internet Lines in Your Area ( ised-isde.canada.ca )
You should boycott Bell, Telus, and Rogers by switching to smaller providers/resellers.