Canadians in some provinces and territories will soon be paying a little bit more at the gas station as a federal carbon price is set to go up starting Saturday. The fuel charge is rising by 30 per cent from $50 per tonne of emissions to $65 on April 1. This will translate to an
The Royal Canadian Navy is offering a one-year trial period for Canadians to join with “no strings attached” as it faces a major recruitment challenge and unprecedented personnel shortage. Under the new program launched Friday, Canadian citizens and permanent residents can join the navy on a year-long contract – either full-time or part-time – and
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 31, 2023 6:22 am Updated March 31, 2023 7:59 am
Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. will go ahead after it received the final sign-off it needed from Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. He called the merger a “watershed moment” for the telecom sector that he claimed would drive wireless prices down for Canadians while growing the combined firm’s overall headcount.The merger, a
Warning: This story deals with disturbing subject matter that may upset and trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Around this time last year, Métis historian and educator Mitchell Case exited the grounds of St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic shrines in the world, after just having met Pope Francis.In a news conference televised
For the second time in four years, a professor at the University of Waterloo has created a cheat code for improving the odds at winning Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win contest. Michael Wallace, an associate professor specializing in statistics at the University of Waterloo, studied the contest and believes that the best time to
By Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Posted March 30, 2023 7:32 am Updated March 30, 2023 10:23 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Revenue Agency will pilot a new automatic system next year to help vulnerable Canadians who don’t file their taxes get their benefits. This week’s federal budget
A Halifax tenant says he’s being forced out of his home in a lease “loophole” allowing landlords to increase the rent. Jonathan Hird, a photography student, came home from class one day earlier this year to a note on his door, “which is usually not a good thing,” he said.He’s been renting a one-bedroom apartment
As a family buried an 11-year-old Cree boy who killed himself while in the care of Alberta Children’s Services, the urgency for one of his family members to get custody of her own daughter back from the system has increased to desperation. “The system is a beast,” said the family member, who can’t be identified
A Quebec provincial police officer was killed while trying to arrest a man Monday night in Louiseville, about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal in the province’s Mauricie region. The Sûreté du Québec said authorities were called around 8:30 p.m. to intervene in a dispute in an apartment building on St-Laurent Avenue. The suspect, a 35-year-old