The B.C. Coroners Service issued a public safety alert on July 17 about wildfire smoke after confirming a nine-year-old boy died after his medical condition was exacerbated by the deterioration in air quality caused by the smoke. The boy, Carter Vigh, died last week in hospital. He’d suffered from asthma his whole life and always…
ANALYSIS: Is a Real Estate Crash on the Horizon for Canada?
For decades, some economists and commentators have been predicting that the real estate “bubble” will cause house prices to crash in Canada. With the Bank of Canada now continually hiking interest rates, could the decline some have been predicting be on the horizon? While some say the various factors putting upward pressure on prices—such as…
Feds Aware of Affordability ‘Concerns’ Surrounding New Clean Fuel Regulations: Minister
Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc says that Ottawa is aware of affordability “concerns” surrounding the Liberal government’s recently introduced Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) and that the government is seeking ways to address them. “We did hear from the premiers but we also hear from Atlantic Canadians [about] concerns around affordability,” Mr. LeBlanc told…
Quebec Gondola Crash Probe Continues; Victim Identified as Canadian Soldier
The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed today that the man who died in a fatal gondola crash Sunday at the Mont-Tremblant resort was a military member. Fifty-year-old Sheldon Johnson of Kingston, Ont., was a member of the 5th Canadian Division and had served for 20 years, the military confirmed in a statement offering condolences to Johnson’s…
Ford Says Ottawa Must Do More to Help Resettle Refugees in Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government must do more to assist the province in responding to an increased number of refugees living in Toronto. The premier was at a press conference on July 18 where he was asked how his government is helping refugees and asylum seekers who are sleeping on the streets in…
Tamara Lich Case Not a Trial of the Freedom Convoy, Says Defence Lawyer
The lawyer for Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is warning the court that the upcoming trial on her criminal charges should not put the entire convoy on trial. Lich was a figurehead of the demonstrations that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks in 2022 in protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions and the Liberal government….
Canada Might Loosen Turkey Arms Embargo, Ottawa’s Former Military Envoy Says
A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. At last week’s NATO summit in Lithuania, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan struck a deal to support Sweden’s attempt to join the military alliance after blocking the move for months….
Canadian Inflation Drops to 2.8% but Economic Challenges Persist
Commentary The Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 2.8 percent annualized to the end of June from 3.4 percent in May. The index was expected to drop to 2.9 percent as a result of easing price pressures and the drop off of the June 2022 figure as the CPI rose about 0.6 percent that…
Ottawa Gives $212M Funding Boost for Housing Asylum Seekers
The federal government is announcing $212 million more in funding for interim housing for people claiming asylum in Canada, including about $97 million for Toronto. The city has been seeing asylum seekers and refugee claimants sleeping on the sidewalks, unable to get a space in Toronto’s overwhelmed shelter system. A church in Toronto is now…
Mounties’ Union Calls on Ottawa to Implement Bail Reform Measures
The union representing members of the RCMP is calling on the federal government to implement a number of bail reform measures to address rising crime rates in Canada’s major cities and improve safety for police officers. Brian Sauvé, president and CEO of the National Police Federation (NPF), outlined seven recommendations in a July 12 discussion…
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