Airlines cannot deny passengers compensation for poor service in situations they “knew about, or should have known about,” says a federal transport regulator in changes proposed under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR). Compensation for flight delays must be paid “except in exceptional circumstances” which the APPR will identify, wrote the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)…
Federal Regulator Proposes New Compensation Rules for Air Passengers
July 12, 2023
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Ukraine Leaves NATO With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership
July 12, 2023
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A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…
Ukraine Leaves NATO Summit With Security Assurances, but No Clear Path to Membership
July 12, 2023
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A day after he called NATO leaders “absurd” for failing to clarify a timeline for Ukraine’s long-deliberated entry into the 32-nation alliance, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was far more upbeat on July 12 as NATO’s two-day summit in Lithuania neared its conclusion. He may not have secured the big win—advancing Ukraine’s stalled 2008 request to…
Beijing Donated Communist Propaganda Books to City Library in Quebec
July 12, 2023
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BROSSARD—Beijing made an unsolicited donation of Chinese language books to a municipal library in Quebec, which included a piece praising the accomplishments of the Communist Party. The Chinese consulate in Montreal donated 300 books to a city on the south shore of Montreal in 2017, and attempted another donation in 2019, as first reported by…
Union and Employers Receive Terms From Mediator to End BC Port Strike, Source Says
A source close to negotiations over the British Columbia port strike says both sides have received the terms of a settlement recommended by a federal mediator that could end the 12-day-old industrial action. The delivery of the terms comes after Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan late Tuesday instructed the mediator to send him the terms…
Bank of Canada Hikes Key Rate to 5 Percent, Says Many Households Healthy Financially
OTTAWA—As the Bank of Canada raised its trend-setting interest rate to 5 percent on July 12, it noted that households are on average in better financial shape than some reports might suggest. Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers said the central bank wanted to take a “deeper dive” into the data when faced…
NS RCMP Investigating 70 Alleged Sex Assaults at Youth Jail, More Cases Likely
The RCMP are investigating at least 70 cases of sexual assault at a youth detention facility in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, and they say up to 200 people may come forward. The alleged assaults occurred at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., between 1988 and 2017, the RCMP told a news conference Wednesday,…
Bank of Canada Raises Rates as Inflation Lingers and Slowdown Looms
Commentary The Bank of Canada (BoC) has raised the key overnight rate to 5 percent and the Bank Rate to 5.25 percent. The increases of one-quarter of a percent were widely anticipated by market observers. Coincidentally, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was released and the core rate, at 3 percent, was lower…
Labour Federation Leaders Warn Ottawa Not to Introduce Legislation to End BC Port Strike
July 12, 2023
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Leaders of labour federations across Canada are warning the federal government not to introduce any back-to-work legislation to force striking British Columbia port workers to return to their jobs, saying that any such attempt will be met with “strong resistance.” Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske and her provincial and territorial counterparts sent a jointly…
More Evacuations, Alerts, Reflect Difficult Wildfire Season in BC, Yukon
At least 12 new evacuation orders or alerts have been issued over the last day in British Columbia as lightning storms and drought conditions add to the challenge of fighting hundreds of wildfires. The orders and alerts cover thousands of hectares of land mainly in the Prince George and Northwest fire centres. The BC Wildfire…
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