Category: World

Veterans Affairs Overestimated Veteran Numbers by 34%: Memo

Data from the 2021 census shows that the number of veterans is 34 percent lower than previous estimates by Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC), according to a federal document. The federal department says the overestimation has no impact on its government-funded programs. In a March 20 briefing note, VAC responded to questions about why the 2021…


Cabinet Seeks to Avoid Future Labour Disruptions Following End to BC Port Strike, Says Minister

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the federal cabinet is looking to avoid future labour disruptions following the end to the B.C port strike last week, which clogged national supply chains for about two weeks and left thousands of businesses across the country calling on Ottawa to wade into the dispute. “The scale of this disruption…


Anthony Furey: We Must Act Now to Stop the Decline of Our Cities

Commentary During my recent run to become mayor of Toronto, one line I heard from a lot of people was that they were considering moving out of town if Olivia Chow won the election. The challenges on our streets have become so dire on a number of fronts—crime, affordability, gridlock—that an exodus from the cities…


Scientific Adviser Resigns From Health Canada, Calls for Overhaul of Pesticide Rules

An independent scientific adviser has resigned from a Health Canada committee on pesticide management over concerns about a lack of transparency and scientific oversight. Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, stepped down as the co-chair of the Health Canada scientific advisory committee on pest control products on June 27. In…


Ontario Man Dead, Woman Critical After Gondola Crash at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant

The man killed and the woman seriously injured over the weekend at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant resort were from Ontario, police said Monday. The two were ejected from a gondola climbing Mont-Tremblant when their cable car struck a drilling machine around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Quebec provincial police Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said. The Quebec coroner’s office…


Toronto-Area Housing Prices Will Rise 11% by Year’s End, Real Estate Firm Predicts

With housing prices in Canada’s major cities already holding at steady highs, one of Canada’s largest real estate firms is predicting that aggregate home prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will climb by another 11 percent in the final quarter of 2023. Royal LePage said in a housing-price forecast published on July 13 that it’s…


‘Aggressive’ Wildfire Shuts BC Highway as Military and Officials Set to Meet

The BC Wildfire Service says an “aggressive” fire that exploded in size over the weekend has cut off a highway on the central coast, while more than a dozen new blazes have been sparked since Sunday. The service says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola was closed Sunday evening as the fire that was discovered…


MPs Voice Support for London Rally as CCP Persecution of Falun Gong Reaches 24 Years

A cross-party group of MPs have voiced their support for Falun Gong practitioners in London marking the spiritual group’s 24-year effort to persevere under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) suppression. Conservative MP Paul Bristow and Labour’s shadow minister Ian Murray said all people should enjoy “the freedom to practice, change, or share one’s faith or…


Hostile States Using Criminal Gangs as Proxies in the UK, Warns National Crime Agency

Hostile states are using organised crime gangs to carry out illegal activity in the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. In a speech outlining the agency’s annual assessment of crime threats to Britain, NCA Director-General Graeme Biggar highlighted “the emerging links between serious and organised crime and hostile states.” States like Russia, China,…


Mom Launches Petition to Support NB Premier’s Stance for Parental Rights in Education

A New Brunswick mother says her petition for parental rights in education is gaining support daily and will help the provincial government to stay the course. Faytene Grasseschi of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, launched DontDeleteParents.ca on June 27. The initiative supports revisions to Policy 713 on sexual orientation and gender identity made by Progressive Conservative Premier…