As summer winds down and Canadians try to soak up the last warm days with outdoor picnics and barbecues, there’s an unwelcome guest that seems to be everywhere: wasps. These buzzing insects are out in full force, swarming food, stinging unsuspecting victims and turning peaceful garden gatherings into frantic swatting sessions. This surge in wasp … Read more
Do provinces and territories need to destroy their old COVID-19 vaccines before getting the new fall booster shots? As Canadians prepare for the rollout of a fall booster campaign, some provinces have said they are being ordered to destroy old supplies of the existing vaccine before they can get new supplies. With vaccination on hold … Read more
China said on Friday it had requested talks with Canada at the World Trade Organization on tariffs Ottawa has imposed on its electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum goods, the same week Beijing announced plans to probe Canadian canola imports. Beijing on Tuesday announced it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, … Read more
The reveal of a new catalogue of pre-approved housing designs in British Columbia this week is raising questions about when a promised federal counterpart will be available. And as the cost of living and unemployment rates continue to bite, advocates say the time is now to speed up the federal promise and do whatever can … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suddenly without the assistance of one of his longest advisers just as the threat of being forced into an early election has been heightened. Jeremy Broadhurst resigned as the Liberal Party of Canada’s national campaign director on Thursday, one day after NDP … Read more
The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of hurting Canadians, … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven has rejected a takeover offer from Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. said the proposal by the Canadian convenience store operator “grossly undervalues” the company. In a letter to Couche-Tard, Seven & i called its offer of US$14.86 … Read more
As soon as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he had “ripped up” the supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal government Wednesday, one big question loomed above all others: will Canadians face a snap election this year? No one seems to know for sure — not even Singh himself. “I know this now means that … Read more
Canada plans to send 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine as well as 1,300 warheads in the coming months, Defense Minister Bill Blair said in a statement on Friday. Canada announced an initial shipment of 2,160 unarmed CRV7 rockets in June. Each CRV7 rocket can be equipped with warheads designed variously to hit buildings, tanks or soldiers. … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said a supply-and-confidence agreement between his party and the Liberal government “accomplished a lot” a day after pulling the plug on the deal. In a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Singh touted the dental-care program for low-income Canadians and the national pharmacare that were agreed upon under the Liberal—NDP deal. … Read more
