Canadians continue to be ‘Alberta bound’ by the tens of thousands ( globalnews.ca )
Tens of thousands of Canadians were "Alberta bound" as they searched for a more affordable place to live amongst higher interest rates and home prices.
Senate bill would require age verification for Canadians accessing porn sites ( www.ctvnews.ca )
A Senate bill that would require Canadians to verify their age online before accessing porn is moving through the House of Commons without the support of the Liberal government.
Clocks set to ‘fall back’ Sunday as daylight time ends for most Canadians ( www.winnipegfreepress.com )
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Exclusive: Meta's Canada news ban fails to dent Facebook usage ( www.reuters.com )
NDP to back Conservative motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources ( www.ctvnews.ca )
The New Democrats say they will back the Conservatives on a motion to pull the carbon price off all home heating until after the next election.
Cocaine, MDMA linked to growing number of overdose deaths in Canada: StatCan ( www.ctvnews.ca )
Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses.
Why it's getting harder for Doug Ford to sidestep blame for Greenbelt scandal ( www.cbc.ca )
This Airbnb alternative won’t destroy Canada’s housing market ( breachmedia.ca )
Fairbnb’s new co-op platform aims to offer short-term rentals without the destructive side effects by Kunal Chaudhary • The Breach
'It can ruin my career': Teacher told teen to keep sexual relationship a secret, court hears ( www.cbc.ca )
A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far ( www.ctvnews.ca )
The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron....
Federal dental insurance program to be phased in over 2024, benefits to start in May ( www.ctvnews.ca )
The new federal dental insurance plan will be phased in gradually over 2024, with the first claims likely to be processed in May, government officials said ahead of a formal announcement scheduled for Monday morning.
Israelis Receive ‘Public Service’ Award As Gaza Death Toll Passes 14,000 ( www.readthemaple.com )
What would it take for Canada to hit its climate targets? ( www.cbc.ca )
Defunding CBC would be 'devastating' to news in rural Canada, network president warns ( www.ctvnews.ca )
The president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada defended the public broadcaster and its independence Thursday from a fresh barrage of pointed Conservative questions about its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Pierre Polievre doesn't understand the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ( globalnews.ca )
Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring ( www.cbc.ca )
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on. ( bc.ctvnews.ca )
No reason not to do this across the board
Abrupt Late-Summer Shift: Polls Now Put CPC in Majority Territory ( www.338canada.ca )
Most Albertans don't want the province to pull out of CPP, survey finds ( www.ctvnews.ca )
One month after finance ministers met to discuss the Alberta government's intent to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) public opinion polling by the Angus Reid Institute suggests there's little desire among Albertans or the rest of Canada to see Alberta leave the plan.
Loblaws credits record profits to “raising prices on things humans need to live” ( www.thebeaverton.com )
“That’s how you end up with a 4th quarter profit of $529 million, available to common shareholders,” Weston Jr. emphasized. “People don’t like dying.”
It’s time to increase the fines for drivers who block intersections ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
It’s time to increase fines from $85 to $500 for blocking the box on any and all intersections. Doing so would make it’s safer for everyone including pedestrians.
In Newfoundland, a handful of practitioners are taking on skyrocketing MAID requests ( atlantic.ctvnews.ca )
But in the province’s eastern region, which includes the capital of St. John’s and is home to roughly three-fifths of the provincial population, the number of people seeking medically assisted death climbed from 16 in 2019 to 107 in 2022, McKim said in his briefing note. There were 37 requests in the first quarter of 2023....
Just over half (55%) of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity ( www.ipsos.com )
Reflecting on Canada's F-35 decision: F-35 fighter jets can only fly 55% of the time ( www.ft.com )
The fleet’s mission-capable rate — or the percentage of time a plane can perform one of its assigned missions — was 55 per cent as of March 2023, far below the Pentagon’s goal of 85 per cent to 90 per cent, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday....
