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Tue, 8 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canada increasingly isolated as allies pledge more military funding in response to Ukraine invasion
Years of being needled by Donald Trump didn't convince the Trudeau government to substantially increase spending on the armed forces. The war in Ukraine seems to be making a much more forceful argumen...

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
TD customer questions $50 charge for donating to Ukraine aid efforts. The bank is now among those waiving fees
A Toronto woman is questioning TD Bank after she was charged —  but later reimbursed — a $50 fee for donating to Ukrainian relief efforts several days after Russia unilaterally invaded the countr...

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 00:48:42 EST
B.C. secondary students will need to complete Indigenous-focused coursework to graduate
All secondary school students in B.C. will be required to complete Indigenous-focused coursework before graduation, according to the province's Ministry of Education. The change is expected to take e...

Tue, 8 Mar 2022 04:00:22 EST
Women-led startups get much less funding than men. Female investors think they can change that
Women entrepreneurs, particularly women of colour, receive less funding than their male counterparts. Some Canadian female tech executives are trying to close that funding gap, with a mission to inves...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:01:11 EST
War in Ukraine puts family's hopes for quiet life in rural N.B. on hold

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 18:14:28 EST
Top Canadian bobsleigh, skeleton athletes call for resignations amid toxic-culture allegations
Some of Canada's top bobsleigh and skeleton athletes are calling for the resignations at the national governing body amid allegations of a toxic culture within the organization.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 18:14:16 EST
Black consumers, entrepreneurs urge advertisers to look beyond Black History Month
Black consumers and business people need more than just occasional representation in advertisements during Black History Month. After decades of ignoring the black demographic, can major corporations ...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 15:15:31 EST
Alberta to pause collection of provincial fuel tax to help consumers shocked by high prices
The Alberta government will stop collecting the 13-cent per litre provincial fuel tax on April 1 as long as the benchmark price for oil remains above $90 US, Premier Jason Kenney said Monday. ...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 14:44:34 EST
Non-citizens of Ukraine don't qualify for temporary refuge in Canada
Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 05:00:00 EST
Sask. people struggling to make ends meet on minimum wage
Saskatchewan adults are having to make hard choices living on one of the lowest minimum wage rates in the country.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Exclusive ski club received $1.4M in federal COVID relief amid 'record' year
Leaked financial documents show that Georgian Peaks, an exclusive Ontario ski club, received almost $1.4 million in federal pandemic relief in 2020/21 — a record-breaking season. The club ended up w...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 13:50:36 EST
GM and POSCO to build plant in Quebec to produce battery material
General Motors Co. and South Korea's POSCO Chemical announce a deal to build a plant in Quebec to produce material for batteries destined for electric vehicles.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 11:54:42 EST
Ford government reverses move to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine
The Ontario government is rolling back a controversial section of a newly proposed labour bill that would dissolve the regulatory body of traditional Chinese medicine in the province.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 08:00:00 EST
Farmer caught in battle with ICBC over 140-hour training requirement for commercial licence
A third-generation cattle farmer who has been driving on his property for decades says a new 140-hour program aimed at improving trucker safety is causing unnecessary hardship.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 06:00:36 EST
Surging lumber prices generate better prices for New Brunswick trees — in Maine
International lumber prices are surging again, and private sellers of wood in New Brunswick say that's been helping them get better prices for their softwood logs. In Maine.

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Some Ottawa businesses reserving times for vaccinated customers only
Ontario businesses are no longer required to check someone's vaccine status at the door, but some businesses in Ottawa say they plan to reserve times to serve vaccinated customers only. ...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Newlyweds say they're shut out of buying a house after credit report mix-up
After her credit report is mixed up with information from someone with a similar name, an Ottawa woman battles Equifax to fix it while she gets priced out of the city's red-hot real estate market. Exp...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
War impact, lending boom mean inflation expectations will likely rise despite latest rate hike
As Russia's attack on Ukraine pushes consumer prices even higher, the Bank of Canada's quarter-point interest rate hike is unlikely to dampen inflation expectations as prices seem to rise faster than ...

Sun, 6 Mar 2022 22:17:28 EST
Alberta oil can be a solution to U.S. energy supply crunch, says minister
Alberta has some spare pipeline and rail capacity that could be used to move more oil to the U.S., the province's energy minister Sonya Savage said in Houston on Sunday ahead of the CERAWeek energy co...

Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Victims' family raises questions on timeline, gunman's exit in Portapique inquiry
The Mass Casualty Commission heard arguments on Monday around why front-line RCMP officers and those in command positions should be called to testify.



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