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Work-From-Home Tax Deduction Could Cost Feds $260 Million in Lost Revenue, PBO Says
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from… Read more »
Feds Ramp up Efforts to Help Residents of Hong Kong Immigrate to, Stay in Canada
The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than return home amid China’s clampdown on democracy.
One of several new immigration programs designed to give Hong Kong residents a safe haven in Canada will open for applications on Monday.
‘Dead Letter:’ Alberta Premier Defends Coal Policy Change in Rocky Mountains
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for… Read more »
List of Which Ontario Public Health Units Can Reopen Schools For In-Person Classes on Feb 8 & 16
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following… Read more »
Louise Bernice Halfe Chosen as Canada’s New Parliamentary Poet Laureate
Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate. Halfe, who was raised on… Read more »
Canada to Get up to 1.1 M More Doses by March Through Global Vaccine Alliance
Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But… Read more »
Doctors Offer Duelling Views of What It’s Like to Receive an Assisted Death
Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it’s like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or… Read more »
B.C. Drivers to Receive COVID-19 Insurance Rebate Cheques Averaging $190 Next Month
Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques next month that average about $190 each. Horgan says the Insurance Corp. of… Read more »
Alberta at Standoff With Church Over COVID Rules; Medical Chief Says Can’t Intervene
Alberta’s top doctor says her hands are tied when it comes to a rural church that is defying public COVID-19 health orders by hosting Sunday services with… Read more »
Refugee Pact With U.S. Does Not Violate Constitutional Guarantees, Canada Argues
The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. In… Read more »
Scam: Letter Threatens Death in 24 Hours If Bitcoin Payment Not Received
RCMP is warning people about a threatening letter scam that requests the receiver of the letter to send Bitcoin by scanning a QR Code at the bottom… Read more »
Messy Winter Storm Slams Into the Maritimes
Snow, rain and high winds forced school closures and disrupted transportation. Rain and wind warnings have been issued for Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast, where damaging gusts could reach up to 100 kilometres per hour.
Tripping Hazard: Protest Penguins Destroyed at Alberta Legislature Grounds
A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from… Read more »
IIROC, CSA Say They Will Act if They See Manipulative Trading in Social Media Frenzy
The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada warned Monday that they will act if they see manipulative trading as social media platforms… Read more »
‘It’s Gonna Be Ugly:’ Newfoundland and Labrador’s Billion-Dollar Elephant in the Room
When Saskatchewan nearly went bankrupt in the 1990s, there was a joke told repeatedly in the province, according to economist Jason Childs: “What do you get your… Read more »
Ontario Schools May Not Open if Cases Rise but Target Still Feb. 10: Ford
Ontario is still aiming to have all schools reopen for in-person learning by the middle of next week but a spike in COVID-19 cases could change those… Read more »
Toronto Fails to Make List of Final Three Host Cities for the 2026 Gay Games
Toronto has failed to make the three-city shortlist for the 2026 Gay Games. In August, the Ontario capital made the list of eight candidates cities from the… Read more »
New, Silver Mint Coin Commemorates History of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia
A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed… Read more »
Canada’s First Floating Tidal Energy Array Launched Near Bay of Fundy
A large floating platform with six underwater turbines was launched today near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, marking the latest high-tech bid to generate electricity… Read more »
Canada Given Only Verbal Reassurance From Europe on Vaccine Export Controls: Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says European leaders have given multiple promises that new export controls on COVID-19 vaccines won’t stop Canada’s vaccine shipments. But Ng… Read more »
Cineplex Curates Black History Month Slate of Films; Partners With the Black Academy
Theatre giant Cineplex is celebrating Black History Month by offering a curated collection of over 100 films across Canada.
Titles including “Harriet” and “Selma” are available throughout the month on the Cineplex Store.
Economist Intelligence Unit Says Canada Won’t Achieve Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Before Mid-2022
With Pfizer vaccines in short supply, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company to UK-based The Economist newspaper says Canada won’t achieve widespread COVID-19 vaccination until… Read more »
Canada Ranks in World’s Top 15 Least-Corrupt Countries
Transparency International has released their Corruption Perceptions Index for 2020 and Canada has ranked as the 11th least-corrupt country in the world. According to Transparency International, the… Read more »
Feb 1: Schools in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Southwestern, and Middlesex-London Public Health Units to Reopen for In-Person Learning
Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, but students in several other regions will continue to learn… Read more »