Loblaws boycott: Costco and Walmart are Canadians’ top low-cost grocery store alternatives (cultmtl.com)
A new study by Léger has assessed Canadians’ perceptions on the Loblaws boycott, which is currently underway over claims of greedflation.
Canadian Home Prices "Need" To Be High To Pay For Retirements: PM - Better Dwelling (betterdwelling.com)
Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a...
Unions seek intervenor status to protect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the University of Toronto protests (usw.ca)
This is similar to the previous post based on the Toronto Star article, but this press release adds that the unions are trying to directly legally intervene on the matter as well....
Trudeau says housing needs to retain its value (www.theglobeandmail.com)
In case anyone still wants to somehow debate whether the Liberals will deliver affordable housing....
Why are grocery bills so high? A new study looks at the science behind food price reporting (theconversation.com)
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For the good of the country, rich Canadians need to pay higher taxes on passive income (policyoptions.irpp.org)
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‘We will be your human shields’: Why unions are showing up in force to support the U of T pro-Palestinian protest encampment (www.thestar.com)
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CIRA Launches beta release of their new Internet Performance Test (IPT) (beta-performance.cira.ca)
Try it and give feedback here:...
Montreal Jewish school targeted by gunfire, police say (www.cbc.ca)
Revisions to PBO's carbon tax analysis will 'vindicate' government, minister predicts (www.cbc.ca)
Ontario mom pulls Jewish daughter out of high school after antisemitic 'culture' event (nationalpost.com)
Posthaste: Canada could face two more decades of stagnant growth, report warns (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Doug Ford's change to booze sales could cost far more than $225M (www.cbc.ca)
Premier Doug Ford’s push to get beer and wine into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost Ontario taxpayers at least $225 million, but there’s evidence the full price tag actually adds up to hundreds of millions more....
Why Is a Domestic Abuser Fielding Emergency Calls? (thetyee.ca)
There is so much Shannon Bruno still doesn’t understand about the murder of her daughter Lyndsay in Edmonton on Aug. 13, 2021....
‘These Are Not Natural Deaths’: A Doctor Comes Home from Gaza (thetyee.ca)
It’s been three months since Fozia Alvi got back from her medical aid mission in Gaza, but what she witnessed there continues to haunt her....
Oil and gas lobby group says emissions cap could cost sector $75B in lost investment (www.cbc.ca)
A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government’s proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups on Monday....
Parole Board failed to deal with board member who made 'unwanted advances' at work: report (www.cbc.ca)
A former member of the Parole Board of Canada breached government codes of conduct by making “unwanted advances” toward female employees, Canada’s public sector integrity commissioner has ruled....
How a Toronto police complaints officer belittled a criticism about bike lanes — and why advocates say it’s a problem (www.thestar.com)
ASIRT recommended charging Lethbridge officers who spied on MLA, but Crown won't prosecute: letter (www.cbc.ca)
Alberta’s police watchdog recommended laying charges against three Lethbridge officers who used police databases to improperly access the personal information of two people, including NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, but the Crown’s office has declined to prosecute, CBC News has learned....
Lin Paddock wins Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection, as PCs snatch Liberal seat in landslide (www.cbc.ca)
Alberta plans to consult on proposed gender policies, but advocates say they weren't invited (www.cbc.ca)
Pride groups and some health-care providers are harshly criticizing the Alberta government’s latest attempt to get feedback on its proposed gender identity policies — a private invite that requires participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement....
Manitoba doctor accused of defrauding another physician by faking cancer, lying to college (www.cbc.ca)
Riding Mountain National Park’s zebra-mussel problem | The Narwhal (thenarwhal.ca)
BC Conservative Leader says his party would kill ‘nonsense’ plans for new protected areas (thenarwhal.ca)
A BC Conservative Party government would walk away from the province’s commitment to protect 30 per cent of its land base by 2030, party leader John Rustad told The Narwhal in an interview....