Why the U of A Protest Camp Raid Was a Disaster (thetyee.ca)
Almost a week after some of his officers violently cleared out a peaceful Palestine solidarity protest on the University of Alberta campus, Edmonton Police Chief Dale McPhee finally showed up Thursday to make his case at a police commission meeting....
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach (www.reuters.com)
Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones’ remains....
Would you fight Alberta's wildfires for $22/hour? And no benefits? (www.cbc.ca)
It was early August 2022, when Michelle Wigmore was on her way back from leading a crew of wildland firefighters near Grande Prairie, Alta. They stopped for a coffee in Fox Creek, about 230 kilometres northwest of Edmonton....
Minister suggests Canada is considering tariffs on Chinese EVs following U.S. move (www.cbc.ca)
Canada’s industry minister says Ottawa is “considering all measures” after the U.S. announced it would be hiking tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other related goods....
Canada "committed to protecting our workers and industry from unfair trade", will not become back door for diverted Chinese steel and aluminum, government says (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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City scraps downtown pedestrian bridge project in Guelph Ontario. (www.guelphtoday.com)
Months after cancelling the construction contract for a new downtown pedestrian bridge in the face of “unforeseen challenges,” city officials have called off the project altogether....
Tenants don’t have to foot unpaid tax bills for foreign landlords: minister - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
“I want to reassure Canadians that the Canada Revenue Agency does not intend to collect any portion of any non-resident landlords’ unpaid taxes from individual tenants,” read a statement released by Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on X, formerly known as Twitter, Friday afternoon....
Ontario child under 5 dies of measles: provincial health agency (www.cbc.ca)
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the province’s public health agency, the first such death in more than a decade....
Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them (www.cbc.ca)
CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand ⋆ The Breach (breachmedia.ca)
Calls grow for University of Alberta president's removal after police intervention (rabble.ca)
Veteran TSN sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen has died (www.ctvnews.ca)
Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren ‘Dutch’ Dutchyshen, one of Canada’s best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says ‘he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.’
Shoppers Drug Mart says job post looking for ‘volunteer’ to clean store was a mistake (www.thestar.com)
The job posting, which has since been removed, was advertising for a “volunteer” at Shoppers Drug Mart that would restock shelves and clean the store.
Canada’s living standards alarmingly on track to be the lowest in 40 years: study (nationalpost.com)
If per-capita gross domestic product does not recover in 2024, the decline since mid-2019 may be the longest in the last four decades
Immigration to Canada surges in April, worsening outlook for housing affordability (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Plus, BMO hikes target on the TSX
Canada’s living standards alarmingly on track to be the lowest in 40 years: study (nationalpost.com)
Saskatchewan Speaker says he was harassed, threatened by government MLAs (www.cbc.ca)
Why Danielle Smith Is Wrong on Research Funding in Alberta (thetyee.ca)
Last month Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, in the provincial legislature. If passed into law, the bill will give the Alberta government power to vet any agreements between the federal government and post-secondary institutions, and other “provincial entities.”...
Divorce rates are falling: Are Canadians too poor to break up? (theconversation.com)
While multiple factors play a role in falling divorce rates, the costs of separation make going it alone a daunting prospect for many Canadians.
GOLDSTEIN: Canadians’ standard of living is on decline, report says (torontosun.com)
Canadians are currently experiencing one of the worst and longest declines in their standard of living in decades, a new report says.
Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores. Retailers say organized crime is to blame (www.cbc.ca)
Susan Dennison recently had an unsettling experience at her local grocery store, a Loblaw-owned Fortinos in Burlington, Ont....
Climate changes increases insurance premiums (www.cbc.ca)
Recent CBC article citing statscan data.