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Some Quebec seniors homes struggle to stay afloat due to regulations, rising costs
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 1st, 2024
MONTREAL – Jacques Marchildon says sprinklers were the nail in the coffin for Villa Marie-Ange, the 14-person seniors residence he co-owns in St-Adelphe, Que. In the coming months, the two-storey building in the Mauricie region between Montreal and Quebec City will be put up for sale and the people currently living there will all be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal immigration pivot forces Canada to reckon with approach to labour shortages
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on September 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after the pandemic is sparking a contentious debate about whether governments should even try to address labour shortages. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that his government is bringing back stricter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two new senate appointments for Alberta include critic of school pronoun policy
By The Canadian Press on August 31st, 2024
A corporate lawyer and a professor who has been a vocal critic of Alberta’s planned legislation on pronouns in schools are both now senators representing the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon has named Daryl Fridhandler and Kristopher Wells to fill vacancies in the Senate. The statement from Trudeau’s office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest one man days after alleged homicide in Laurentians region
By The Canadian Press on August 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – Police have arrested a 47-year-old man related to an alleged homicide in Quebec’s Laurentians region. Provincial police began investigating the case on Wednesday after receiving reports of suspected gunshots in Saint-Lin-Laurentides around 3:30 p.m. The victim, a 51-year-old man, died of gunshot wounds in hospital later that day. Police arrested the suspect in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inmate who escaped from federal facility in Laval, Que., now back in custody
By The Canadian Press on August 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – Correctional Services Canada says an inmate convicted of murder who escaped from a federal facility in Laval, Que., on Friday evening is now back in custody. The service issued a release on Saturday morning saying staff at the Laval Federal Training Centre’s minimum-security unit realized 51-year-old Tamusi Angiyou was unaccounted for during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court agrees to hear case about public servants’ return to office mandate
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Federal Court has agreed to review the federal government’s decision to mandate public servants return to the office three days per week. The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. escalates efforts to halt Ottawa’s digital services tax
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
WASHINGTON – The federal government says it’s in close contact with its American partners as the Biden administration escalates efforts to halt Canada’s tax on large foreign digital services companies. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has requested dispute settlement consultations with Ottawa under the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement. Americans have been critical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. Liberal minister says he may vote NDP, as Eby woos disaffected centrists
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
VICTORIA – Former British Columbia Liberal cabinet minister Terry Lake says he’ll consider voting for Premier David Eby’s New Democrats if the B.C. Conservatives don’t shift to the political centre, especially on the issue of climate change. Lake, an environment and health minister in former premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government, says in an interview he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec nurses threaten to stop working overtime as talks continue for new contract
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec union representing 80,000 health-care workers has dismissed the province’s latest contract offer and called on its members to refuse to work overtime beginning Sept. 19. Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, known as the FIQ, is the only major union without a contract after the large-scale labour conflict last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release second quarter GDP report today
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… StatCan to release second quarter GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its gross domestic product report for the second quarter this morning. RBC says it expects the economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International student enrolment drops below federal cap: Universities Canada
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Universities Canada says enrolment by students from outside Canada has fallen below the cap the federal government set on international student visas this year. The immigration minister announced a cap in January as a way to quell the rapid increase in the number of international students, citing pressure on housing, health care and ... Read More »
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