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Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog says it’s in the dark on Ottawa’s fiscal targets
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says he can’t properly assess whether the federal government is on track to meet its fiscal targets because the Liberals’ new budget benchmarks haven’t been defined. Without a spring budget, that means Ottawa’s budgetary watchdog is in the dark on how recently announced plans to boost Canada’s defence spending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watchdog recommends up to 100% foreign airline ownership amid low competition
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
Canada should allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country’s “highly concentrated” aviation industry. In a market study released Thursday, the watchdog suggested creating a new class of airline that operates only in Canada but could have owners from outside its borders, opening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canadians facing extreme weather, major projects bill on track
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Extreme weather affected 1 in 4 people: poll Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People with disabilities concerned proposed Liberal bill will increase federal taxes
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
HALIFAX — Advocacy groups are asking the federal Liberal government to adjust its proposed tax bill to ensure people with disabilities don’t end up paying more to the Canada Revenue Agency. Inclusion Canada says it favours Ottawa lowering the lowest marginal tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent, as proposed in the bill that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Counting the cost of the 1985 Air India bombing tragedy
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack that destroyed Air India Flight 182. The deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history would result in a trial that cost almost $60 million, a federal investigation report and a commission of inquiry. But only one suspect was ever convicted. THE CASUALTIES All 307 passengers and 22 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
Rob Alexander’s father wasn’t supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985. “My mother had actually booked him on an Air France flight to go see his mother in India,” recalled Alexander, who was in his teens at the time. “One of the guys that we knew, he worked for Air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Territorial Liberals hold leadership convention to replace Yukon premier
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Liberal Party will choose its next leader today and he or she will also become the territory’s 11th premier. A leadership convention is being held in Whitehorse where more than 1,000 eligible party members can vote for either Doris Bill, a former Kwanlin Dun First Nation chief, or local businessman Mike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoria council to receive report tackling declining social order in B.C.’s capital
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
VICTORIA — A plan with 95 recommendations to address what it calls a “declining social order” in Victoria will appear before councillors today for endorsement and additional financial analysis. Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto says she hopes council endorses the comprehensive plan, because it gives the city permission to act. She says the plan represents a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One in four Canadians report being affected by extreme weather in last year: poll
By Canadian Press on June 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its second-worst wildfire season on record — says 23 per cent of Canadians who responded said they were personally affected by extreme weather events ... Read More »
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