The Ontario Court of Justice has granted more freedom to a Canadian woman repatriated in April from northeastern Syria who was married to a notorious ISIS militant. Judge orders curfew, releases Dure Ahmed from house arrest The Ontario Court of Justice has granted more freedom to a Canadian woman repatriated …
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‘You wanted to commit a terrorist attack,’ prosecutor tells accused in London, Ont., killings
In her cross-examination of Nathaniel Veltman, Crown prosecutor Jennifer Moser pointed out his words in the hours after four members of a London, Ont., family died in an attack in 2021, when he said he had been planning to kill Muslims for three months. The 22-year-old has been testifying in …
Read More »Canada’s economy has less competition than it used to, new report says
The federal agency in charge of ensuring there's healthy competition between companies in Canada says there's less of it than there used to be. Analysis of 20 years of data shows competition is getting worse, not better: Competition Bureau The federal agency in charge of ensuring there's healthy competition between …
Read More »‘Never too late’ to shelve Parents’ Bill of Rights, says Sask. Human Rights Commission
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is calling the government's Parents' Bill of Rights disappointing and polarizing. Debate continues at legislature on bill mandating parental notification for student gender, identity changes The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is calling the government's Parents' Bill of Rights disappointing and polarizing. And just like the …
Read More »Permanent residency backlog persists despite progress, AG report says
A new report from the auditor general of Canada released Thursday warns that while progress has been made, the federal government must improve how it manages immigration programs to reduce permanent residency backlogs. Karen Hogan's fall report also warns delivery of EI, OAS and CPP at risk because of old …
Read More »Amid inflation, a housing crisis and conflict with Trudeau, Alberta adopted rent control — 48 years ago
Sky-high inflation. Exorbitant rent increases. Conflict between Alberta and Prime Minister Trudeau. The year is not 2023. It's 1975. How the Lougheed government came to embrace a policy it long opposed, and what parallels exist today Sky-high inflation. Exorbitant rent increases. Conflict between Alberta and Prime Minister Trudeau. The year …
Read More »Inflation is cooling. The cost of living crisis is not
Inflation is decelerating, which should give the Bank of Canada enough wiggle room to pause interest rate hikes. But there's a big difference between things not getting worse and things getting better. The good news is that things aren’t getting worse. The bad news is that they aren’t getting better …
Read More »Five charts to help understand Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season
It was a summer like no other in terms of wildfires across Canada, with some fires still burning. Here’s an overview of the unprecedented wildfire season and what it means for the future of the country's forests. Taking a look back at the impacts of the country's unprecedented fire season …
Read More »Principal apologizes for asking student to remove Palestinian flag from online profile
The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking a student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture. National Council of Canadian Muslims says similar incidents occurring in school boards across Canada The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking an elementary school …
Read More »The Speaker tried to make a speech about decorum — did anyone hear it?
Greg Fergus, who was elected Speaker of the House of Commons earlier this month, advised MPs on October 4 that he would be coming forward with “reflective guidelines” to foster civility in the House. He chose Wednesday afternoon, immediately before question period, to do so. In his seventh day in …
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