The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a joint probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters. Researchers say selenium toxic to fish is being washed downstream from Elk Valley mines into U.S. waters The United States and …
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Hot Docs president warns Toronto festival could be in its last year without more financial support
As Hot Docs prepares to launch its 31st international documentary film festival next month, the organization is calling for greater support from the government to prevent this year's festival being its last. 'The pandemic is not over for us,' says Hot Docs president This year's Hot Docs Festival could be …
Read More »James Smith Cree Nation councillor angry that killer using alias worked on First Nation after 2022 massacre
A band councillor on James Smith Cree Nation is angry that a convicted killer using an alias worked in the cultural centre on the First Nation following the Sept. 4, 2022, stabbing massacre. Kelley Thackeray was convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2004 A band councillor on James Smith Cree Nation …
Read More »Nearly 2,000 public housing tenants need to move to smaller units, says provincial agency
In an effort to accommodate a waitlist that has reached 7,683 households, the agency that runs public housing is using a new strategy. They're moving single people and couples out of larger units meant for families. But the process is slow, and can be painful for some. Nova Scotia Provincial …
Read More »Emotions run high as nearly 2,000 public housing tenants asked to move to smaller units
In an effort to accommodate a waitlist that has reached 7,683 households, the agency that runs public housing is using a new strategy. They're moving single people and couples out of larger units meant for families. But the process is slow, and can be painful for some. Nova Scotia Provincial …
Read More »Canada still hasn’t released its official portrait of King Charles
The federal government still has not released an official Canadian portrait of the King, 550 days after Queen Elizabeth's death and his accession to the throne — a delay that has left some monarchists anxious, given Charles' battle with cancer. With the King in cancer treatment, monarchists say Ottawa should …
Read More »Want more family doctors in Ontario? Pay them better, say physicians
As the number of people across Ontario without a family doctor reaches a record high, there’s a fresh push on Premier Doug Ford’s government to make family practice more attractive to physicians by improving compensation. Inflation has outpaced average OHIP billings, prompting some doctors to opt out of family practice …
Read More »It’s nearly impossible to find a place to rent. But retirement homes have room to spare
While Canada’s average national vacancy rate sits at a record low of 1.5 per cent, there is one kind of property much more likely to have a “for rent” sign out front: retirement homes. Vacancies at seniors' residences open the doors to options like renting to students Cost of Living8:22Looking …
Read More »Canada faces a series of ‘crises’ that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns
The "crises" rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few years and could have a significant effect on the federal government and Canada's federal police force, says an internal report prepared for the RCMP. Report examined 'shifts in domestic and international environments' that could …
Read More »What happens when a provincial government defies a federal law? We’re about to find out
When Steven Guilbeault suggested it was "immoral" for the government of Saskatchewan to purposefully defy the federal carbon-pricing law, the allegations of hypocrisy came quick. But there is much more at stake here than whether Guilbeault has the standing to lecture anyone on the rule of law. Those cheering on …
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