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Electric vehicles could save thousands of lives by reducing pollution, new study finds
March 13, 2024
Electric vehicles could save thousands of lives by reducing pollution, new study finds
A new study has found that electrification of transportation can save money and lives, looking at the city of Chicago as…
SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt
March 13, 2024
SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt
A company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has debts of almost $100 million and is filing for creditor…
Canadá abre centro de requisição de vistos em Portugal
February 21, 2024
Canadá abre centro de requisição de vistos em Portugal
O Canadá vai abrir um centro de requisição de vistos em Lisboa disponibilizando aos portugueses “mais flexibilidade, acessibilidade, para…
Aggressive, often deadly form of strep hits record-high case numbers in Canada
January 17, 2024
Aggressive, often deadly form of strep hits record-high case numbers in Canada
Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in…
Canada’s inflation rate holds steady at 3.1%
December 19, 2023
Canada’s inflation rate holds steady at 3.1%
Canada’s annual inflation rate held steady at 3.1 per cent in November, matching the previous month’s rate, according to data…
CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall
December 5, 2023
CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada announced Monday that it plans to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce and axe some…
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
November 29, 2023
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google and the federal government have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act, sources tell…
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
November 21, 2023
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage…
Billions to be announced for housing construction in federal fiscal update, says source
November 20, 2023
Billions to be announced for housing construction in federal fiscal update, says source
The fall fiscal update, to be presented Tuesday by the federal finance minister, will include billions of dollars in loans…
Report on Toronto quality of life paints bleak picture, calls for civic action, engagement
November 15, 2023
Report on Toronto quality of life paints bleak picture, calls for civic action, engagement
Torontonians are less civically engaged, are more lonely, and are struggling more with mental health, according to a report that…
Ontario transit service wants inspectors to fine 6,000 train riders a month for fare evasion
November 13, 2023
Ontario transit service wants inspectors to fine 6,000 train riders a month for fare evasion
Metrolinx, an Ontario government agency that oversees public transport in the southern part of the province, is now setting targets…
Feds unlock public properties to build 29,200 housing units by 2029
November 8, 2023
Feds unlock public properties to build 29,200 housing units by 2029
As the federal government faces mounting pressure to address a national housing crisis, it announced Tuesday that it will allow…
As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food banks
October 25, 2023
As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food banks
Every Friday, people line up around the block to pick up dinner from a tiny church off College Street in…
Canada ends evacuation flights out of Israel and turns attention to possible Lebanon rescue
October 24, 2023
Canada ends evacuation flights out of Israel and turns attention to possible Lebanon rescue
The last planned Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) evacuation flight from Israel left Monday as the federal government wound down one…
Scotiabank cutting global workforce by 3%
October 18, 2023
Scotiabank cutting global workforce by 3%
Scotiabank says it’s cutting about three per cent of its global workforce as a result of changes at the…
Canada’s inflation rate slows to 3.8%
October 17, 2023
Canada’s inflation rate slows to 3.8%
Canada’s inflation rate decelerated to 3.8 per cent in September, down from four per cent in August. The figure,…
City unveils winter homelessness strategy as shelter system already stretched beyond capacity
October 17, 2023
City unveils winter homelessness strategy as shelter system already stretched beyond capacity
After a summer and fall that saw refugee claimants with nowhere to go sleeping on downtown streets, Toronto officials say the demand…
Ana Bailão nomeada para o Prémio Tágides
October 13, 2023
Ana Bailão nomeada para o Prémio Tágides
A luso-canadiana Ana Bailão, ex-vice presidente da Câmara de Toronto e candidata às eleições municipais de 2023, foi nomeada…
City launches vaccination campaign ahead of expected illness surge
October 10, 2023
City launches vaccination campaign ahead of expected illness surge
With respiratory illness season on the horizon, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has launched a vaccination campaign in the hopes that…
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, report says, as diplomatic fight worsens
October 3, 2023
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, report says, as diplomatic fight worsens
India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by Oct. 10, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Ties between India and Canada have deteriorated in…
Demovictions are on the rise in Toronto. Some fear they’ll make the rental market worse for everyone
October 3, 2023
Demovictions are on the rise in Toronto. Some fear they’ll make the rental market worse for everyone
As Toronto renters feel the squeeze of a competitive market with prices that won’t stop climbing, some in the city…
House Speaker Anthony Rota resigns over Nazi veteran invite
September 26, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota resigns over Nazi veteran invite
Anthony Rota has resigned from his prestigious position as Speaker of the House of Commons over his invitation to,…
Mass journalism layoffs don’t just mean a gap in news coverage. Experts worry they’ll hurt democracy too
September 20, 2023
Mass journalism layoffs don’t just mean a gap in news coverage. Experts worry they’ll hurt democracy too
The mass layoffs of more than 600 people at Metroland Media Group, along with the news that Nordstar plans to stop…
Canada’s allies aren’t keen to take sides in confrontation with India over Sikh activist’s death
September 19, 2023
Canada’s allies aren’t keen to take sides in confrontation with India over Sikh activist’s death
Canada’s Five Eyes allies showed little inclination Tuesday to wade into an escalating row between Ottawa and New Delhi over allegations…
Canada’s inflation rate increases to 4%
September 19, 2023
Canada’s inflation rate increases to 4%
Canada’s inflation rate jumped higher last month, to an annual pace of four per cent, mostly because of an…
Toronto: Rent is going up more than $100 a month right now, pushing average asking price to new record
September 13, 2023
Toronto: Rent is going up more than $100 a month right now, pushing average asking price to new record
Although the pace of increase has come down ever so slightly, the price of rental accommodation in Canada continues…
A Toronto college is pairing international students with seniors to help ease the housing crunch
September 12, 2023
A Toronto college is pairing international students with seniors to help ease the housing crunch
As Canada faces a growing affordable housing shortage, one Toronto-area college is pairing students with seniors in an effort to…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Bank of Canada to halt rising interest rates
September 5, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Bank of Canada to halt rising interest rates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking the Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates, saying Ontario families and businesses…
Ontario bans use of pro athletes to advertise, market online sports betting
August 30, 2023
Ontario bans use of pro athletes to advertise, market online sports betting
Ontario announced Tuesday that the province will ban the use of athletes in advertising for online gambling, while also strengthening standards to…
Morreu embaixador João da Câmara. Marcelo, Santos Silva e Governo manifestam pesar
August 29, 2023
Morreu embaixador João da Câmara. Marcelo, Santos Silva e Governo manifestam pesar
O embaixador João da Câmara morreu esta segunda-feira, aos 65 anos após quatro décadas ao serviço do Estado português,…