Some Canadian farmers say changes to a federal incentive billed as a method to lower the impact from the capital gains inclusion rate increase “doesn’t go far enough” and are calling on Ottawa to return the inclusion rate for farmers to what it was before this year’s change. On Monday, the Department of Finance provided … Read more
A New Brunswick couple that’s hoping to become parents through surrogacy says there’s an added financial barrier in the province that other Canadians don’t necessarily face. Martin Rioux and his husband have dreamt of parenthood for years. After many ups and downs, the Memramcook, N.B., couple decided to have embryos created with donated eggs. “We … Read more
Many Canadians today are feeling the pinch and reining in their spending, waiting out harsh economic winds in a pattern of behaviour typical of major recessions and financial crashes in history. The difference this time around? Canada’s not (technically) in a recession. Economists typically define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in … Read more
Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which is asking the province for guidance on how to handle them, as well as more help to house and support people. The number comes from an AMO survey of municipal service managers and … Read more
The investigation that resulted in the arrests of two Toronto men accused of plotting an attack for ISIS began with a tip from France, sources have told Global News. French authorities allegedly became aware of at least one of the suspects during the buildup to the Paris Olympic Games and notified Canada’s intelligence service. Following … Read more
The province has come to the table with support for farmers in the wake of the devastating closure of the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, which is now applying for creditor protection. “This has been a challenging time for farmers, including B.C. fruit growers. Our government has been listening to them. What we are hearing is … Read more
Paris 2024 is a Summer Olympics for the record books for Canada, which saw the second-highest number of medals earned and numerous national and world records broken in multiple sports. Some experts say this success comes from not only the talent of Canada’s athletes but also the funding helping to get them podium-ready. “The more … Read more
Allergy sufferers in Canada may be able to swap their EpiPen injections for a nasal spray as early as next year. Neffy, made by drugmaker ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc., is the first epinephrine nasal spray to be approved in the United States to treat life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Read more
Jackie McLean and her common-law partner Const. Robb Costello kept location-tracking services active on their phones so they could see where the other was. Often, when Costello was at the Fredericton police station, McLean’s phone would mistakenly tell her he was in the middle of the Saint John River, a few hundred metres away. “I … Read more
Black and racialized workers in Canada are less likely to be represented by a union, according to a new report. The report released Tuesday by the Centre for Future Work found that a quarter of racialized workers are covered by a union contract, compared with one third of non-racialized workers. The gap was even wider … Read more