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If Ontario doesn’t speed up a review of alcohol taxes and eliminate some of them soon, craft breweries across the province could close before the market expands to convenience stores, the brewers’ association is warning. Scott Simmons, president of Ontario Craft Brewers, said in submissions for the provincial spring budget …

The Ford government has put a number of Minister’s Zoning Orders under the microscope, as it tries to determine which developers have been dragging their heels on projects that received special permission from the province, Global News has learned. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra has been sorting …

The Winnipeg Jets aren’t going anywhere. That’s the message from executive chairman Mark Chipman, who says he’s seen the buzz about the team’s less-than-impressive attendance at recent home games, but wants fans to know Jets ownership are in it for the long haul. “We had 10 years of sellouts, and …

Pressure from higher interest rates and a lack of affordable housing means renters living on minimum wage in almost every neighbourhood across Canada are falling behind, a new report shows. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) analysis released Tuesday evaluates housing markets in Canada by “rental wage” — the …

Staff at a downtown Toronto school are raising concerns about a nearby homeless encampment. Westside Montessori School near Kensington Market educates children aged 18 months to nine years old. Owner Liz Bovey alleges over the past year, students, their parents and her staff have faced harassment from those living in …

People often wield the same racist remarks and stereotypes in response to Indigenous needs-based stories or at Indigenous people. When communities need support you’ll often hear, “Isn’t living tax-free enough?” “Jobs are available everywhere,” “I’m tired of ‘natives need this, natives need that,’” “I worked hard and bought my house …

This column is an opinion by Alberta farmer and blogger David Cymbaluk. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. About a year ago, I wrote that Alberta’s United Conservative Party was fracturing along ideological lines that had been papered over by Jason Kenney’s choice to unite two conservative factions. Since …

Post-pandemic, tourists have returned to Niagara Falls. But something’s missing — a lot of Americans, even though the popular Ontario tourist destination sits right next to the U.S. border.  “It’s devastating,” said Anna Pierce, vice president of Niagara Helicopters, which offers rides over the falls. Pierce says bookings are down 35 per …

Recipients noticed what seemed like red flags as soon as they opened the emails from Service Canada, demanding repayment of pandemic benefits. The government logo looked strange, or was broken. The text was grey, instead of the black typically used in official government correspondence. Some were written in French first, followed by …

Lenny Louis says when people visit his vertical farming facility in Welland, Ont., they’re often surprised by how much produce comes out of that one squat, two-storey building. But inside, things look very different. Stacked rows of lettuce, arugula and basil grow 365 days a year, and, Louis says, the produce travels less than …