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Arthur Plasschaert has been racing pigeons as a hobby since he was a 13-year-old in the Netherlands. A retired real estate agent, he’s spent the last five decades raising and racing the birds about 140 kilometres east of Toronto, in Brighton, Ont. Now, he says his pigeons have been taken away and he’s …
Read More »Buying a phone or paying your bill? Be ready to show ID at Rogers stores before entering
If you’ve gone to a Rogers store during business hours recently and were wondering why the door is locked, the company wants you to know it’s the result of a policy change aimed at preventing robberies and fraud. The Canadian telecom giant now requires customers to show a piece of government-issued identification before …
Read More »The province’s ‘strong mayor’ bill goes way beyond housing
Affordability is possibly the hottest political topic in Ontario at the moment. It was a top issue in this past spring’s provincial election, and is certain to be a key issue in local campaigns leading up to the Oct. 24 municipal elections. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the Progressive Conservative government’s …
Read More »Bill with incentives for ‘North American’ electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
The new plan to encourage Americans to buy more electric vehicles built in North America, instead of just the United States, has cleared its tallest hurdle. After a marathon voting session that lasted nearly 24 hours, the U.S. Senate finally approved the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. U.S. Vice-President …
Read More »Family stuck in long wait for N.B. Medicare card told to pay $30,000 bill in 30 days
Charlotte McGee and her family have accumulated more than $30,000 in medical bills while waiting for their New Brunswick Medicare cards, and they’re now being told to pay up. McGee relocated last year to Saint Andrews from Maine with her husband, Brody, a nurse who used to live in New …
Read More »Rideau Hall says GG ‘shares the public’s concern’ about $93K catering bill
Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon shares the public’s concerns about a $93,000-plus catering bill racked up on a government plane during a work trip in March to the Middle East. Simon’s office said the Canadian Armed Forces is responsible for the Governor General’s flights during her working visits abroad …
Read More »Insurance provider agrees to cover $35K medical bill for Manitoba mom who was international student
A Manitoba mother of three will no longer have to answer calls from collection agencies or worry about paying thousands of dollars in medical bills, after her private insurer agreed to retroactively cover the costs — following her decision to go public with her story. But advocates say even though her bills will be …
Read More »Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre tables bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre has tabled a bill in the House of Commons that, if passed, would prohibit the federal government from imposing vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public. Poilievre, who has been a vocal opponent of mandates since the convoy of protesters against vaccine mandates rolled …
Read More »Indigenous calls for exemptions to Quebec’s Bill 96 get louder
Indigenous leaders in Quebec continue to call for an exemption to Bill 96 after the contentious legislation overhauling the Charter of the French language was passed Tuesday. Bill 96 will limit the use of English across many public services, as well as the court system, and impose more restrictive language requirements …
Read More »Liberal MPs to join fight against Quebec’s controversial language bill
A number of Montreal-area Liberal MPs will be participating in a protest on Saturday against the Quebec government’s plans to reform its Charter of the French language. While no federal minister is expected to join the march, the presence of Liberal MPs such as Anthony Housefather and Annie Koutrakis points …
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