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Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A report released today indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year, which it says is the largest single-year increase recorded by the province’s food bank network. The new report by …
Read More »Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33 per cent surge in complaints: report
TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a “troubling” trend in problems accessing primary care. Craig Thompson, the province’s patient ombudsman, released his office’s annual report Wednesday with its findings. His office received 4,388 complaints over the 2022-23 …
Read More »Shopify’s revenue jumps 25 per cent, driving a return to profit in Q3
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Shopify returned to a profit in the third quarter, driven by strict cost controls and adoption of artificial intelligence to attract more merchants to its services, sending its U.S. shares 18 per cent higher before the bell. The company has launched …
Read More »Ontario government extends 5.7 cent gas tax cut to June 2024
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 31, 2023 9:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is extending a 5.7-cent cut to the gas tax until next summer. The government launched the cut in July 2022 and has …
Read More »Lower Mainland Safeway workers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike authorization – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Over 3,000 Sobeys employees across 40 Lower Mainland Safeway stores have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike if bargaining talks break down in the weeks ahead. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518, which covers Sobeys’ employees from Whistler to Hope, says …
Read More »More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health finds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal public health authorities say 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses occurred in the city over the past year and the majority of those fatalities took place at home. The latest data was released Thursday to coincide with International Overdose Awareness …
Read More »Ottawa sees 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias motivated incidents in 2023 – Ottawa
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has seen a 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias-motivated incidents in 2023 compared to this time last year, a rise the city’s police chief described as “concerning.” Police have reported 221 hate-related incidents in 2023 so far, 158 of …
Read More »Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2023 6:59 pm Updated May 21, 2023 7:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet scored 97.25 per cent in a confidence vote at his party’s national convention on Saturday. It was …
Read More »City of Vancouver approves property tax hike of 10.7 per cent – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a surprise move Tuesday night at Vancouver City Hall, Council approved the biggest tax increase in more than a decade. The City has approved the 2023 Operating Budget and homeowners are on the hook for a 10.7 per cent increase in …
Read More »Utility board defies Nova Scotia government, allows 14 per cent power rate hike – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s utility regulator has defied the provincial government and approved an average 14 per cent increase in electricity rates over two years. Premier Tim Houston said last November that his government opposed the increase of 6.9 per cent in both 2023 and 2024, which had been agreed to by …
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