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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will kick off a three-day retreat on Monday to discuss their priorities ahead of Parliament’s return. Trudeau’s cabinet will be in Hamilton, Ont., until Wednesday, and will focus on the cost of living and the economy, his office said in a news release …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine rollout delay would have cost Canadian economy $156B: study – National
A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have been equivalent to about 12.5 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. “The results show that …
Read More »N.L.’s cost of living cheques being sent to dead people, says opposition MHA
Provincial government cost of living relief cheques are getting issued to people who have died since filing their 2021 tax return. (iStock) An Independent politician in Newfoundland and Labrador says he has been fielding calls from residents who have received cost-of-living cheques for spouses who have recently died. Mount Pearl-Southlands MHA Paul …
Read More »Number of Canadians relying on charities increasing due to rising cost of living, poll suggests
More Canadians are using services offered by charities to meet essential needs such as food, clothing and shelter, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll, which was commissioned by CanadaHelps, says 22 per cent of Canadians plan on making use of charitable services, an eight per cent increase over a similar …
Read More »Ukranians headed to Bow Valley to settle, despite cost of living and housing crisis
When Russia invaded Ukraine back in February, Kate Ostashevskaya felt powerless, but knew that doing something instead of doom-scrolling would help. So, she reached out to a Facebook friend, a virtual stranger in Ukraine who had posted about a recent bombing hitting too close to home, and asked if she’d …
Read More »Liberals begin cabinet retreat with cost of living, economy topping the agenda
With Parliament getting ready for the return of MPs, the Liberal cabinet is kicking off three days of meetings in Vancouver today to hash out the government’s fall playbook, with the rising cost of living and the state of the economy expected to top the agenda. “The tone going into this is getting …
Read More »Floods, droughts, storms will cost Canadian economy $139B in next 30 years, report says
Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis predicts. The report, titled Aquanomics, was published Monday by GHD, a global engineering and architecture services firm. In an interview with …
Read More »Cost of Coastal GasLink pipeline leaps 70% to $11.2B as TC Energy settles dispute
The projected cost of the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline spanning northern British Columbia has jumped 70 per cent to $11.2 billion in the wake of a freshly inked deal between operator TC Energy Corp. and the group building a liquified natural gas terminal on the West Coast. Amid rising global …
Read More »How the rising cost of food adds up in your grocery cart
It’s been happening for months. You get to the bottom of your grocery cart at the check-out, go to pay and then feel the sting of yet another higher-than-usual total. Food prices rose 9.7 per cent in May compared to the previous year, matching the rise in April. Just about everything is …
Read More »Winter protests in Ottawa and Alberta cost RCMP millions, documents show
The RCMP spent more than $1.6 million during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, according to a CBC access to information request. Documents also revealed the force spent another $1.2 million on policing protests in Alberta, the majority at the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta. In total, the RCMP spent nearly $3 million policing the …
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