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Students graduating from post-secondary schools in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have some of the highest student loan debt in the country, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. In a survey citing amounts owed by students at the time of their program’s completion, graduates in the Maritimes …
Read More »Gas prices in Ontario, Quebec to jump to highest level in 2 years: analyst
Gas prices in Ontario and Quebec will jump to their highest level in almost two years on Thursday. According to Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, the average price for a litre of gas in both provinces is set to rise 14 cents overnight. “The jump is the …
Read More »Highest court refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 11:00 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from three British Columbia churches that argued their constitutional rights were violated when provincial restrictions banned indoor religious services at …
Read More »Second highest in Canada for missing children, Manitoba to spend $3M on integrated response – Winnipeg
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted July 18, 2023 7:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another announcement made by the Manitoba government will see millions put into scaling down the number of missing people across the province. A statement released on Tuesday says $3.1 million is …
Read More »Millard, Smich bring appeals before Ontario’s highest court in Bosma, Babcock murders
Ontario’s highest court is set to hear appeals of the two men convicted of the high-profile murders of Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock. News Source link
Read More »Toronto police homicide clearance rate highest seen in 20 years – Toronto
The head of the Toronto police homicide squad says the clearance rates for homicides in 2022 is the highest the city has seen in the last 20 years. “No Major city comes close to that,” Inspector Hank Idsinga told Global News in a year end interview explaining that out of …
Read More »‘We’re just bombarded with illness’: Prairies see highest rates of positive flu tests in Canada
A daycare operator in Regina says the current flu season has been even worse than when “we were in full COVID.” “People were isolating at that time and whatnot, but now everyone is back,” said Megan Schmidt, director of First Years Learning Center. “It just seems that everybody is catching …
Read More »Report finds Albertans have highest rate of food insecurity in the country
More than 20 per cent of Albertans say they are struggling to put food on the table, according to data analyzed in a University of Toronto (U of T) report released earlier this month. That is the highest percentage out of all the provinces. Researchers found that about 5.8 million people …
Read More »Canada’s inflation rate now at 7.7% — its highest point since 1983
Canada’s inflation rate rose at its fastest pace in almost 40 years in the year up to May, as the price of just about everything continues to go up fast. Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that an uptick in the price of gasoline was a major factor causing the overall inflation …
Read More »India carried out 5th highest no of COVID vaccination till Jan 26: Government
New Delhi: India has carried out the fifth highest number of COVID-19 vaccinations by inoculating 2.03 million people till January 26, the Health Ministry said, stressing the number of beneficiaries who have received the shots has crossed 25 lakh till Thursday afternoon. Addressing a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh …
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