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Kitchener council approved a new bylaw on Monday that is intended to provide increased protections for renters. The bylaw will see landlords required to provide compensation options to renters when they look to demolish or convert properties with six or more rental units. The landlords will be forced to offer …
Read More »Ottawa pitches $1.5B rental protection fund to buy apartments – National
The federal government is planning to launch a nearly $1.5-billion rental protection fund, aimed at providing loans and grants to non-profit organizations to buy rental units in a effort to keep prices affordable. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Winnipeg on Thursday morning alongside NDP Premier Wab Kinew. …
Read More »Just for Laughs cancels Montreal comedy festival, seeks creditor protection
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 5, 2024 10:34 am Updated March 5, 2024 10:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Montreal company that operates the Just for Laughs comedy festival has cancelled this year’s edition as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire …
Read More »Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection
The Body Shop Canada Ltd. says it will close 33 stores and halt its e-commerce operations as it seeks to restructure itself under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The Canadian subsidiary of the international cosmetics brand announced Friday that it will immediately begin liquidating almost a third of its 105 …
Read More »Lynx Air to cease operations Monday, files for creditor protection
Lynx Air says its final flights will take place on Sunday as the company files for creditor protection, less than two years after the low-cost airline took to the skies. The Calgary-based company announced in a news release on Thursday it has sought and obtained an initial order of protection …
Read More »Family of Calgary domestic homicide victim demands better protection for victims – Calgary
The family of a Calgary homicide victim is demanding better protections for those experiencing domestic violence. On Tuesday, Calgary police responded to reports of an incident outside of an elementary school in the 300 block of Strathcona Drive Southwest at around 7:40 a.m. Police said one woman was declared deceased …
Read More »WHL announces mandatory neck guard protection following Adam Johnson’s death
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced on Wednesday that neck guard protection is to be worn by all players following the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson. The former NHL player suffered a fatal slash to the neck during the second …
Read More »Proposed class-action suit alleges abuse at hands of Quebec youth protection services – Montreal
A team of lawyers representing Inuit children and their families in Nunavik and Indigenous children not living on reserves in Quebec are seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments over discrimination they claim was suffered related to the director of youth protection services and other …
Read More »Quest for fire protection for rural Okanagan neighbourhood continues
A North Okanagan politician is hoping Lake Country, B.C., will agree to provide fire service to dozens of his constituents whose neighbourhood currently has no fire protection. After getting a no from the City of Vernon, Regional District of North Okanagan area director Bob Fleming has approached Lake Country about …
Read More »Canada extends copyright protection for 20 more years under new trade obligation – National
There will be no new books, songs or plays added to the public domain in Canada until 2043 after the government squeezed in a change to copyright laws just before the end of 2022. Until Dec. 30, copyright protection applied to literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works for the life …
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