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Celiac Canada is urging the federal government to provide better tax relief for people with the autoimmune disease as the cost of gluten-free food soars due to inflation. On her fixed income, Susan Finlay is sure to make every dollar count at the grocery store. “This is the pension I …
Read More »Matching Fiona relief donations from Ottawa not yet delivered to Red Cross
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 30, 2022 11:16 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public Safety Canada says it hasn’t yet delivered its promised funds to match donations for the Canadian Red Cross’s hurricane Fiona relief efforts. An email from the federal department says work …
Read More »Lower diploma exam weighting brings student relief, but could affect motivation, teachers say
Keelin Clarke was relieved and ecstatic when they saw a text message from a friend on Monday saying the weighting of diploma exams was dropping. Clarke has three diploma exams to write this school year — math first, then social studies and English next semester. The Grade 12 student at Victoria School of …
Read More »Cooler weather brings hope for relief as Battleship Mountain wildfire continues to burn
More than 1,000 people from Hudson’s Hope, B.C., are still out of their homes as the Battleship Mountain wildfire continues to burn out of control. The wildfire is burning approximately eight kilometres from Hudson’s Hope — about 520 kilometres north of Prince George — and four kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. …
Read More »Canadians are turning to credit cards for financial stress relief — and debt is on the rise
As high inflation rates drive up the cost of essentials, consumers are putting purchases small and large on their credit cards to alleviate some immediate financial pressure. A Tuesday report by credit bureau Equifax Canada shows the practice is driving Canadians into debt as balances begin to outpace the ability …
Read More »Doctor shortage in northwestern Ontario remains dire with no clear relief in sight
Emergency rooms in northwestern Ontario remain critically short-staffed, and hospital leaders across the region warn the risk of emergency-room closures could continue well into the summer. Three months ago, the emergency room in Red Lake, Ont., closed for 24 hours during a weekend because no physician was available. Officials say a similar …
Read More »Western countries considering whether to let Russian oligarchs buy relief from sanctions
Western allies are considering allowing Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and using the money to rebuild Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the matter. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed the idea at a G7 finance ministers’ meeting in Germany last week. …
Read More »Russia launches fresh offensive, wants sanctions relief to free up Ukraine food supply routes
Russian forces launched offensives on towns in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, with constant mortar bombardment destroying several houses and killing civilians, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia focuses its attack on the industrial Donbas region. Russia has been focused on attempting to seize the separatist-claimed Donbas’s two provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk, …
Read More »Ethereum Co-Founder Donates Rs. 4.5 Crores For COVID-19 Relief in India
Ehtereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a proof of transfer of 100 ETH and 100 MKR, worth approximately $606,110 (roughly Rs. 4.5 crores), for use in COVID-19 relief in India. Ethereum, the open-source blockchain software founded in 2014, is used to build contracts on the blockchain, and has recently been in …
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