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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s gas tax holiday will extend until the end of the year, the province says. During his 2023 election campaign, Wab Kinew promised to eliminate the gas tax for six months. The tax holiday, which started Jan. 1, has been extended several …
Read More »Nearly 13K international students applied for asylum this year, data shows – National
Nearly 13,000 international students have applied for asylum in Canada in the first eight months of the year, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows. Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, a total of 119,835 refugee claims were made in Canada. Of these, 12,915 were claimants who were on …
Read More »Winnipeg Goldeyes skipper chosen manager of the year ahead of crucial Game 2 – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Goldeyes will have the reigning manager of the year in the dugout on Wednesday when their playoff series resumes. Goldeyes skipper Logan Watkins was named the American Association manager of the year in his first season with the club. Watkins led the Goldeyes to a 56-43 record while …
Read More »Manitoba’s NDP government caught in fiscal squeeze during first year – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s NDP government, approaching the first anniversary of its election victory, is facing a fiscal squeeze as it tries to fulfil promises to cut living costs, give more money to public sector workers and eliminate chronic deficits. Premier Wab Kinew says some fiscal restraint will be coming. “I think the average Manitoban …
Read More »Saskatoon Tribal Council backpack giveaway prepares students for the school year – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands attended the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway and Carnival on Friday. When the event first began to take form in 2014, 100 backpacks filled with supplies were handed out. This year, that number was 3,500. “You can just …
Read More »Alberta’s school cellphone ban leads to some confusion ahead of school year: ATA
The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused about how they’ll be expected to follow them. President Jason Schilling said about two weeks before most kindergarten to Grade 12 students go back to class, it’s …
Read More »Toronto reports 1st probable human case of West Nile virus this year – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2024 4:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s public health unit is reporting the city’s first probable human case of the West Nile virus this year. Toronto Public Health says in a news release on …
Read More »Tax hike or service cuts? Edmonton faces another year of budget pressure – Edmonton
Without service cuts, Edmontonians could face a 13 per cent tax hike next year. Councillors were given a preview of next year’s financial outlook at Wednesday’s executive committee meeting. A preliminary estimate projects a tax levy increase of 13 per cent in 2025 without making any adjustments. With some adjustments …
Read More »Listeria link to some plant-based milks took nearly a year: PHAC
By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 7:50 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had …
Read More »Ontario restaurant owner’s slaying leads to arrest 1 year later
Almost a year after an Owen Sound restaurant owner was brutally attacked outside his business, later succumbing to his injuries, police have announced multiple arrests. Sharif Rahman, 44, was assaulted by three men on Aug. 17, 2023, outside his Owen Sound restaurant, The Curry House. Reports are that Rahman had …
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