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By Peter Wilson The Liberal government is aiming to move forward early this year with its “just transition” legislation intended to help workers in Canada’s oil and gas sector to move into green…
By Marnie Cathcart Canada Post has announced on its website that its epost program would be discontinued by December 2022. The program, first launched in 1999, was intended to be a historic way to…
By Peter Wilson Canada will phase out compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs)—once believed to be a green alternative to incandescent bulbs—within the year due to concerns of mercury pollution, says the federal Department of…
By Tara MacIsaac A new, $36 million remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) is scheduled to start Arctic monitoring early this year. A $30 million Arctic surveillance complex was also due to…
The world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, now in its eighth season, revives ‘the beauty and goodness of China before communism’ As the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2023 season began last week,…
By Tom Ozimek January 2, 2023 Updated: January 3, 2023 The vast majority of economists at 23 large financial institutions surveyed by The Wall Street Journal predict that the United States…
By Peter Wilson Heavily redacted versions of ArriveCan documents submitted to a House of Commons committee in December 2022 are “blocking” MPs’ investigation into the app’s $54 million price tag, says…
By Peter Wilson The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in internal polling considered whether to make publicly available a blacklist of individuals who cheat on their taxes, according to a report. “More than 1…
By Bryan Jung The Canadian government has implemented a temporary ban on foreigners buying residential property for two years. The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act took effect Jan. 1,…
By Peter Wilson The second iteration of the Freedom Convoy, which had been planned to take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in February, has been cancelled due to security concerns and “personal…