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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 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…

By Marnie Cathcart Almost 70 percent of Canadians believe their restaurant server expects a tip but doesn’t necessarily work enough to deserve one, a new survey suggests. When asked if they…

By Marnie Cathcart A national law enforcement organization has joined other law enforcement groups in calling for reform in Canada’s bail policies for violent repeat offenders and criminals who use firearms…