By Marnie Cathcart Anxious Canadians called their banks within hours of the government freezing accounts of alleged supporters and protesters who the government flagged as participating in or donating to the…
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…
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 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 Tara MacIsaac Savelia Curniski has guided thousands of Canadian tourists through Ukraine, including many from Saskatchewan who are of Ukrainian descent. Curniski’s grandparents came to Canada from Ukraine in 1904, and she is…