25 h. ago Canadian families with kids will get money from the government this week

The final Canada Child Benefit payments are scheduled to be deposited into bank accounts this Friday, ahead of an increase in July.Eligible families can expect to receive Canada Child Benefit (CCB) payments on June 20. This month's payment will be the last one before the scheduled increase in July, which marks the beginning of the new benefit year.The last time the federal government increased the child tax benefit was in July 2024 when payments went up by 4.7 per cent. As a result of the increase, the maximum payment for children under six increased by $350, from $7,437 to $7,787. For children aged six to 17, payments increased by $295, from $6,275 to $6,570.To help parents with the rising cost of living, Ottawa has been using a process called indexation to increase the benefit amounts since 2018.An Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) spokesperson explained that, due to the indexation process, tax child benefit payments, as well as income thresholds, increase every ...

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33 h. ago You can sail on Canada's largest tall ship in Toronto this month

Grab your sailor cap and strap on your floaties because the Toronto Waterfront Festival is back this summer with some huge special guests.The highly anticipated summer celebration, presented by Redpath in partnership with the Waterfront BIA, takes place from June 28 to 29, 2025, at Sugar Beach.There will be interactive activities, live entertainment, food vendors and more for all ages to enjoy.And for the first time since 2019, a fleet of majestic tall ships will be sailing in for the Toronto Waterfront Festival for guests to get up close with.Toronto Waterfront Festival"We are very excited to have the Tall Ships back in Toronto after six years and, for the first time ever, we are thrilled to be able to offer sailaways on Empire Sandy, Canada’s largest tall ship," said Victoria Mahoney, event co-producer."There will be no shortage of nautical entertainment and activities for visitors. From sea shanty singers to tall ship themed menu items from our food vendors, ...

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46 h. ago Things to do in Calgary in June: Sled Island | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Calgary Stampeders

There is no shortage of things to do in Calgary. Here are highlights from local events in and around the city. Check out our full events listings for more. National Indigenous Peoples Day View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heritage Park YYC (@heritageparkyyc) Heritage Park is hosting National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations […]

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66 h. ago European Union leaders say Canada will sign defence procurement pact this month

KANANASKIS — European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month. Carney is set to visit the administrative capital of the European Union on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission […]

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2 d. ago May home sales down 4.3 per cent from year ago, but activity up month

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in May fell 4.3 per cent compared with a year ago, however activity picked up when compared to the previous month. A total of 49,423 residential properties changed hands across Canada last month, compared with 51,642 in May 2024. Home sales rose 3.6 per cent on a […]

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3 d. ago Some Canadians receiving increased GST credit payments next month

Some Canadians can expect to receive an increase in GST credit payments from the federal government soon.The Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment, but this time it will include a 2.7 per cent increase.According to the government, the credit payment aims to help families with low and modest incomes offset the taxes they pay.If you’re eligible, you'll see the new amount in your bank account on Friday, July 4.Who's eligible for the payment?The government says you're generally eligible for the payment if you're at least 19 years old and a Canadian resident for income tax purposes a month before the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) makes the payment at the beginning of the month.If you are under 19 years old, the government says you must meet at least one of the following conditions during the same period:You have (or had) a spouse or common-law partnerYou are (or were) a parent and live (or...

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5 d. ago Canada Post unveils 1st of 3 new stamps coming later this month

Canada Post on Friday unveiled the first of three new stamps to be released later this month, which are part of a new series from the national postal service.

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7 d. ago Brian Wilson, Beach Boys fragile but visionary leader, dead at 82

Wilson was one of rock's great Romantics, a tormented man who in his peak years embarked on an ever-steeper path to aural perfection

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9 d. ago More Canadians Are Ditching US Road Trips With 38% Annual Drop

Cross-border road trips to the US from Canada fell for a fifth straight month, a gloomy outlook for many American vacation spots once frequented by their northern neighbors during the peak summer travel season.

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9 d. ago Sly Stone, groundbreaking ’60s funk rock musician, dies at 82

Sly and the Family Stone was the first major group to include Black and white men and women, forming a melting pot of jazz, psychedelic rock, doo-wop, soul and early funk

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9 d. ago Things to do in Calgary in June: Inglewood Night Market | Black Music Month | Calgary Farmyard

There is no shortage of things to do in Calgary. Here are highlights from local events in and around the city. Check out our full events listings for more. Black Music Month at National Music Centre View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Music Centre (@nmc_canada) In honour of Black Music Month, […]

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1 week ago Canada focusing on peace, energy security and new partnerships at G7 meeting: Carney

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the G7 leaders’ summit later this month in Alberta will see Canada seeking agreements in three key areas. Carney released a statement today saying Canada’s top priority will be strengthening global peace and security, which includes countering foreign interference and transnational crime, as well as improving responses to […]

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1 week ago Lost for over a century, Heiltsuk Nation celebrates return of bentwood box

The nation held a special reunification ceremony for the bentwood box last Friday that coincided with a feast to mark the ratification of their written constitution.

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1 week ago Toronto's unemployment rate is getting completely out of hand

Looking for a job in Toronto? Join the queue, because as of this month, the city's unemployment rate has surged to a jaw-dropping 8.8 per cent, up from 8.6 per cent just one month earlier.Statistics Canada's latest report on the labour force from coast to coast shows that the nation's largest city is faring the worst of any provincial capital, and of almost any Canadian city, period.Only the census metropolitan areas of Oshawa and Windsor had higher rates of joblessness, of a shocking 9.1 per cent and 10.8 per cent, respectively. (Windsor, as many know, is one of the top three cities in Canada that are most impacted by U.S. tariffs due to its substantial auto manufacturing sector.)The numbers in some rural locales, though, are even more dire.One chart from the government agency shows that an astounding 27.2 per cent of the working-age population in Northern Manitoba is now said to be unemployed, 13.4 per cent in Northern Saskatchewan, 13.1 per cent in...

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1 week ago India’s Modi to attend G7 leaders’ summit in Canada this month

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will be attending the upcoming G7 leaders' summit, thanking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for his invitation.

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1 week ago India’s Modi says he will attend G7 meeting in Canada this month

Modi said he spoke to Carney on the phone and congratulated him on his recent election victory

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1 week ago Unemployment rate rises to 7% in May as economy adds 8,800 jobs

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up for the third consecutive month in May as the economy added 8,800 jobs. The national jobless rate rose to 7% last month, up a tenth of a point from April. StatCan says that marks the highest unemployment rate since 2016 outside the pandemic years. The […]

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1 week ago Firms’ Less ‘Catastrophic’ Outlook Kept Canada Rates on Hold

Businesses believing that the worst-case tariff scenarios were less likely to become reality helped convince Bank of Canada policymakers to stay on the sidelines this month.

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2 w. ago Alberta cancer survivor celebrates third lottery win in nine months

Serkin and his wife went to Hawaii after his last win, and now plan on seeing Newfoundland

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2 w. ago Here’s how many travellers flew from Canada to the United States in April

In April, for a third straight month, Canada's major airports 'recorded year-over-year decreases' in passengers for flights to the U.S., per Statistics Canada

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