30 m. ago GOP to Phase Out Biden Clean Energy Credits to Pay for Tax Cuts

House Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives for the production of clean energy to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package.

Economics

31 m. ago GOP Tax Bill Prioritizes Trump Campaign Pledges, Increases SALT

President Donald Trump’s campaign tax pledges — no taxes on tips and overtime pay, plus new tax breaks for car buyers and seniors — are the centerpiece of a multitrillion dollar package that will serve as Republicans’ signature legislative effort.

Economics

45 m. ago House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget proposals by House Republicans would cut billions of dollars in funding for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under former President Joe Biden. Environmental groups warned the […]

Economics

67 m. ago Fake Viagra seized at Toronto convenience store, Health Canada issues warning

Health Canada seized counterfeit Viagra from a convenience store in Toronto's east end after it was caught with selling the fake pills.

Events

83 m. ago Edmonton Oilers top goalie out 'at least a week,' NHL insider reports

This in from NHL insider Darren Dreger on the Ray & Dregs podcast, news that injured Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard will be out for the entire Vegas series. “Cal Pickard is listed as day-to-day, told that he could be at least a week.” As reported earlier, the Oilers have recalled AHL goalie Collin Delia. […]

Other

92 m. ago Alberta Freezes Industrial Carbon Tax to Help Firms as Tariffs Hurt Economy

Alberta is freezing its industrial carbon tax in a bid to help companies struggling with the effects of US tariffs, potentially setting up a challenge to the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Economics

1 hour ago Seeding well under away in southern Alberta, ahead of past years and other parts of the province

Seeding progress for all crops was halfway last week, compared to 23 per cent across the province

Culture

2 h. ago State AI Regulation Ban Tucked Into Republican Tax, Fiscal Bill

A powerful House committee has tucked language preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence into President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, a move that would benefit many of the US’s largest tech and AI companies.

Economics

2 h. ago Bell fighting against CRTC plan to make internet cheaper for Canadians

Bell has started a public marketing campaign against the CRTC's fibre wholesale strategy ahead of a final review this summer.This fight began last summer when the CRTC instated a ruling that forces Bell and Telus, Canada's largest fibre internet providers, to share their networks with smaller internet service providers (ISPs) to increase competition, and, ideally, lower prices.However, the ruling also allows incumbent providers, like the Big Three, to share networks with each other, and that's the area Bell is taking the largest issue with. The telecom doesn't want Telus on its networks.This ruling means that if Bell or Telus install a fibre line to your home, other ISPs can pay a fee to use those lines to offer you fast internet. If you're wondering where Rogers sits in all this, it's technically classified as a "cable company," not a "telephone company," and cable companies were already required to offer wholesale access. However, R...

Technology

2 h. ago CPABC: Kootenay housing starts and major project activity decline in 2024

CRANBROOK, British Columbia, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, the value of major projects in Kootenays was just over $5.0 billion in Q3 2024, down 2.4 per cent from one year earlier. […]

Politics

3 h. ago Hudson's Bay liquidation sales end soon then stores in Canada close forever

After 355 years, beginning as a fur trading company incorporated by King Charles II, the end of Canada's oldest retailer is fast approaching.Hudson's Bay Company is expected to shutter all of its department store locations by June 2025, marking the final phase of a nationwide liquidation process that began in late March.In late April, the company confirmed it would close the last six stores that had initially been exempt from the first round of closures, including the heritage flagship stores in downtown Toronto and downtown Montreal, as well as Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, CF Carrefour Laval mall, and CF Fairview Pointe-Claire mall.According to a new court filing on Friday by the court-appointed monitor Alvarez & Marsal, liquidation sales at all 74 Hudson's Bay department stores and three Saks Fifth Avenue locations are currently expected to continue until no later than Sunday, June 1, 2025.As of last week, approximately 90 p...

Other

3 h. ago Harvard hits back at Education Secretary Linda McMahon, denying political bias

Harvard University fired back at US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, denying her allegation that the school has a partisan political bias and warning that government “overreach” is threatening key freedoms. “I must refute your claim that Harvard is a partisan institution,” Alan Garber, the university’s president, said Monday in a letter to McMahon.  “It is […]

Politics

3 h. ago Varcoe: Alberta to freeze industrial carbon price at $95 a tonne

The federal consumer carbon tax is dead and buried, but the Alberta government is now setting its sights on freezing the price on the industrial carbon price in the province. The UCP government will announce Monday that it won’t increase the carbon price on heavy emitters to $110 a tonne next year under its Alberta […]

Economics

4 h. ago Billions spent on private agency nurses 'hollowing out' hospitals: report

The more than $9 billion in spending is adding to the financial pressures hospitals have been feeling, a report warns.

Science

4 h. ago Yorkville restaurant dinged by Toronto health inspectors for multiple infractions

Two restaurants, including an Italian eatery in the heart of Yorkville, were served multiple infractions by Toronto health inspectors last week. Vaticano Ristorante, located at 25 Bellair St., received a conditional pass notice after getting hit with nine infractions — one crucial and eight significant violations — on Thursday, according to Toronto Public Health. The […]

Science

4 h. ago New Yorkers Want Quadruple the $30,000 SALT Cap in Tax Draft

The House tax committee’s draft bill to renew President Donald Trump’s tax cuts calls for increasing the state and local tax deduction to $30,000 for couples, but limits the write-off to households earning $400,000 or less, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Economics

5 h. ago Hundreds of bikers dressed in formal attire will soon descend on Toronto streets

Throngs of dapper-dressed individuals on motorcycles will soon descend on Toronto streets as the annual Distinguished Gentleman's Ride thunders into town.Marking their tenth year of destroying the old leather-clad biker stereotype, one bowtie at a time in support of Movember, the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is hitting full throttle, not only in Toronto, but cities across the world this coming weekend.Each year, anywhere from dozens to hundreds of motorcycle riders dressed in their Sunday best take to the streets to raise some springtime cheer, while a number of participating cities also use the occasion to fundraise for Movember, the world's leading men's health charity.Over the past decade, Canadian rides have raised $3.3 million, which has gone towards supporting local men's health projects researching issues of major importance like prostate cancer and mental health, all on top of leading to some really great photos over the years.In Toronto, it's all g...

Other

5 h. ago Expanded Canadian Dental Care Plan applications are opening soon

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will accept more applications starting this week.Implemented in 2023, the program aims to decrease dental costs for Canadians earning less than $90,000 annually.The federal government says the dental plan will help up to nine million uninsured people get the care they need.Applications will open for eligible Canadians ages 18 to 34 on Thursday, May 15. The CDCP will expand eligibility even further later this month, on the 29th, for those aged 35 to 54."The Government of Canada will send letters to Canadian residents aged 18 to 64 who may be eligible to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), based on their 2024 adjusted family net income, inviting them to apply," reads a government notice."If you (and your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable) have filed your 2024 tax returns and received your notice of assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency, you can apply once applications open up for your age group, even if you ...

Transport

5 h. ago Foreign student asylum claims hit record high in 2024, set to grow in 2025

The claims are rising, even as Ottawa cuts the number of study permits it issues, with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging to return Canadian immigration to 'sustainable levels.'

Sport

5 h. ago Builders say Ontario government legislation will spur new home building

Vaughan, Ont., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) commends the Ford government for introducing legislation that will cut red tape, streamline approvals and tackle other issues that add to the cost of a new home, as it will spur more building. “In light of the dire housing supply and […]

Politics