18 h. ago Ottawa fire calls are rising, city could face bigger dangers ahead, warns new report

High-rises saw a particular increase in fires last year. Population growth, new construction and extreme weather are part of the problem

Events

3 d. ago Michael Higgins: We are heading for a nightmare — even the government thinks so

Report warns that 'downward mobility' is a 'plausible' future for Canada

Politics

3 d. ago Federal report offers dystopian outlook on what Canada will become by 2040

In a future Canada imagined by the federal government's policy researchers, the dream of building a better life through hard work and education is all but dead.A new foresight report warns that by 2040, upward social mobility could become a relic of the past, with wealth and opportunity increasingly inherited rather than earned.The scenario outlines a country where rising inequality, inaccessible housing, and a broken promise of meritocracy leave younger generations disillusioned, disconnected, and doubtful that effort alone can improve their lives.According to the report released in early 2025 by Policy Horizons Canada — the Government of Canada's in-house think tank that has a mandate to "empower" the federal government with "a future-oriented mindset and outlook to strengthen decision making" — six shifts are driving this decline, based on the trajectory the country is currently following."Society increasingly resembles an aristocracy&...

Culture

4 d. ago Government report predicts 2040 dystopia: Collapsed economy, hunting for food

Government report warns declining social mobility could revert society to land-baron aristocracy where societal advancement is impossible

Politics

3 w. ago Hudbay Files Early Warning Report for American Copper Development Corporation

TORONTO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE: HBM) today announced that the Company has sold 1,000,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) of American Copper Development Corporation (“American Copper”) at a price of C$0.1607 per Common Share for aggregate consideration of C$160,710 (the “Transaction”) and has filed […]

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3 w. ago Domenico Carosa Files Early Warning Report with Respect to Common Shares of Banxa Holdings Inc.

AMSTERDAM, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Domenico Carosa has filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.com) an early warning report with respect to Common Shares (the “Shares”) of Banxa Holdings Inc. (the “Issuer” or “Banxa”) disposed and/or acquired by Domenico Carosa. This press release is being made by Mr. Carosa to report a historical disposition and/or acquisitions […]

Transport

3 w. ago ‘Completely unattainable’: Homeownership elusive for most young Ontarians, report finds

Homeownership is now "completely unattainable" in many Ontario cities, a new report warns, as young people turn to rentals and affordability hits 20-year-low.

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3 w. ago Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says

CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for “physical defences” to prevent crashes. The board says the collision east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Feb. 16, 2024 occurred when a rail crew was distracted by a call […]

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