3 d. ago ‘What if we just forced people to buy stuff?’: The imagined thoughts of the Canadian EV mandate

The Carney government is under growing pressure to drop what is known as the “EV mandate.” This is a policy first introduced in 2022 wherein Canadian auto manufacturers will be mandated to sell a minimum quantity of EVs each year until 2035, when the sale of new gas-powered cars will be banned entirely. The singular problem […]

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1 week ago Federal Court closes door on safety in Canada for fleeing Afghan advisors’ families

'I was a Canadian citizen. I went there and people found out that I work with Canadian forces, so they targeted my family members there'

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1 week ago WARMINGTON: Premier backs people’s right to use force to protect their property

Doug Ford said he will find the name of an accused who fired warning shots to stop carjackers and hold a fundraiser for his legal fees

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1 week ago Canadian military police leaders refuse civilian oversight mandated by Parliament, watchdog report says

The annual report of the Military Police Complaints Commission was released Tuesday.

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2 w. ago More than 122M people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

Among those driven abroad or displaced by war and violence, the numbers of internally displaced people jumped by more than nine per cent to 73.5 million at the end of last year.

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2 w. ago Saskatchewan premier promises $500 in direct aid to each wildfire evacuee

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, facing criticism that his government is failing to provide timely help to those fleeing wildfires, promised Wednesday a $500 payout for each evacuee. Moe said that money is on top of existing supports for the more than 10,000 people forced out of their homes due to a string of […]

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3 w. ago Ontario leads Canada for rising rates of people not paying credit card bills

Canadians have been feeling the economic noose tightening around their necks for a few years now, with the cost of living — especially in cities like Toronto and Vancouver — skyrocketing above even our usually-exorbitant levels over the course of COVID and remaining ridiculously high ever since.Those living in the GTA are, in many respects, faring the worst, forced to spend more of their earnings on housing than people in nearly any other metropolis in not just Canada, but the world, according to a new report from the esteemed Oxford Economics.It naturally follows, then, that the city and province of Ontario as a whole have been seeing a startling uptick in people failing to pay off their mortgages and other bills.While the Toronto area now boasts the fastest-rising rate of 90-day mortgage delinquencies in Canada, new data shows that Ontario is experiencing the largest surge in residents defaulting on their cred...

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3 w. ago Trump’s Golden Dome creates opening for Space Force to gain relevance

(Bloomberg) — Five years after its formation during President Donald Trump’s first administration prompted jokes about the Star Trek-style logo and inspired a Netflix Inc. sitcom with Steve Carell, the U.S. Space Force is still looking for respect. “Many people don’t even understand the Space Force is real,” General Michael Guetlein, the agency’s vice chief […]

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3 w. ago ‘No answers and no supports’: Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees wait for aid

In Saskatchewan, 10,000 10 to 15,000 people have been forced out of their homes due to wildfires and navigating support has been challenging for some.

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3 w. ago Venezuela Partners With Smaller Oil Firms as Chevron Scales Back

Venezuela’s state-run oil company has signed at least nine new deals with foreign service providers, including two Chinese firms, in an effort to keep dollars flowing into the economy after US sanctions forced Chevron Corp. to end production, according to people familiar with the agreements.

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3 w. ago US Said to Deny Air Cover to Europe Force in Postwar Ukraine

The US is refusing to provide air defenses to back the “reassurance force” the UK and France are planning in a postwar Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said.

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3 w. ago Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won’t intervene

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works — but she won’t weigh in on whether provinces should pursue involuntary treatment. “I will tell you that I think every single Canadian has the right to get treated,” she said. “I won’t tell you that to […]

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4 w. ago About 15,000 have fled Saskatchewan wildfires and more coming: Premier Moe

PRINCE ALBERT — As Manitoba grapples with wildfires that have forced more than 17,000 people from their homes, the premier of Saskatchewan said Tuesday the situation is becoming just as dire in his province.  Scott Moe said upwards of 15,000 in Saskatchewan have had to leave their communities and more are likely in the coming […]

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4 w. ago Health minister won’t intervene on forcing addictions treatment

The Canadian Mental Health Association in British Columbia said existing evidence shows that forcing people into treatment actually increases risks.

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4 w. ago Smoke from Canadian wildfires has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is blowing over the U.K.

The wildfires have killed two people and forced the evacuation of more than 25,000 people from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta

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last month Canadian Wildfires Force Oilsands Evacuations, Stop Oil Flows

Raging Western Canadian wildfires that have forced thousands of people from their homes are now also prompting evacuations from oilsands projects in northern Alberta.

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