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Senators pass Liberal dental benefit for kids, housing benefit for renters
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids’ dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1. The dental benefit was a compromise between the Liberals and NDP, as part of the supply-and-confidence agreement that will see the New Democrats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contract worker safety in spotlight again after latest oil and gas deaths in Alta.
By Amanda Stephenson, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
CALGARY – The issue of contract worker safety at oil and gas sites has once again been thrust into the spotlight after an explosion that claimed the lives of two people in northern Alberta Saturday. As of Thursday, work remained halted at the site of the blast, which occurred in the Marten Hills region northwest ... Read More »
1 responseS&P/TSX composite down almost 75 points, U.S. markets also slip
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
TORONTO – Markets in Canada and the U.S. slipped for a second day in a row, with losses in energy, information technology, utilities and metals leading Canada’s main stock index downward. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 73.38 points at 19,884.58. The energy index was down 0.56 per cent, while utilities were down 1.24 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia launches missile barrage on Ukraine as 1st snow falls
By John Leicester, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian airstrikes targeted Ukraine’s energy facilities again Thursday as the first snow of the season fell in Kyiv, a harbinger of the hardship to come if Moscow’s missiles continue to take out power and gas plants as winter descends. Separately, the United Nations announced the extension of a deal to ensure ... Read More »
1 responseFederal government tables bill to help supply chain and ease inflation
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says supply chain disruptions are adding to the rising cost of living and hopes to help fix the problem with new legislation. The minister tabled a bill in the House of Commons on Thursday to improve Canada’s supply chain and to make the transportation system safer, more efficient ... Read More »
1 responseWork remains halted at Tamarack Energy site after contractor deaths
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
CALGARY – Work remains halted at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta where two contractors died Saturday in an explosion. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. CEO Brian Schmidt says he doesn’t know when the company will restart operations at the site. Both the company and Occupational Health and Safety are investigating the blast, which ... Read More »
1 responseThe federal government still strongly encourages people to use masks while travelling
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s minister of transport says after a briefing with the country’s top doctor, the government still strongly encourages people to wear masks on planes and trains – but stopped short of making it a requirement. Omar Alghabra says that he participated in a briefing from chief public health officer Theresa Tam this morning. ... Read More »
1 responseSale of Freedom to Videotron would weaken company, Competition Tribunal hears
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – A consultant says selling Freedom Mobile to Quebecor Inc.-owned Videotron Ltd. would lessen competition in the telecom market in arguments before the Competition Tribunal about Rogers Communications Inc.’s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. Professor and founder of Endeavour Partners Michael Davies says a combined Freedom and Videotron would be less competitive ... Read More »
1 responseDeputy finance minister says protests came at ‘delicate time’ for Canada’s economy
By David Fraser and Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s economy was already facing uncertainty when protests against COVID-19 restrictions blockaded borders and occupied downtown Ottawa last winter, the top civil servant at the Finance Department said Thursday. Michael Sabia, the deputy minister of finance, is one of three senior officials from the department testifying at the public inquiry tasked with determining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 convicted in 2014 downing of Malaysian jet over Ukraine
By Mike Corder And Raf Casert, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) – A Dutch court on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with a Russian surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people aboard the aircraft as it flew over a separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine in 2014. The convictions, along with the life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The federal government ‘strongly encourage’ people to use masks while travelling
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Transportation says after a briefing with the country’s top doctor, the government still strongly encourages people to wear masks on planes and trains – but stopped short of making it a requirement. Omar Alghabra says that he participated in a briefing from chief public health officer Theresa Tam this morning. ... Read More »
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