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Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new analysis of the social cost of carbon emissions suggests the cost of greenhouse-gas emissions is nearly five times higher than was previously thought. The analysis is done in concert with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to help determine whether the cost of implementing policies to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite edges down as energy and base metal sectors move lower
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index edged lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 3.85 points at 20,680.83. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 79.62 points at 33,897.01. The S&P 500 index ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court temproarily extends access to abortion pill
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSAC strike could have domino effect for unionized workers: labour experts
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – If the current strike by thousands of public sector workers is successful, it could have a domino effect for unionized workers in other industries, labour experts said. “Strikes in the federal public service are extremely rare. So the fact that PSAC followed through with job action is really significant,” said Larry Savage, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilsands wastewater seepage cleanup to be complete by end of May: Imperial
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. says its cleanup efforts following recent high-profile wastewater releases from its Kearl oilsands site will be complete next month. The company has been under fire in recent months for its environmental performance. Imperial executives said Wednesday that they have completed the cleanup from a wastewater overflow from a containment pond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Metro to launch Moi loyalty program at grocery, drugstores chains in Quebec
By Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
Metro Inc. is launching a new loyalty program that will give the grocery and drugstore retailer insight into customer behaviour and shopping patterns. The rewards program, called Moi, will be introduced next month across its network of stores in Quebec, including at Metro, Super C, Première Moisson, Brunet and Jean Coutu, the company said Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSAC strike could have domino effect for unionized workers: labour expert
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
A labour expert says if the current strike by thousands of public sector workers is successful, it could have a domino effect for unionized workers in other industries. Larry Savage, a professor in the labour studies department at Brock University, says strikes in the federal public service are rare, but the current labour dispute is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tech companies shouldn’t be labelling media companies in ad hoc way: academics
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Allowing tech companies to apply brazen labels to the social media accounts of credible publications can harm the reputations of news outlets and mislead the public, academics say. They are concerned that Twitter chief executive Elon Musk’s recent move to label social media accounts, including CBC’s, as “government-funded” could exact damage because it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What the public sector strike could mean for filing your taxes
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Some 39,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees went on strike as of Wednesday as part of wider labour action by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The CRA says the strike will mean certain services will be delayed or unavailable. It says the processing of some income tax and benefit returns, particularly those filed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite down as energy and base metal sectors move lower
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index edged lower in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 13.00 points at 20,671.68. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 97.40 points at 33,879.23. The S&P ... Read More »
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