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Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% in six years, according to Statistics Canada
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new Statistics Canada report says asking rent in Montreal has risen by nearly 71 per cent since 2019. Average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,930 in the first quarter of 2025, up from $1,130 six years ago. Asking rents have roughly doubled in some other Quebec cities, including Drummondville and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, who was B.C.’s finance minister from 2012 to 2017, planned to run for the Tories in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National chief calls on senators to slow down major projects bill
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senators to slow down Ottawa’s sprint to pass Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill this week. Bill C-5 is being introduced at first reading in the upper chamber after it was fast-tracked through the House of Commons and went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
THE HAGUE — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. At a press conference outside the NATO summit in The Hague Wednesday morning, Carney said Canada can no longer rely on geography to protect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
THE HAGUE — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have all agreed to hike their defence-spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. Carney says Canada can no longer rely on its geography to protect it as new weapons and threats emerge on the wold stage. NATO Secretary-General ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, NATO allies agree to hike defence spending target to 5% by 2035
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
THE HAGUE — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said alliance members have agreed to hike their defence-spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. As part of the new plan, allies will now have to invest 3.5 per cent in core defence needs such as jets and weapons and 1.5 per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, NATO allies meeting to debate new defence spending target
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
THE HAGUE — NATO leaders are meeting to debate whether to more than double the alliance’s defence spending target. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the leaders around the table at the annual leaders’ summit in The Hague, where a proposal is being discussed to increase the target to five per cent of annual GDP, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!While Medicine Hat was too chicken, Brooks council approves permanent hen-keeping program
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The City of Brooks made an urban hen-keeping pilot project permanent earlier this month. A unanimous council vote approved the inclusion of pilot project rules into the city’s animal control bylaw with a cap of six hens per licensed address. The city had operated a pilot project in 2023 and 2024, in which seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba man arrested following dangerous highway pursuit
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Thirty-four-year-old Matthew Martens, of Manitoba, faces several charges following a lengthy highway pursuit in a stolen pickup truck in the early morning hours Sunday. Medicine Hat police alerted Brooks RCMP of a stolen pickup truck, believed to be involved in serious offences with other jurisdictions, seen departing Medicine Hat just before 1 a.m. and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women in Business group seeking volunteer committee members
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 25th, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Women in Business and Leadership Medicine Hat is seeking new volunteer committee members who are interested in supporting the female business community by hosting uplifting events that include the Women in Business Expo and Inspire Awards. The non-profit society released a statement Tuesday saying it is actively recruiting new committee members who will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith forms another panel to ask Albertans more about ultra familiar issues
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2025
@MedicineHatNews A panel that will inform the Danielle Smith government on issues of provincial jurisdiction will hold a town hall meeting in Medicine Hat on the day after Labour Day. The “Alberta Next” panel was named Tuesday by the premier at an event at Heritage Park in Calgary, including herself as chair and 14 other ... Read More »
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