Credit card surcharges are coming for your wallet
Inflation is already driving up prices on everything from food to the overall cost of living — and now pulling out your credit card could be more expensive, too.
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NDP targets corporate greed, tax loopholes in push to bring down food prices
NDP agriculture critic Alistair MacGregor sponsored the motion Thursday morning. It followed his request for a study of inflation in the food supply chain and the profits of large grocery stores, a motion passed by the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food Wednesday evening.
Feds and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce $11-million investment in efforts to prevent suicide
The federal government and national Inuit organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) announced a new investment on Oct. 6 to help prevent suicide among Inuit. The funding adds to ongoing work, including culturally specific first aid and a partnership with Kids Help Phone.
BC Greens push for provincewide protection for bear den ‘nurseries’
Adam Olsen, Green MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, said the party’s private member’s bill is timely with bears bulking up before their winter hibernation — a critical period for pregnant sows, which give birth to their cubs in the safety of their dens.
Lawns are silly, but ripping them up may come with a catch
Meticulous turf is environmentally terrible. Yet grass does have one charm: It “sweats,” helping cool the local area.
Canada unveils ‘best in class’ guidelines for oil and gas projects, but industry ranks ‘worst in class,’ critics say
Environmentalists scoff at applying the term “best in class” to greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas projects and insist any new approvals contradict our climate goals.
Missing snow could sink New Zealand ski areas
New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually a white wonderland at this time of year, its deep snowpack supporting its famed spring skiing. This season, it's largely a barren moonscape.
Most Tories voted for failed bill supporting rights of medical professions to opt out of assisted deaths
Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying.
Tim Hortons pulls sponsorship from Hockey Canada, and Hockey Quebec yanks funding
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott.
Taxpayers likely to eat $17 billion of Trans Mountain’s debt, report says
Finance Canada won’t confirm whether it will consider forgiving Trans Mountain’s massive public debts at the expense of taxpayers, despite ample indications that loan forgiveness is inevitable.
Fiona and massive hurricanes bound to come show need to adapt
As she stood near the remnants of flattened homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., Denise Anderson said the thought of continuing to live next to the ocean is hard after a deadly storm foreshadowed the violence of weather to come.
United Conservative Party members vote for new leader to replace Kenney today
Albertans will learn today, October 6, 2022, who the new premier of the province will be.
Gas prices could shoot higher as OPEC Plus cuts production
Gasoline prices in Canada continue to creep higher ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Military's chief issues stop non-essential work order to focus on recruiting and retention
Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre is ordering an immediate halt to all non-essential activities in favour of boosting military recruitment and retention, with the Canadian Armed Forces facing an unprecedented personnel crisis.