A 4-year-old child has been attacked by a coyote in the Winnipeg area. It’s the second such attack in the area within a week. In a news release, Manitoba Natural Resources said the attack happened the evening of June 30 in the North Kildonan area, in north Winnipeg. “The child has been treated and released from…
Tuberculosis Not Eliminated in Canada After 6 Years of Promises From Public Health Agency
Canada’s Public Health Agency has not come even close to meeting its target to eliminate tuberculosis, after six years of effort. An agency report, “Evaluation of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Tuberculosis Activities,” published on June 22, said tuberculosis rates “have not decreased.” “After a significant decrease and then stagnation Canada’s tuberculosis rate is…
ANALYSIS: New Supreme Court Appointment Likely to Be Ideologically Aligned With Current Government, Say Experts
News Analysis Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to appoint a new judge to the Supreme Court of Canada, an institution that has considerable power over policy compared to elected officials—and for much longer, say policy experts. “The Supreme Court has a veto power over provincial governments, and it has the same veto power over…
Clean Electricity Credit Will Cost Federal Government $6 Billion Over 4 Years
The Liberals’ 2023 budget includes a 15 percent refundable tax credit for companies that invest in “clean electricity,” which the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates will reduce federal revenues by $6 billion over four years. A report published on June 29 states the Investment Tax Credit for Clean Electricity will be available for both taxable and…
Church in Northern Alberta Badly Damaged by Fire
Another church has burned in northern Alberta. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Lac La Biche was gutted by fire early in the morning of July 1. The call came in around 6:30 a.m. on Canada Day. Lac La Biche RCMP said in a news release that “the church sustained significant damage inside and out.” While…
‘Death Knell’: New Regulations Could Spell End of Natural Health Products Industry, Advocate Says
A non-profit that works to protect access to natural health products (NHPs) is warning that provisions in the 2023 federal budget affecting these products will be the “death knell” of the industry unless some portions are repealed. Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, which received royal assent June 22, “amends the Food and Drugs Act…
Canadian Business Investment ‘Significantly’ Lower Compared to US, Fraser Institute Report Finds
The gap between Canadian and U.S. business investment per worker “widened significantly” after 2014, with Canada seeing a $43.7 billion decline in total annual business investment between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. “Economists have warned of Canada’s weak business investment, particularly compared to the United States. This should…
Ten Years After Mégantic, Experts Say Stricter Rules, Tougher Enforcement Needed
Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster had happened. “You can imagine the grief, the shock, the anger, all the emotions,” Fox recalled. “It was a hard day.” The Transportation Safety Board…
Girl, 13, Dies After Quebec Highway Collision That Critically Injured Four Others
Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old girl has died from her injuries after a collision late Sunday morning on a major highway southwest of Montreal. The girl was one of five people in a sport utility vehicle that collided with a transport truck on Highway 20. The other two children and two adults in the…
CBSA Closes Main Border Crossing Between Montreal and New York
MONTREAL—The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country’s busiest border crossings is closed. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter that all lanes are closed at the Saint−Bernard−de−Lacolle border crossing because of a “broken roadway.” The agency says commercial operations are continuing at the crossing. Saint−Bernard−de−Lacolle is the primary border crossing between…
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