Tag: Canada

Parliament Should Consider Introducing an Excess Profit Tax for Grocers, Committee Suggests

Parliament should consider implementing a new tax on excess profits for grocers, a House of Commons committee is suggesting, despite Canada’s grocery-store CEOs unanimously denying that they’ve profited on inflated food costs over the past year. “Despite the range of inflationary pressures discussed above, some large firms in certain sectors have reported record earnings, leading…


‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Facing Additional Charges in Alberta

Police in Alberta have issued warrants for Nathan Chasing Horse, a former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves,” for nine charges including sexual exploitation, sexual assault and removing a child from Canada under the age of 16. Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service said in a news release that the investigation has spanned several years with…


Golden Knights Blast Panthers 9-3 to Win First Stanley Cup

The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark Stone’s hat trick to all-out goal celebrations, capturing the young organization’s first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp over the beaten up and exhausted Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Coach Bruce Cassidy, in a nod to the Knights’ brief history,…


Majority of Canadians Agree With NB Premier on Keeping Parents Informed About Gender Dysphoria: Poll

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs’s update to the province’s revised education gender policy lines up with a recent poll indicating that 57 percent of Canadians think schools should have to inform parents if their child is experiencing gender dysphoria. A national poll, conducted by Leger on behalf of think tank SecondStreet.org and released on May…


Pregnant Ontario Nurse Facing Termination Asks Hospital to Reconsider COVID Vaccine Mandate

A London, Ontario, pregnant nurse about to be fired from her job has asked the CEO of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to reconsider the hospital’s mandatory vaccine policy. Sandra Hartman, who is 35 and eight months pregnant, was put on unpaid leave for declining a COVID-19 shot, according to a report in the…


Woman Stabbed in Neck at Calgary LRT Station, Days After Mayor Highlights Transit Safety Progress

Calgary police are investigating after a woman was stabbed in the neck near a downtown Calgary Light Rail Transit (LRT) station, closing the Ctrain temporarily, just days after the city’s mayor held a press conference to announce progress in addressing transit security concerns. According to police, the stabbing occurred downtown at approximately 6:30 a.m. on…


[PREMIERING NOW] Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


As We Dither Over a Public Inquiry, Beijing Continues Its Subterfuge in Canada

Commentary  Canada is not that big a deal on the world stage.   Don’t get me wrong, I am a proud, loyal Canadian and love my country. It is just that we don’t really matter that much on the global scene. Our economy is the 10th largest in the world, which isn’t bad but could…


‘We Can Make Other Arrangements,’ Alberta Premier Says Amid Complaints About Lab Services

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested that long wait times for medically necessary lab tests provided by private health-care organization DynaLife have led to consumer complaints and could result in changes. “I’m hearing that all over, that DynaLife has not met performance expectations,” Smith said in response to a caller to her bi-weekly radio show, “Your Province, Your…