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Justin Trudeau meets Indonesia's president to discuss trade

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Jakarta today where he is kicking off a six-day tour of the Indo-Pacific region.Trudeau and his son Xavier were greeted with Indonesian dancers, with the prime minister being gifted a tradit...

Economy pulled back in Q2, revises Q1 growth lower: Statistics Canada

The Canadian economy appeared to stall in the second quarter as Statistics Canada says the economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.2 per cent in the second quarter. The agency also revised its reading for growth in the first...

Quebec school districts are improperly handling teacher misconduct cases: Report

Quebec's education minister says it doesn't make sense that a teacher can commit sexual misconduct and then be transferred without consequences to another school district. Bernard Drainville made his comments today in reaction to a report that identified numerous shortcomings in how misconduct cases against teachers are treated within the school network. Drainville requested the report earlier this year after several allegations of sexual misconduct in schools came to light. The report raises several problems with the way teachers' files are handled, including a lack of communication between ...

Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $234 million to Canadian media

Canadian federal government has put a price tag on how much it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under an act requiring the tech giants to compensate media for news articles. Federal officials estimate Google would need ...

CRA fired 120 employees inappropriately claiming CERB

The Canada Revenue Agency says 120 people have been fired for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit while employed there. The CRA is reviewing approximately 600 cases in which current employees received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit — or CERB — during the COVID-19 pandemic. The benefit was worth $2,000 a month to Canadians whose jobs were lost or downgraded as a result of public-health restrictions. The CRA said in July that it had let 20 employees go as a result of its CERB investigation, but it now says that number is up to 120. Claims for CERB were found to be legitimate in 30 cas...

175 people died of drug overdose in Montreal

The Montreal Public Health Authority says there were 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses in the city last year.Most of these deaths occurred at home.Releasing this new data, the department said that it has been collecte...

Greenbelt Controversy: Housing minister Clark apologetic; refuses to resign

The opposition has been constantly demanding the resignation of Ontario's Housing Minister Steve Clarke.In the meantime, Minister Clark has refused to resign while issuing the latest statement in Toronto.In fact, on August 9, a new report by the Auditor General of Ontario revealed how thousands of hectares of greenbelt land was opened for housing development.A 95-page report released by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk reviewed how the state government chose to exclude 810,000 hectares of farmland, forest and wetlands from Niagara Falls to Peterborough from the Greenbelt.Ontario's Integrity Commis...

Quebec's Transport Minister apologized for not wearing a seat belt

Quebec Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault is apologizing after photos emerged of her not wearing her seatbelt while on the road.The photos, published by the Journal de Montreal today, were taken over a three-year span and post...

Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week to seek trade deals

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Asia next week for a whirlwind tour of Indonesia, Singapore and India.The trip involves the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi, and a focus on economic ties in booming regions of Southeast ...

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Starting next year, asbestos abatement employers must be licensed to operate in BC

As of Jan. 1, 2024, employers performing asbestos abatement work must be licensed to operate in B.C. and anyone performing this work must be trained and certified.These new requirements were part of amendments to the Workers Compe...

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