Competition Bureau commissioner Matthew Boswell says new research from the bureau finds the competition intensity in the country has decreased over the last two decades.Boswell shared the initial findings of a new report during a speech he delivered today at the Competition Summit, a conference hosted by the bureau.The commissioner says the bureau has been studying competition across sectors between 2000 and 2020 and will be publishing a report in the coming weeks.He says that overall, the study finds the intensity of competition has decreased during that period of time.Boswell calls the findi

An award-winning travel magazine says British Columbia's capital city tops its 2023 list of the world's best cities.Condé Nast Traveller, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, says Victoria captured top marks in its annual Readers' Choice Awards of top cities.Victoria and Mexico's San Miguel de Allende, which ranked sixth, were the only cities in North America to make the list.Condé Nast Traveller says Victoria's restaurant and nightlife scene is "something to be celebrated," while the city "embraces adventure," and "draws outdoorsy types."Readers gave Victoria, San Sebastián in Spain, an

Federal New Democrats have rejected the Liberals' first draft of pharmacare legislation. The Liberals had promised to introduce pharmacare legislation this fall season, but NDP critic Don Davies said the first draft of the bill fell short of NDP expectations. He said he is looking forward to the next draft. Davies said the pharmacare program should be universal, single-payer and government-wide. The NDP will not accept a commitment of less than that. He said the NDP is willing to expand the program starting with essential drugs. But they demand that the schedule of expansion should also be inc

WestJet is halting flights between Toronto and Montreal for the winter in a continuation of its retreat from short-haul routes in Eastern Canada to retrench in the West.The route will be suspended for six months, starting late October and resuming in late April.WestJet spokeswoman Madison Kruger says the decision was made as a result of performance and is in line with the airline's strategy to take on more of the longer routes between Eastern and Western Canada.The Alberta-based airline runs flights once a day along the busy Toronto-Montreal corridor, which currently sees four carriers operate

Sgt. Catherine Bernard says officers are still looking for another three suspects as part of an operation today targeting the alleged fraud network operating in the greater Montreal area.Grandparent scams generally target seniors and see fraudsters pretend to be grandchildren who need money to deal with an emergency.Bernard says the victims were primarily located in the United States.She says Quebec police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other American agencies as part of the investigation.Those arrested are expected to appear in Quebec court later today and could face char

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has appealed to India to improve relations through dialogue.Jolly said there is an atmosphere of tension between the two governments so it becomes more important than ever that diplomats are on the ground for talks.She said that we want a strong diplomatic presence in India.Melanie Joly said that we believe that diplomatic dialogue is best when it is personal, so we urge India to engage in personal dialogue.It is to be noted that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said that he does not want tension with India.India has also stopped visa services for Canad

Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country.The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservatives to form a majority government, which resulted in the resignation of the other two main party leaders.Heather Stefanson announced she would step down after leading the Tories for nearly two years, after several of her cabinet members lost their seats in Winnipeg.As of early this morning, Stefanson was narrowly holding onto her seat in the Winnipeg riding of Tuxedo.Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont resi

Another news has come out amid heightened tensions between India and Canada.India has ordered 41 Canadian diplomats to leave the country.According to the Financial Times report, India has asked Canada to recall 41 diplomats by October 10.Tensions have been running high between India and Canada for the past few weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.After this, India stopped visa services for Canadian citizens.There are 62 Canadian diplomats working in India, out of which around 41 diplomats have been asked to with

Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons.The Speaker's seat fell vacant after Anthony Rota resigned last week, after which the election for the post of Speaker started in the House of Commons.Seven candidates were in the fray.In fact, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon was playing the role of interim speaker.Green MP Elizabeth May from BC, Liberal MP from Quebec Peter Schiefke, Liberal MP from Quebec Alexandra Mendes, Ontario NDP MP Carol Hughes, Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus, Conservative MP from Nova Scotia Chris d'Entremont, Sean C