The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty of $97,500 is for several violations of the regulations. The agency says that on August 30, Air Canada failed to assist a wheelchair user to disembark its plane. The passenger, who has spastic cerebral palsy and can't move his legs, was forced to disembark on his own. As well, the CTA says Air Canada failed to ensure that its personnel periodically checked in on the passenger while he was waiting in the terminal.

Prince Edward Island signed a $94-million deal with the federal government to fund improvements to the province's health-care system.This makes P.E.I the second province to come to an agreement with Ottawa after British Columbia signed a similar one in October.The bilateral deals are part of a $196-billion, 10-year national health accord Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered to premiers in February.On their end, provinces and territories are expected to commit to massive upgrades to digital medical records and thecollection of health-care data, as well as being held to account for meeting targ

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2023.Just over one-quarter of the editors who took part in the annual survey picked Poilievre, the sharp-tongued politician who has been leading the Conservative party since his whopping first-ballot victory last year. The Opposition leader has since been helping his party to rise in the polls with a laser like focus on the housing shortage and cost-of-living crisis felt by Canadians. He has revived the debate over the federal carbon price with a relentless "axe the tax" campaign, claiming vi

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says regulations being finalized this week will phase out the sale of new gas or diesel powered passenger vehicles over the next 12 years. He says it also will encourage automakers to make sure there are more E-Vs available for sale in Canada at affordable prices. The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard will require automakers to ensure a minimum share of their total vehicles offered for sale in Canada are electric. That starts with 20 per cent in 2026. After that, the proportion of EVs has to get bigger each year until it hits 100 per cent in 2035

The government's controversial Online News Act has come into effect from December 19, i.e. today, amid a ban on news by Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta in Canada. The law mandates that tech companies pay news outlets in exchange for local news. The legislation is supposed to help Canada's struggling journalism industry as digital platforms have been earning the bulk of online advertising until now and many local news outlets are closing each year due to advertising losses. According to the government, online advertising revenue in Canada was $14 billion in 2022, with two major pla

Canada's population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in anyquarter since 1957. Statistics Canada released its population estimates as of Oct. 1, which shows Canada's population topped 40.5 million. It says country's total population growth over the first nine months of the year has already surpassed the total growth in any other full year, including the record set in 2022. The record-high population growth has been fuelled by international migration, with an increase in non-permanent residents making up most of this increase. Th

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate was unchanged in November, holding steady at 3.1 per cent. The consumer price index report today shows progress on easing inflation stalled as higher prices for recreation and clothing put upward pressure on headline inflation. Meanwhile, the pace of grocery price increases continued to slow for a fifth consecutive month. Grocery prices were up 4.7 per cent from a year ago, marking a slowdown from 5.4 per cent in October. Prices for services were unchanged last month, rising 4.6 per cent year-over-year, as higher prices for travel tours were

Canada's Deputy PM and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced that she will contest the next federal election once again. When asked if he would like to take over the reins of the Liberal Party if given the opportunity, he avoided the question.Freeland said that Trudeau is leading the team very well and that he supports him. The deputy PM meanwhile also reacted to recent polls that show a large margin of seats for the Conservatives and Liberals. will overcome with I hope Trudeau is doing a great job and that the Liberals will return to power under his leadership," Freeland said. Free

The holiday season is about to begin in Canada during which many Canadians are able to travel but in the meantime it is important to keep in mind the travel advisory issued by the government. At present, the Canadian government has advised not to travel to 21 places. These include Russia, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Syria and Venezuela. In addition, there are regional advisories for some locations that mean there may be a risk for travelers in a particular location in the country concerned. Canadians have also been advised to avoid non-essential travel to nine countries, including Israel, Ni