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Grocery chains meet with federal MPs to discuss stabilizing prices
The price of groceries has climbed to an unreasonable number for many Canadians. Yesterday, the five largest grocery chains in the country met with Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne to talk...
Joe Thomson Sep 19, 2023 Radiofabrik - Community Media Association Salzburg / CC
Housing starts flat in August
Housing starts were flat across the country in August, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 252,787 units in Augus...
Adam Riley Sep 18, 2023
Rail safety week underway
The 20th annual Rail Safety Week led by Operation Lifesaver teams across the continent is underway from September 18-24. Every year more than 100 Canadians are seriously injured or killed in railway c...
CJ Goater Sep 18, 2023
Military Family Appreciation Day
This is the 5th Annual Military Family Appreciation Day. Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair says military families make a crucial contribution to Canada's national security and they will always ...
Kelli Rickard Sep 15, 2023
Report on premier approval rating shows Ford, Houston, and Moe all seeing big drops
The latest report on Canada's premier approval ratings has been released, and Ontario's Doug ford has reached the lowest percentage of his five years in office. The study, done by the Angus Reid Insti...
Joe Thomson Sep 13, 2023
20 years to break-even on battery plant subsidies: PBO
A new report from the federal Parliamentary Budget Officer shows it will take until the 2040's for the Government's of Canada and Ontario to break-even on the subsidies they provided to two companies ...
Adam Riley Sep 12, 2023
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has given its approval to Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine, making it available to Nova Scotians aged six months and older. This announcement comes after a two-month review period foll...
Evan Taylor Sep 12, 2023
Lee could affect Atlantic Canada weather this weekend
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says Lee could impact weather in Atlantic Canada this weekend as it moves northward from the tropics. According to Monday afternoon's statement from the agency, "the rang...
Kelli Rickard Sep 11, 2023
Singh talks to university students about housing
The NDP is focused on affordable housing. Leader Jagmeet Singh met with Dalhousie University students in Halifax about their struggles to find a place to live. He says there's simply nothing available...
Kevin Northup Sep 11, 2023
More than 2,400 dead after earthquake in Morocco
The death toll continues to rise after a massive earthquake in Morocco. The country got hit with a devastating 6.8 tremor Friday affecting nearly 300,000 people. It is now estimated that more than 240...
Caitlin Snow Sep 11, 2023





