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U.S. President to arrive in Canada Thursday night
President of the United States Joe Biden arrives in Canada Thursday evening for his first official overnight visit since being elected in January 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says meetings are ...
Mar 23, 2023
Ontario MP leaves Liberal caucus to sit as independent
Ontario MP Han Dong resigned from the Liberal caucus on Wednesday and will sit as an independent member. The announcement came hours after a Global News report which, citing two unnamed national secur...
Mar 23, 2023
Canada's population grew by over 1 million this past year
Canada's population grew by just over 1 million people over the past year. It brings our total population to about 39,566,248. Around 437,180 immigrants came to our country, making that the top contri...
Mar 23, 2023
Minister declares passport backlog 'eliminated'
The backlog in Canada's passport applications has been completely eliminated according to Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould. She credits efforts made by staff at Service ...
Mar 22, 2023
Major recalls for Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Mercedez-Benz
Several car makers have issued various recalls, and some of them are for some dangerous concerns. Ford The American car maker is recalling its Fusion & Lincoln-MKZ models from 2013-2018 for possib...
Mar 22, 2023
Fed. minimum wage going up
The minimum wage for federal workers is increasing. As of April 1, 2023 it will go up to $16.65/hr, that's an increase of $1.10. Ottawa is basing the increase on the Consumer Price index which rose 6....
Mar 22, 2023
Survey asks where Canadians are going in 2023
Travel is gradually returning to more pre-pandemic levels and Narrative Research wanted to find out where Canadians are going. A recent survey found more than half of Canadians intend to travel at som...
Mar 22, 2023
15-year-old charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Bedford high school
A 15 year old is facing attempted murder charges after a stabbing at a high school in Bedford. It happened around 9:20am yesterday at Charles P. Allen when the school went into a hold and secure. Two ...
Mar 21, 2023
Inflation rate slows to 5.2% in February
Canada's inflation rate slowed to 5.2 per cent in February, the largest deceleration since April 2020. That was down from a 5.9 per cent increase the previous month, according to Statistics Canada. Th...
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Raising awareness on World Down Syndrome Day!
On March 21 each year, colourful socks are the chosen attire in honour of World Down Syndrome Day. The Lots of Socks campaign helps to raise awareness. World Down Syndrome Day was founded in 2012 by t...
Mar 21, 2023
