As the Ford government throws recruitment bonuses at its struggling forest fire program ahead of a potentially difficult season in the north, Global News can reveal one in five of its crews are unstaffed while several aircraft key to the province’s operations are weeks behind schedule. Ontario’s fire season officially began on April 1, after…
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the Liberal MP who made a name for himself as a backbencher with his own voice, posted a nine-minute video to YouTube this week about the federal government’s carbon pricing policy. It would be an exaggeration to say the video is setting the internet on fire. As of Friday afternoon, it had a…
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April 30 is the deadline to file and pay your taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency. If you don’t, you can lose benefits, pay stiff fines or even face jailtime, an accountant told Global News. “Failing to file taxes by the deadline – there are some serious consequences,” chartered personal accountant Shayan Rashid said. If…
As thousands of delegates meet in Ottawa this week to work toward a global treaty on curbing plastic waste, the experts say the world may never get a better opportunity to confront the problem. In a series of interviews with CBC’s The House airing Saturday, participants at this week’s United Nations conference said the problem of plastic…
François Cauchon has had a lot on his plate recently — all of it good. He just graduated from McGill University with a degree in finance. He also just found out that he’ll be headed to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympic Games. Oh, and today’s his birthday. “It was a surreal feeling honestly,” said Cauchon,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The TTC says there is no subway service on a portion of Line 2 from Kipling Station to Jane Station after a track level fire. TTC said on X there was a track-level fire at Islington Station on Thursday. Shuttle buses are running between the stations as…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on Canada Life after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who were left fighting for medical claims to be covered. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) said it “is taking steps to address startup delays faced by Canada Life and has begun to apply financial consequence…
Around two weeks ago, Gardiner McDougall, head coach of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds men’s hockey team, received a phone call from Scott Salmon, senior vice president of high performance and hockey operations at Hockey Canada. The Bedeque, P.E.I., native began coaching UNB in the 2000-01 season, helping build a winning culture founded…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing 400 Art Gallery of Ontario workers say a tentative agreement was reached ending a month long strike. OPSEU/SEFPO Local 535, which represents the workers, posted the update on X early Thursday. “The first strike at the AGO has been a historic demonstration of collective…
