Ottawa is planning to roll out a mandatory buyback program for military-style firearms during the 2025 election year, after the program was delayed by Canada Post’s refusal to participate, sources say. With only months to go before its launch, details of the vast logistical operation remain in flux, federal officials have told Radio-Canada. The government likely will need to adapt the…
Before the playoffs began, Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet asked some of his players to pick a word to describe their team. They chose resilience. On Sunday, the team showed why, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit late in the third period, then scoring early in overtime to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in Game…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing workers responsible for food and beverages on flights out of Toronto Pearson Airport says it has reached a tentative agreement with its company Gate Gourmet. In a statement on Sunday, Teamsters Local Union 647 said a tentative agreement was reached and members are voting…
For Hamilton resident Jane Hutton, getting to roller derby practice in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., is “an ordeal,” but worth it. “I love playing. I love the community,” Hutton said. Hutton played for the local Hammer City Roller Derby team for three years before switching to the more competitive Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., team, Tri-City Thunder, in 2015. Playing the sport lets the…
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,…
