Never let it be said that people who own businesses in Canada are not optimists. A survey last week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business found only 28 per cent of businesses on average are back to making regular… »
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Guaranteed basic income for Canadians costly: analysis
Costs could be between $131 to $464B–Fraser Institute The idea of a universal guaranteed basic income (or universal basic income) has gained momentum during the pandemic. This comes as Canada’s federal government has instituted a number of emergency funding programmes… »
Survey: Canadians more comfortable with activities if COVID-19 testing expanded
As the number of COVID-19 cases being reported rise across the country, and with the start of the new school year, expanding asymptomatic testing could put some Canadian minds at ease. According to an Abacus Data poll commissioned by the… »
Canadians donating less due to COVID and WE Charity scandal, survey
A new survey by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute seems to reinforce what charities have been saying: Canadians are giving less since the pandemic began. This is even as the need for various charitable services has increased during this time.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health
Canadian firefighters head to Oregon to fight devastating wildfires
Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help fight wildfires in Oregon, one of three U.S. West Coast states currently being ravaged by the blazes. Some 40 to 50 “overhead personnel”–supervisors, specialists and technical experts–from Ontario, Manitoba,… »
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and family being tested for COVID-19
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and his family are being tested for COVID-19 after a staff member that had been travelling with O’Toole tested positive for the virus. A statement from the Conservative Party said that while O’Toole has not shown… »
Vancouver pilot project to increase access to transit for low income earners
A pilot project to increase access to transit for low-income residents in the city of Vancouver was approved by the city council on Tuesday. The approved pilot project is a reduced fare transit program that is looking to design, test,… »
Land border between Canada and the U.S. to remain closed until Oct. 21
The Canadian federal government is going to extend the closure of the Canada-U.S. land border for another 30 days, until at least Oct. 21, according to a report from CBC News. A source also told CBC News that Canadians should… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Caribou in Jasper National park facing local extinction
Canada’s magnificent Jasper and Banff national parks have been home to vast numbers of wildlife since they were created over 100 years ago. They have been home to a subspecies of caribou, southern mountain woodland caribou, which have ranged through… »
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Task force calls for billions in ‘green spending’ to juice post-COVID recovery
An independent task force is calling on the federal government to invest $55 billion over five years on clean energy projects and measures to cope with climate-change as the country struggles to work its way out of the havoc brought… »
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