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CRA sending details of bank accounts to IRS that don’t have to be reported
The Canada Revenue Agency has been reporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, despite the fact that they...
Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service
For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it’s a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky...
None of Ottawa’s new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers
None of the federal government’s recently announced new travel measures — which include COVID-19 testing upon arrival — apply to the largest group of people regularly entering...
Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions. Quebec,...
Ottawa granted 1,700 special quarantine exemptions to sports leagues and business travellers
A total of 1,790 people entering Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic have received special ministerial permission to skip quarantine — because their trip was...
Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague
A Toronto police officer alleges she was subjected to years of intimidation and reprisals by fellow officers and supervisors after she intervened to...
How long can interest rates stay low once a vaccine arrives?
Jubilation over the good news about a vaccine has taken markets by storm. Shortly after the news broke on Monday that the U.S....
Winter will help COVID-19 spread more easily, experts say — here’s what they suggest you do about it
Canada is heading into its first winter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some experts say the change in seasons will serve the coronavirus...
Reducing light pollution has numerous benefits for the environment
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
UPS executive granted special ministerial exemption from Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine
The president of U.S. operations for global shipping giant UPS was granted a special ministerial exemption from Canada’s mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, a...
Vigilante justice or community safety? Protesters target Albertans on bail accused of crimes against children
Triumphant protesters sang last week as Edmonton police officers escorted accused child predator Wade Stene from his mother’s home into a police van and back...
Victim waits for Jamie Bacon to plead guilty to role in Surrey Six slayings
As far as Eileen Mohan is concerned, Jamie Bacon has been playing the justice system for a fool for the past decade. The mother...
Weeds get a bad rap, but many are crucial to the ecosystem
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Why attitudes toward mask wearing are quickly changing in Canada and the U.S.
Societal attitudes in Canada and the U.S. toward wearing masks in public as protection against COVID-19 have undergone an “unprecedented’ shift in just a matter of...
Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
Canada has enlisted the help of nearly a dozen foreign airlines to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded abroad in remote mountain regions, on...
Testing, contact tracing are keys to easing social restrictions. But is Canada ready?
There may be many different paths to the new COVID-19 “normal” as provinces announce various plans to gradually ease social restrictions across Canada....
