Poll: majority of Canadians fear they won’t be able to provide their families
According to the Ipsos poll, 53% of the surveyed Canadians got more concerned about the possible further economic recession and worried they won’t have enough money to feed their families. The result is 9% up from the previous month.
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According to the Ipsos poll, 53% of the surveyed Canadians got more concerned about the possible further economic recession and worried they won’t have enough money to feed their families. The result is 9% up from the previous month.
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Majority of Canadians fearful about feeding their families as economic anxiety grows: poll - National | Globalnews.ca
The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 53 per cent of those surveyed were fearful about having enough food on the table, up nine points from just a month ago.
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🇺🇸 Alaska seeks protection from impacts of Canadian mines
Alaska tribes turned to Lower 48 tribal governments to join their efforts in the opposition to Canadian mines which impact the Alaskan environment. The tribes are seeking protective action under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the framework for resolving disputes over shared waters.
Tribal officials say that Alaska areas are being contaminated with mining pollution generated in British Columbia. The main rivers affected by British Columbia mining are the Taku, Stikine and Unuk.
#US #Alaska #ecology
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Alaska tribes turned to Lower 48 tribal governments to join their efforts in the opposition to Canadian mines which impact the Alaskan environment. The tribes are seeking protective action under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the framework for resolving disputes over shared waters.
Tribal officials say that Alaska areas are being contaminated with mining pollution generated in British Columbia. The main rivers affected by British Columbia mining are the Taku, Stikine and Unuk.
#US #Alaska #ecology
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canada – U.S. oil pipeline shut after spill in Kansas
A key pipeline that carries oil from Canada to Texas is shut down after an oil spill in a creek in Kansas.
The spill size is estimated at about 14.000 barrels. Now the spill is a growing concern; the incident will definitely hinder the plans of the Canadian TC Energy company to build another crude oil pipeline in the Keystone system which the damaged pipeline is part of.
#Canada #USA
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A key pipeline that carries oil from Canada to Texas is shut down after an oil spill in a creek in Kansas.
The spill size is estimated at about 14.000 barrels. Now the spill is a growing concern; the incident will definitely hinder the plans of the Canadian TC Energy company to build another crude oil pipeline in the Keystone system which the damaged pipeline is part of.
#Canada #USA
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Trudeau: “I'm not interested in fighting with the Alberta government”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes Alberta's Sovereignty Act is not a necessity, but just a tool for Premier Danielle Smith to confront the federal government.
"And I'm not interested in fighting with the Alberta government," Trudeau said Thursday during the Assembly of First Nations special assembly in Ottawa.
Trudeau said his government is also "extremely concerned" about what it represents "in terms of challenges to treaty rights that are fundamental in Canada and need to be respected." Does it mean that Trudeau is losing confidence about the future relationships’ between Ottawa and provinces well-being?
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes Alberta's Sovereignty Act is not a necessity, but just a tool for Premier Danielle Smith to confront the federal government.
"And I'm not interested in fighting with the Alberta government," Trudeau said Thursday during the Assembly of First Nations special assembly in Ottawa.
Trudeau said his government is also "extremely concerned" about what it represents "in terms of challenges to treaty rights that are fundamental in Canada and need to be respected." Does it mean that Trudeau is losing confidence about the future relationships’ between Ottawa and provinces well-being?
#Alberta
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🇨🇳 Chinese secret police stations are found in some parts of the world
Beijing has been recently accused of operating “illegal” posts in Europe and Canada to monitor, intimidate, and harass dissidents. The PRC is reported to have closed two “secret police stations” located in Prague on December 8th.
The Spain-based NGO Safeguard Defenders said in September that 100 such “police stations” had been set up around the world.
Beijing has insisted that the centers provide diplomatic services to Chinese nationals living abroad, such as renewing their driving licenses. But many European countries say the “police stations” have not been officially registered to offer such services.
The NGO says that the “stations” use former military and intelligence officers as employees to encourage up to 230,000 Chinese nationals to return to the country, sometimes to face criminal charges. China's government said the reports were “completely false”.
On the one hand, this can be true because in recent years the PRC has been reported to spy on its citizens studying abroad, for example, in Australia. Anti-China sentiments overtook the country after the scandal, resulting in new security laws. On the other hand, by using this information, the West found another opportunity to show to the world “the very nature” of the Chinese regime, which now oppresses not only its citizens, but also migrants abroad. Currently China is being antagonized more than ever before.
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Beijing has been recently accused of operating “illegal” posts in Europe and Canada to monitor, intimidate, and harass dissidents. The PRC is reported to have closed two “secret police stations” located in Prague on December 8th.
The Spain-based NGO Safeguard Defenders said in September that 100 such “police stations” had been set up around the world.
Beijing has insisted that the centers provide diplomatic services to Chinese nationals living abroad, such as renewing their driving licenses. But many European countries say the “police stations” have not been officially registered to offer such services.
The NGO says that the “stations” use former military and intelligence officers as employees to encourage up to 230,000 Chinese nationals to return to the country, sometimes to face criminal charges. China's government said the reports were “completely false”.
On the one hand, this can be true because in recent years the PRC has been reported to spy on its citizens studying abroad, for example, in Australia. Anti-China sentiments overtook the country after the scandal, resulting in new security laws. On the other hand, by using this information, the West found another opportunity to show to the world “the very nature” of the Chinese regime, which now oppresses not only its citizens, but also migrants abroad. Currently China is being antagonized more than ever before.
#China
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🇨🇳 China established ‘overseas police stations’ in foreign countries – including Canada
Activists fear that Chinese ‘police stations’ could be used to track PRC dissidents around the world. At least three police stations were discovered in Canada. The three…
Activists fear that Chinese ‘police stations’ could be used to track PRC dissidents around the world. At least three police stations were discovered in Canada. The three…
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🇨🇳 Chinese secret police stations are found in some parts of the world Beijing has been recently accused of operating “illegal” posts in Europe and Canada to monitor, intimidate, and harass dissidents. The PRC is reported to have closed two “secret police…
I was really surprised when the information about the Chinese “stations” in Canada pop out, but the story keeps developing. I wonder how many other “stations” are there around the world – not only Chinese – and why the governments and services do not counter them.
Ah yes, the officials are too busy with the stuff like the Sovereignty Act.
Ah yes, the officials are too busy with the stuff like the Sovereignty Act.
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Homes are selling way below asking prices all over Toronto and its suburbs
In the City of Toronto, homes are selling 2.53% below the average list price of $1,078,072. The average selling price of $1,050,788 represents an annual decline of 7.2%
At the start of 2022, homes across the Greater Toronto Area were selling far over asking as competition remained fierce and borrowing costs stayed low.
In March, the Bank of Canada began raising interest rates, and downward pressure started to weigh on home prices across the region. Nine months and seven rate hikes later, the overnight rate now sits at 4.25%; in January, it was 0.25%.
In a stark reversal from the spring, many homes are now selling under the listed price as buyers become increasingly hesitant to enter the market.
#Toronto
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In the City of Toronto, homes are selling 2.53% below the average list price of $1,078,072. The average selling price of $1,050,788 represents an annual decline of 7.2%
At the start of 2022, homes across the Greater Toronto Area were selling far over asking as competition remained fierce and borrowing costs stayed low.
In March, the Bank of Canada began raising interest rates, and downward pressure started to weigh on home prices across the region. Nine months and seven rate hikes later, the overnight rate now sits at 4.25%; in January, it was 0.25%.
In a stark reversal from the spring, many homes are now selling under the listed price as buyers become increasingly hesitant to enter the market.
#Toronto
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🇨🇳 Chinese hackers crammed into Amnesty Canada's office and set up cyber surveillance
The Canadian branch of Amnesty International became the target of a cyber hack during October. Researchers believe the attack was organized in China.
Cyber experts link the cyber hack to state-backed Chinese hackers because of the "nature of the information that was targeted, as well as the mechanisms and approaches used."
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The Canadian branch of Amnesty International became the target of a cyber hack during October. Researchers believe the attack was organized in China.
Cyber experts link the cyber hack to state-backed Chinese hackers because of the "nature of the information that was targeted, as well as the mechanisms and approaches used."
#China
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More than 2,000 non-Canadians joined the army amid recruitment crisis
The Canadian Armed Forces say they have received hundreds of applications from permanent residents wanting to join the military, but it could take up to two years to provide these potential recruits with military uniforms.
General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, officially invited all non-Canadians to the Armed Forces in October, in direct response to an unprecedented personnel crisis that has forced the armed forces to seek new recruits.
The military says more than 2,400 people applied in November, a number the commander of the Canadian Forces recruitment team described as unexpected.
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The Canadian Armed Forces say they have received hundreds of applications from permanent residents wanting to join the military, but it could take up to two years to provide these potential recruits with military uniforms.
General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, officially invited all non-Canadians to the Armed Forces in October, in direct response to an unprecedented personnel crisis that has forced the armed forces to seek new recruits.
The military says more than 2,400 people applied in November, a number the commander of the Canadian Forces recruitment team described as unexpected.
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Quebec makes mandatory oath to British monarch optional
Quebec province passed a law that ended the requirement for elected officials to take an oath in the name of the corresponding British monarch of the time. The elected officials may now choose not to take an oath to Britain's King Charles III.
Earlier as well, there have been various calls in Quebec to change the oath. However, Queen Elizabeth's death as well as political pressure from the province's two main opposition parties, Party Quebecois and Quebec solidaire, forced the legislative change.
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Quebec province passed a law that ended the requirement for elected officials to take an oath in the name of the corresponding British monarch of the time. The elected officials may now choose not to take an oath to Britain's King Charles III.
Earlier as well, there have been various calls in Quebec to change the oath. However, Queen Elizabeth's death as well as political pressure from the province's two main opposition parties, Party Quebecois and Quebec solidaire, forced the legislative change.
#Quebec
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🇺🇸🇦🇷🇨🇦 Reduced wheat production in Canada and Argentina made U.S. Department of Agriculture lower forecast for world wheat harvest
The U.S. Agriculture Department left most of its crop production and usage estimates unchanged in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
The WASDE report lowered Argentina's wheat production estimates 3 million tons to 12.5 million with reductions in both harvested area and yield due to continued widespread dry conditions. If realized, this would be the lowest production since 2015/16, USDA said. Canada’s production is reduced 1.2 million tons to 33.8 million, based on the latest Statistics Canada estimate, the third largest crop on record. Analysts are also be watching the ongoing weather situation in Argentina, where drought conditions are lowering production.
#US #Argentina
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The U.S. Agriculture Department left most of its crop production and usage estimates unchanged in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
The WASDE report lowered Argentina's wheat production estimates 3 million tons to 12.5 million with reductions in both harvested area and yield due to continued widespread dry conditions. If realized, this would be the lowest production since 2015/16, USDA said. Canada’s production is reduced 1.2 million tons to 33.8 million, based on the latest Statistics Canada estimate, the third largest crop on record. Analysts are also be watching the ongoing weather situation in Argentina, where drought conditions are lowering production.
#US #Argentina
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Ontario's tourism sector not to fully recover from pandemic until 2025
Ontario's tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the pandemic until 2025, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the industry say.
Tourism businesses in the province are generating 64 per cent of the revenues they saw in 2019, on average, and seven in 10 report they have taken on debt to stay afloat, according to the OCC and Tourism Industry Association of Ontario report set to be released Tuesday.
Daniel Safayeni, vice-president of policy at the chamber of commerce, said the province will need a broad strategy to address those challenges.
#Ontario
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Ontario's tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the pandemic until 2025, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the industry say.
Tourism businesses in the province are generating 64 per cent of the revenues they saw in 2019, on average, and seven in 10 report they have taken on debt to stay afloat, according to the OCC and Tourism Industry Association of Ontario report set to be released Tuesday.
Daniel Safayeni, vice-president of policy at the chamber of commerce, said the province will need a broad strategy to address those challenges.
#Ontario
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Civilian police declined 40 military sexual criminal cases in Armed Forces
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that she has directed the Canadian Armed Forces to end its jurisdiction over sexual crimes, even as military police say they have faced challenges transferring such cases to civilian counterparts.
The report specifically offered an update on the implementation of 48 recommendations made by retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour following a sweeping review earlier this year, which Anand said are all now being accepted.
Among the recommendations accepted, which Anand had initially resisted: officially transferring responsibility for sexual crimes to civilian authorities.
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Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that she has directed the Canadian Armed Forces to end its jurisdiction over sexual crimes, even as military police say they have faced challenges transferring such cases to civilian counterparts.
The report specifically offered an update on the implementation of 48 recommendations made by retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour following a sweeping review earlier this year, which Anand said are all now being accepted.
Among the recommendations accepted, which Anand had initially resisted: officially transferring responsibility for sexual crimes to civilian authorities.
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🇨🇦Canadian man has a doctor's approval for euthanasia despite admitting becoming poor is a main reason he's applying to die
Lester Landry has struggled for years with a number of illnesses, none of them fatal. He gets around in a wheelchair. When he turned 65, Canadian authorities stripped him of many of his retirement benefits, took away his service dog and the apartment the government had given him because of his disability.
He now lives in a van and only has $120 to his name. He has applied for euthanasia because he "doesn't want to live in poverty".
In Canada, applying for euthanasia is easy. All you have to do is fill out the form available online and sign it.
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Lester Landry has struggled for years with a number of illnesses, none of them fatal. He gets around in a wheelchair. When he turned 65, Canadian authorities stripped him of many of his retirement benefits, took away his service dog and the apartment the government had given him because of his disability.
He now lives in a van and only has $120 to his name. He has applied for euthanasia because he "doesn't want to live in poverty".
In Canada, applying for euthanasia is easy. All you have to do is fill out the form available online and sign it.
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Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any longer
The federal and provincial governments appear deadlocked in their negotiations on the future of health care in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's latest comments suggest he will not be the one to blink first.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press on Monday, Trudeau said he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any further, even as provincial premiers clamour for more federal funds to bolster their ailing health systems.
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The federal and provincial governments appear deadlocked in their negotiations on the future of health care in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's latest comments suggest he will not be the one to blink first.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press on Monday, Trudeau said he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any further, even as provincial premiers clamour for more federal funds to bolster their ailing health systems.
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🇺🇦 Canada to contribute $115 million to repair Ukrainian energy system
Canada will transfer $115 million to repair Kiev's power grid after repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
The money will come from tariff payments collected from imports from Russia and Belarus, Freeland said at the Standing with the Ukrainian People conference in Paris.
“Canada's support will help Ukraine secure its energy infrastructure and survive the difficult winter ahead,” she added. On Monday, G7 officials said they would create an interagency platform to coordinate assistance to Ukraine and support its repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
#Ukraine
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Canada will transfer $115 million to repair Kiev's power grid after repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
The money will come from tariff payments collected from imports from Russia and Belarus, Freeland said at the Standing with the Ukrainian People conference in Paris.
“Canada's support will help Ukraine secure its energy infrastructure and survive the difficult winter ahead,” she added. On Monday, G7 officials said they would create an interagency platform to coordinate assistance to Ukraine and support its repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
#Ukraine
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Skate Canada changes ice dance rules: now any 2 skaters will be allowed to compete together at domestic events
Skate Canada has updated its policies so that ice dance or pairs teams competing domestically can be composed of any two athletes.
Canada's governing body of figure skating announced that its definition of "team" for athletes training in the Podium Pathway will be revised to consisting of "two skaters."
The previous definition was one woman and one man.
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Skate Canada has updated its policies so that ice dance or pairs teams competing domestically can be composed of any two athletes.
Canada's governing body of figure skating announced that its definition of "team" for athletes training in the Podium Pathway will be revised to consisting of "two skaters."
The previous definition was one woman and one man.
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⚡️ Plane crashes near airport at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, in Labrador
Police and military personnel say a civilian plane has crashed near the Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay airport, in Labrador.
Capt. Nicole Morrison, spokesperson for the base, told that members of the base’s 444 squadron were helping with the “medical transfer” of passengers involved in the crash.
The number of casualties remains unknown.
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Police and military personnel say a civilian plane has crashed near the Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay airport, in Labrador.
Capt. Nicole Morrison, spokesperson for the base, told that members of the base’s 444 squadron were helping with the “medical transfer” of passengers involved in the crash.
The number of casualties remains unknown.
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🇬🇧 🇨🇦 Migrants will be encouraged to move to rural areas through a special visa to combat depopulation and replenish ageing communities under plans by Government advisers
Scotland, which is projected to see a significant decline in its rural population, has already proposed such a scheme but the MAC said any pilot would be “of interest to rural communities across the UK”.
A similar scheme in Canada to attract migrants to remote and rural areas along its Atlantic coast succeeded in retaining 94 per cent of them in the first year. Key to the success was a package of integrated settlement support services for newcomers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/13/migrants-encouraged-move-rural-areas-boost-economies-population
Scotland, which is projected to see a significant decline in its rural population, has already proposed such a scheme but the MAC said any pilot would be “of interest to rural communities across the UK”.
A similar scheme in Canada to attract migrants to remote and rural areas along its Atlantic coast succeeded in retaining 94 per cent of them in the first year. Key to the success was a package of integrated settlement support services for newcomers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/13/migrants-encouraged-move-rural-areas-boost-economies-population
The Telegraph
Migrants could be encouraged to move to rural areas to boost economies and population
Government advisers say a rural visa could help tackle shortages in lower-skilled agricultural jobs and replenish ageing communities
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MPs pass bill mandating internet giants pay for news. Meta threatens to block content
The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content, and Meta is once again threatening to remove news content from Facebook in Canada.
Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has argued the bill will "enhance fairness" in the digital news marketplace by creating a framework and bargaining process for behemoths such as Google and Meta, which owns social media sites Facebook and Instagram, to pay media outlets.
The bill would create a system overseen by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which would have the power to impose administrative monetary penalties on companies that are not compliant with its provisions.
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The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content, and Meta is once again threatening to remove news content from Facebook in Canada.
Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has argued the bill will "enhance fairness" in the digital news marketplace by creating a framework and bargaining process for behemoths such as Google and Meta, which owns social media sites Facebook and Instagram, to pay media outlets.
The bill would create a system overseen by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which would have the power to impose administrative monetary penalties on companies that are not compliant with its provisions.
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