🏠 Competition Bureau says it's probing whether landlords are using AI to set rents

The Competition Bureau has confirmed it’s investigating the possible use of AI-driven algorithmic pricing in Canadian real estate rental markets.

Real estate companies are allegedly using programs that track what competitors are charging for rent and leases, which makes it easier to collude and artificially inflate rents.
#housing
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💰Carney leads in fundraising as Freeland says numbers don't 'tell the whole story'

Carney hauled in an impressive $1.9 million in donations from 11,260 contributors, a figure that easily dwarfs the $226,661 former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland collected from 332 donors in the first leg of this Liberal leadership race.

A spokesperson for Freeland said the data didn't tell "the whole story," claiming Freeland had actually raised close to $600,000 from over 2,000 donors.

In any case, the numbers speak clearly: the past few years with Chrystia Freeland as finance minister will not be easily forgotten, even by the Liberals.
#election
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. The sentence includes 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men’s shelter. It comes on top of nine months he spent in custody both before and during his trial.

King he must not return to Ottawa except for court appearances and must stay away from six other convoy leaders, including Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

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Conservatives urge Mark Carney to proactively disclose any conflicts ahead of next election

The Conservative Party is calling on Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney to proactively disclose any potential financial conflicts of interest, warning that existing rules won’t ensure such information is made public before a potential spring federal election campaign.

Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett said the timelines in the existing ethics rules for cabinet ministers and the prime minister would give Mr. Carney up to four months after becoming PM before such a disclosure is made public.

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☕️ Ottawa coffee shop ditching ‘Americano’ for ‘Canadiano’ on its menu

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Delta Air Lines offers $30K to crash survivors as crews begin removing plane from runway

Delta Air Lines says it is offering $30,000 to the passengers of a plane that crashed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport as crews begin to remove the mangled aircraft from the runway.

Some of the survivors of the crash are considering legal action.

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📊🇺🇸 New poll says 27% of Canadians view the United States as an 'enemy' country

🔹A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians — 27 per cent — now see the United States as an “enemy” country, while another 30 per cent still say they consider the U.S. an ally.

🔹Another 27 per cent of respondents to the Leger survey said they consider the United States to be a “neutral” country.
#US
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🪖🇺🇸 Having U.S.-controlled system running Canada’s new warships too risky

Defence industry officials have warned that the U.S. controls many of the key systems onboard Canada’s new warships, allowing the Americans to hold this country hostage over future upgrades or even the provision of spare parts.

The U.S. already controls much of the technology used by the Canadian military, but previously that was not seen as an issue as the Americans were viewed as close allies.
#US
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🚄 High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City

The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.

It's safe to say the project will end up costing at least twice as much.
#Ontario #Quebec
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🇨🇦🏒🇺🇸 Hockey fans celebrate Canada’s epic win over U.S. in 4 Nations final

Fans across the country are celebrating Canada’s victory over the United States in the hotly-anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off final.

Against a politically-charged backdrop, Canada’s Connor McDavid scored the winner, in a spectacular 3-2 overtime finish against the country’s fierce North American rival, Thursday night in Boston.
#US
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Liberal Party questions leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla over possible interference from India

The Liberal Party has sent a list of questions to leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla that raise concerns about possible foreign interference from India and alleged campaign irregularities, two Liberal sources say.

Ms. Dhalla, the sources say, was provided with 27 questions on Monday and given a deadline to respond.
#election #India
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Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc endorses Mark Carney for Liberal leader

Dominic LeBlanc is endorsing Mark Carney to replace his childhood friend Justin Trudeau as prime minister and Liberal leader, saying the former Bank of Canada governor “has what it takes to steer a G7 economy through choppy waters.”

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More Sudan war refugees to be resettled in Canada as Liberals up quota

The federal government is increasing the number of refugees it plans to resettle as a result of Sudan’s civil war, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reach Canada through various programs.

Another initiative that no one asked for.
#immigration
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💸 Liberals want to nearly double CBC funding, as an investment in 'national security'

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge presented her plan for “The Future of CBC/Radio-Canada” on Thursday.

The 17-page document details how the Liberals want to transform the CBC’s funding model and governance by nearly doubling the amount of money Canadians spend each year and removing advertising from news programming.

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🇺🇸🤝🍁 Ontario government's controversial Fox News sponsorship

The Ontario government has sparked controversy by sponsoring a prime-time interview on Fox News featuring Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

This move is part of a costly advertising campaign aimed at countering Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods.

Critics, including Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie and NDP Leader Marit Stiles, argue that Premier Doug Ford is wasting taxpayer money during an election period.
#US
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👊 Canada names 7 drug cartels, crime groups as terrorist entities

Canada is listing seven transnational criminal organizations, including multiple drug cartels, as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, the public safety minister announced on Thursday.

The full list of criminal groups now deemed terrorist entities are:

🔹The Gulf Cartel
🔹The Michoacán Family
🔹MS-13
🔹The United Cartels
🔹TdA (Tren de Aragua)
🔹Jalisco Cartel New Generation
🔹Sinaloa Cartel

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Petition asking PM to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship garners support

Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration.

Musk is a native of South Africa but he has Canadian citizenship through his Regina-born mother.

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Ruby Dhalla kicked out of Liberal leadership race after 'extremely serious' violations: party

A Liberal Party of Canada committee voted unanimously on Friday to disqualify former MP Ruby Dhalla from the race to be the next leader.

Azam Ishmael, the party's national director, said in a statement that the Liberal leadership vote committee determined she made 10 violations, some involving the party's leadership and expense rules.

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🇺🇦 Trudeau visits Ukraine to mark 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president said the prime minister is one of 13 foreign leaders attending a summit on peace and security for Ukraine, and he hoped Trudeau would enlighten him on "what is happening with the relationship with the U.S."
#Trudeau #Ukraine
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💸🇺🇦 Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv.
#Trudeau #Ukraine #Russia
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Could it be that the Conservatives have lost their chance?

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