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Canada · 4 d ago
Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fraud hit Canada's bread price-fixing settlement, with $8.5 million in suspicious payments
Applying took only a name, a birth date, contact details and where the claimant bought bread. Each approved claimant got a $49.11 Interac e-transfer, and the deposit link could be forwarded to someone else.
Canada · 4 d ago
Jean-Philippe Bourgoin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Former Desjardins head Guy Cormier to run for the Liberals in Laurier–Sainte-Marie
Cormier will try to succeed former minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned as the Montreal riding's MP. He will face a Bloc Québécois candidate and an NDP candidate.
Canada · 4 d ago
Jasonhargrove · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ottawa delays tougher vehicle emissions standards to 2029
In February, the government dropped the electric-vehicle sales mandate and promised to double the strictness of tailpipe limits from 2027. Eight months later, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the standards will stay at 2026 levels until 2029.
Canada · 4 d ago
Food Banks of Saskatchewan loses its charitable status
The Canada Revenue Agency revoked the organization's registration on Sep 12 for failing to file its annual return, the agency said.
Canada · 4 d ago
Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Montreal protesters stage a die-in against pesticides outside Health Canada's offices
Participants, many in Halloween costumes, lay on the ground in front of the Guy-Favreau complex while others in white coveralls pretended to spray pesticides. Organizers placed a cardboard coffin and tombstones bearing the names of diseases in front of the building.
Canada · 4 d ago
Taxiarchos228 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Toronto's voter turnout is its highest in over a decade
Unofficial figures show 46 per cent of eligible Torontonians voted in this week's municipal election, against about 36 per cent across Ontario.
Canada · 4 d ago
Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
B.C.'s switch to permanent daylight time could scramble calendars and appointments
Vancouver Coastal Health and Island Health tell patients to double-check their appointments, which may have shifted by one hour. Experts warn the change could also cause missed surgeries and late deliveries.
Canada · 4 d ago
Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Quebec's economy is stalled, with zero growth, National Bank economist says
"To be frank, it's ugly and it's not acceptable."
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