COVID-19
Ontario releases three phase reopening plan
By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ridgetown Independent News Ontario will begin easing restrictions at the end of the month. Last week, […]
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Canada welcomed more Immigrants in 2021 than it has ever before in its history
By Shazia Nazir / Local Journalism Initiative Canada has welcomed 401,000 permanent residents in 2021. The historic high was announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser […]
COVID-19
Federal government expands lockdown supports to people, businesses affected by capacity limits
The federal government is expanding access to pandemic financial supports, as much of the country grapples with surging COVID-19 infections and new restrictions are implemented […]
National
MPs unanimously approve updated legislation to ban conversion therapy
The federal government’s updated bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy has been adopted unanimously by the House of Commons. MPs voted to fast […]
National
A 20-year spike in inflation could put the bite on the Trudeau Liberals
Heath Krevesky is a self-confessed political junkie — and a bit of a nerd. That’s his way of explaining why he’s been tracking his weekly […]
COVID-19
Stock markets rattled by fears about emerging COVID variant
Global stock markets and oil prices tumbled Friday after South Africa identified a new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel […]
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Canada struggling to meet refugee target number for 2021
Canada is nowhere near to meeting its goal of welcoming 81,000 refugees by the end of 2021, according to numbers obtained by CBC News. Figures […]
National
The U.S. may implement a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Canada should follow, experts say
If the U.S. government implements a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games to protest China’s human rights abuses, Canada should do the same, former diplomats and […]
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Inflation rate jumps again to new 18-year high of 4.7%
Canada’s inflation rate jumped to a new 18-year high of 4.7 per cent last month, led by sharply higher prices for energy. Statistics Canada says […]
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Pasta prices rising after Alberta durum wheat crops hurt by summer drought
The price of pasta is expected to rise at the grocery store and on restaurant menus because of a summer drought that affected durum wheat drops in […]