City approves new franchise fee collection formula, as mandated by province

The city has set next year’s franchise fee rate at $0.015507 (about 1.5 cents) per kilowatt-hour, for both residential and commercial customers Power lines are seen with the Calgary skyline as a backdrop on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Gavin Young/Postmedia file With the city’s new “quantity-only” model for collecting local access fees (LAFs) that are … Read more

Fed chair Jerome Powell blames influx of illegal migrants for rising unemployment rate

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell blamed the migrant crisis for the nation’s growing unemployment after cutting the benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point for the first time since early days of Covid-19 on Wednesday. “If you’re having millions of people come into the labor force, then — and you’re creating 100,000 jobs — you’re … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing professional tells BBC to ‘stop hiring Italian dancers’

A former Strictly star has said the BBC should ‘stop hiring Italian’ dancers (Picture: BBC) A former Strictly Come Dancing pro has jokingly called on the BBC to ‘stop booking Italian dancers’ after the recent controversies. Ahead of the premiere of the most recent season of the long-running dancing series, two professional dancers left the … Read more

Daniel Penny manslaughter trial DA wants to ban testimony on Jordan Neely’s psych history, K-2 abuse before subway chokehold death

Prosecutors are trying to ban testimony at Daniel Penny’s upcoming trial that would detail Jordan Neely’s psychiatric history and chronic abuse of the drug K2 — something Penny’s lawyers argued “goes to the heart of any justification defense” in the lightning-rod subway chokehold case. Defense attorneys for the ex-Marine — who faces manslaughter charges for … Read more

TikTok star Tianna Robillard stirs dating buzz with Vikings’ Ivan Pace Jr. after messy NFL breakup

TikTok star Tianna Robillard and Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. raised eyebrows Sunday when they were seen hugging on the sidelines before Minnesota’s win over the 49ers in Minneapolis. The influencer — who made headlines in July for publicly accusing her ex-fiancé, Bengals guard Cody Ford, of cheating — and Pace shared a brief exchange … Read more

Judge keeps Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs behind bars pending trial as damning new texts revealed

Damning new text messages were revealed Wednesday in the sex-trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs — as a Manhattan judge ruled the hip-hop mogul would remain behind bars pending trial. Manhattan federal Judge Andrew Carter, Jr. said Combs’ proposal for home detention and electronic monitoring on $50 million bail were “insufficient” – upholding a magistrate … Read more

Bloc Québécois to vote against non-confidence motion next week

The vote will keep Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in office and prevent an immediate plunge into an election. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — In the end, the election suspense in Ottawa was short-lived and Liberals can thank Quebec separatists … Read more

‘We are funding hope’: Montreal Children’s Hospital gets a boost for cancer clinical trials

“For far too many children with cancer, clinical trials are their only chance at survival,” says Dr. Catherine Vézina. A $1-million donation from Montreal’s Fuel Transport will help with that. Dimitri Lappos’s three-year-old son, Jameson, has been treated for cancer at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Treatments were “intense” for about nine months, Lappos says, but … Read more

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