WARREN, Mich. — President Biden sought to lean into his strengths during a Thursday trip to Michigan, even as the discontent among the state’s large Arab American population over his handling of the situation in Gaza loomed over the visit. Biden met with Black community leaders and chatted with patrons at They Say, a Black-owned … Read more
Alberta premier in for a fight from publicly funded interest groups that defend sex-change procedures for minors Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia/File It’s a whole lot of common sense, but you can expect Smith to face a slew of lawfare from state-supported academics and non-profits regardless. Nor is it radical to require a … Read more
U.S.-Mexico relations were rattled Wednesday by reports of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation into drug money connections to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2006 campaign. Three distinct reports, published by ProPublica, InSight Crime and Deutsche Welle (DW), expanded on previous allegations that López Obrador aides took millions of dollars from drug cartels in 2006 in exchange for a … Read more
Presented by Consumer Brands Association — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story Tax deal passes House, faces gantlet in Senate A key tax deal that includes business tax breaks and an expansion of the child tax credit could face its toughest hurdles yet in the Senate despite its … Read more
No tips required at this pizza shop. A Canadian Pizza Hut is going viral after employees posted a sign on its front door with an unfortunate typo. “Due to unforeseen circumcisions the dining room will be closed tonight,” the sign on the restaurant in Timmins, northern Ontario, read last week, according to CTV News. “Sorry … Read more
The dental-care plan will eventually cover all uninsured Canadians with an annual household income under $90,000. A dental surgeon works on a patient’s teeth in this file photo.Photo by LUCIEN LIBERT /Reuters files OTTAWA — The New Democrats and Liberals are at odds over the rollout of the new federal dental plan, after the government … Read more
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Train derailment with chemicals still haunts locals A year after a train carrying toxic vinyl chloride derailed in Ohio, locals are still worried about the potential implications. © Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press file … Read more
The report showed a 1.7% increase in rental supply in 2023, not nearly enough to keep up with demand, including from 1.2 million new arrivals to Canada last year A rental sign at an apartment complex in Windsor, Ont. It’s a sign that is becoming increasingly hard to find across Canada.Photo by Dan Janisse/Postmedia Canada’s … Read more
Opinion: Metro Vancouver suffers a double whammy in regard to outrageous house prices. It’s a gateway city for foreign capital. And it’s located in a country that compounds unaffordability. Metro Vancouver prices are higher in part because the city is an attractive place to live, but that doesn’t explain the crazy run-up of 2016, which … Read more
Employers are having to juggle inflation, labour scarcity, but also an economic slowdown. Getty Images Quebec employers are planning salary increases of around 3.7 per cent on average in 2024, according to a survey on salary projections carried out by the firm Normandin Beaudry. Employers find themselves in a “funny context” as they have to … Read more