The carbon tax has its critics — do any of them have better ideas? (www.cbc.ca)
Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result (www.cbc.ca)
Scan your receipt to exit? Loblaw facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout (www.cbc.ca)
More BS for consumers who are now being treated even more like thieves when they shop
Poilievre says 'biological males' should be banned from women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stepped into the debate over trans rights on Wednesday, saying “biological males” should be banned from women’s sports, change rooms and bathrooms....
Calgary judge rules 27-year-old can go ahead with MAID death despite father's concerns (www.cbc.ca)
But W.V. believes his daughter “is vulnerable and is not competent to make the decision to take her own life,” according to Feasby’s summary of the father’s position....
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds (www.cbc.ca)
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that never happened, allowing the company to turn a profit on its fledgling carbon capture and storage project, according to a new report by Greenpeace Canada....
Surging Loblaw boycott shows customer anger with grocery giant, says Mount Pearl organizer (www.cbc.ca)
No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules (www.cbc.ca)
A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing....
Quebec's housing crisis goes beyond supply and demand, says new report (www.cbc.ca)
Submitting for this truly astonishing quote:...
Philanthropist who gave $30M to U Manitoba condemns 'hateful' valedictory speech, university for allowing it (www.cbc.ca)
The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba’s largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....
Pierre Poilievre says minors should not have access to puberty blockers (www.cbc.ca)
Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government’s latest budget as a threat to the country’s future, and suggested a number of new social programs will get a second look if he leads the next government....
Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores. Retailers say organized crime is to blame (www.cbc.ca)
Susan Dennison recently had an unsettling experience at her local grocery store, a Loblaw-owned Fortinos in Burlington, Ont....
'Give us $600 and also we hate you': WestJet's new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online (www.cbc.ca)
If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks....
Customer who filed complaint against TD Bank refuses to sign gag order to get compensation (www.cbc.ca)
Guanghu Cui was poring over his TD Bank statements in March, preparing to pay taxes for his small immigration consulting firm in Oakville, Ont., when he noticed a $1.50 fee for sending an e-transfer....
Cash transactions are way down. These advocates say the feds need to do something (www.cbc.ca)
A consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society....
Should your mail be delivered daily? Canada Post wants Ottawa to rethink its mandate (www.cbc.ca)
Canada Post wants the federal government to consider changing the legislation that requires it to deliver letter mail daily— a mandate the Crown corporation says no longer reflects modern realities and is causing it to lose money....
Canada to start airdropping aid into Gaza within days (www.cbc.ca)
The Canadian government will begin airdropping aid into Gaza within the next week, a government source tells CBC News.
Can a diet that's good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease? (www.cbc.ca)
Fourth man arrested and charged in killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar (www.cbc.ca)
Federal court overturns American transgender woman's persecution-based refugee claim (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/14641130
Canada's shopping for a foreign grocer. Can an international retailer succeed here? | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Shots fired at Toronto Jewish girls school, police investigating (www.cbc.ca)
Toronto police say they’re looking for multiple suspects who allegedly shot at an elementary school in North York early Saturday morning....
Would you fight Alberta's wildfires for $22/hour? And no benefits? (www.cbc.ca)
It was early August 2022, when Michelle Wigmore was on her way back from leading a crew of wildland firefighters near Grande Prairie, Alta. They stopped for a coffee in Fox Creek, about 230 kilometres northwest of Edmonton....