Canada
- www.ctvnews.ca Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canada starting Aug. 1
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that starting Aug. 1, the U.S. will charge a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian products sent into the country.
- Poilievre worried there won’t be enough government left for him to cutwww.thebeaverton.com Poilievre worried there won't be enough government left for him to cut
“Save some for me Mark!” Luke and the Panel (Nile Séguin and Clare Blackwood) break down Mark Carney enacting spending cuts that even Harper wouldn’t dream of, and then dive into the biggest sports stories going on in the world: The Blue Jays are soaring, Rogers is screwing over the Raptors, and the...
- Alberta bans school library books it deems sexually explicit
>Explicit sexual content, defined by the province as detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including masturbation, penetration and ejaculation, will not be accessible to students in any grade.
also
>Religious texts, such as the Bible, will be allowed on the shelves.
I'm shocked... really, like, i 100% knew that was going to be in there article. So actually, I'm not shocked. Fuck you Alberta.
- What The Fuck!?
Why did The Walrus outlet accept this sponsorship?
They have enough number of readers to do the right thing.
- How Toronto tenants took on their landlords—and won—with rent strikeswww.policyalternatives.ca How Toronto tenants took on their landlords—and won—with rent strikes | CCPA
Canada is in the middle of a housing crisis that is disproportionately affecting the most economically precarious renters. In 2022, a report found that in Vancouver and in Toronto, even two minimum wage workers who work full-time cannot afford a one-bedroom unit without spending more than 30 per cen...
- Trump threatening 35% tariffs on Canadian goods across the board
"There will be no tariff if Canada, or companies within your country, decide to manufacture product within the United States," - T-bag
- www.nationalobserver.com Vancouver council lowers speed limit to 30km/h on local streets to reduce collisions
Vancouver's city council has voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit on local streets to 30 kilometres per hour, down from the provincially mandated 50 kilometres per hour.
- Manitoba again declares provincewide state of emergency due to wildfires
>Manitoba has declared another provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to threaten communities.
>Garden Hill Anisininew Nation is being evacuated Thursday after a wildfire entered the First Nation, leadership said Thursday morning. Snow Lake, about 590 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, issued a mandatory evacuation order on Wednesday, with people ordered out by noon Thursday.
>More than 4,000 people are expected to leave Garden Hill alone, the premier said. Snow Lake has a population of more than 1,000 people.
>The Canadian Armed Forces has been assisting with the evacuation from that community. Hercules and commercial flights are slated to help bring residents out on Thursday, Kinew said.
- WestJet apologizes to Elder after agent denies access to his flight despite valid identificationwww.aptnnews.ca WestJet apologies to Elder after agent ignored valid status card
WestJet has apologized to an Elder who was denied permission to board his flight home to Winnipeg by an agent.
- www.theglobeandmail.com Immigration caps are contributing to lower asking rents in Canada, CMHC says
Limits on foreign students and new permanent residents influencing rental demand in some major cities, report finds
The article has a loooooong list of rent decreases in major metros across the country. Generally, we're seeing decreases that seem to erase the increase from the same period in 2024.
> Over the past year, the average asking monthly rent fell between 2 per cent and 8 per cent in condos and rental-only apartments – also known as purpose-built rentals – said the report released Tuesday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC). > > The drop was due to a surge in new condos and apartment buildings hitting the market along with limits on temporary foreign residents such as students and new permanent residents.
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> “It is quite evident on the demand side that there have been signs of weakening,” said Tania Bourassa-Ochoa, CMHC’s deputy chief economist, adding that there were stronger rental declines in regions with slower population growth.
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- Canadian premier accuses US lawmakers of 'trying to trivialise' wildfireswww.bbc.com Canadian premier accuses US lawmakers of 'trying to trivialize ' wildfires
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was critical of a letter sent by six US lawmakers concerned over wildfire smoke drifting south.
- Mr. Robertson, tell Toronto a deal is a dealwww.theglobeandmail.com Globe editorial: Mr. Robertson, tell Toronto a deal is a deal
Since Toronto reneged on its sixplex agreement, Ottawa should follow through with pulling federal housing funds
The housing crisis is screwing generations of Canadians. Toronto City council is enabling it.
The feds need to call out Toronto's bad faith negotiations and withdraw the promised funds.
(The feds also need to change tax laws to definancialize housing, enforce money laundering laws, build affordable housing, etc - but I digress)
> In 2023, Toronto city council voted in support of an agreement signed with Ottawa, pledging a variety of policy changes that included allowing buildings with six housing units on a single lot anywhere in the city. Federal money allocated from the Housing Accelerator Fund started to flow in return and then, during a debate last month, a lot of councillors got cold feet. > > Instead of voting to allow the sixplexes they had pledged to permit everywhere, council watered down the proposal. In fact, they took a fire hose to it. These buildings will be allowed in only nine wards, which together make up less than one-quarter of the city’s area. Councillors for the other 16 wards can opt in later, as if they are mayors of their own area.
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- www.theguardian.com US will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letter
New levies, apart from the 25% on auto parts and 50% on steel and aluminum, will come into effect on 1 August
