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Canada Women are the breadwinners in a growing percentage of Canadian families, according to a new report. But this is less likely to be true if that woman has children, and the proportion drops the more kids she has. A new report by the Vanier Institute highlights gains, but theContinue Reading

Canada·First Person James Morrison did everything that he was told to live a successful life: go to school, get a job and save money. Now at 36, he says he can’t afford to buy a home and is weighing the costs of having more children. My parents owned the houseContinue Reading

Canada Australia’s new law banning social media for those under 16 will likely move the needle on Canadian efforts demanding more online protections for young people, experts say, though they call the ‘sledgehammer approach’ of a total ban an imperfect solution. Bans don’t deter young people determined to seek outContinue Reading

Canada Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods coming into the U.S. But his threat has raised questions as to whether Canada has any kind of leverage to squeeze the U.S. and prevent such tariff action. Canada may feel it has no choice other than toContinue Reading

Canada Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico on his first day in office. We break down what that means, and how it could affect you. Proposed U.S. tariffs on Canadian products described as ‘catastrophic’ Natalie Stechyson · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Canada Cuts to staff, classes, programs and student services: Canada’s post-secondary system is moving into a stormy period, as colleges and universities grapple with budget shortfalls exacerbated by restrictions on international students, domestic tuition caps or freezes, and stagnant provincial funding. Institutions, students, faculty call for sustained boost to provincial fundingJessicaContinue Reading

Canada Most young people turn to social media with their questions, but end up getting an onslaught of bite-sized, dubiously reliable content. Students and experts alike say more extensive learning is needed to boost critical thinking skills and help them be savvier on social media. Students need ‘tools … toContinue Reading

Canada A House of Commons committee voted Thursday to probe how an admitted human smuggler received a new Canadian passport through Service Canada after he was forced to surrender a previous travel document under court-imposed conditions of release.  House of Commons committee to call immigration and public safety minister toContinue Reading

In early 2024, senior officials at the Canada Revenue Agency were so concerned it had wrongly authorized bogus refunds of tens of millions of dollars that they wrote confidential briefing notes stating that the agency was plagued by significant “gaps” in its ability to spot — and stop — scammers,Continue Reading