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Canada Selling off or privatizing Canada Post is just one of many significant and potentially drastic remedies tossed around by analysts who say the Crown corporoation cannot continue in its present form. Canada Post has lost $3B in the last 6 years Mark Gollom · CBC News · Posted: Dec 20, 2024 4:00Continue Reading

Canada In a “drastic” but expected move, the federal government will no longer be granting additional points toward permanent residence to some temporary foreign workers, less than two months after an undercover investigation revealed how easy it is to buy and sell these jobs online. Policy change follows undercover CBC/IJFContinue Reading

Canada Canada Post announced today that Santa will not be writing back to the children who write him letters this year. In a news release, the Crown corporation said that it has begun ramping up operations again after its month-long strike came to an end Tuesday. But corporation says SantaContinue Reading

Canada A TikTok account sharing AI-generated videos of explosions and burning cities has disappeared from the platform. But the type of content it hosted — what experts call “AI slop” — is still going strong. ‘AI slop’ content represents a worrying trend, expert says A screenshot of videos from theContinue Reading

Mornings are the toughest — waking up, realizing he can’t just get out of bed, there are extra steps he must take to start the day. But then, Lucas Arsenault remembers he should not have survived.  Half a year ago, the 27-year-old professional kiteboarder from the Acadian community of MontContinue Reading

British Columbia Former B.C. premier John Horgan was remembered as a loving father and dedicated politician on Sunday afternoon — but also a man whose comic timing and collaborative spirit made for a lasting legacy. Memorial service for Horgan, who died last month at 65, featured many comic anecdotes andContinue Reading

British Columbia Emergency officials say one of two unaccounted for people has been found dead following a landslide that closed the Sea to Sky Highway Saturday, amid a coastal windstorm. Emergency officials say the search continues for a 2nd person who remains unaccounted forCBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2024Continue Reading

Canada·First Person Jordan Kawchuk struggles with alcoholism. Repeated time in treatment centres and sober houses has taught him to connect with others — and himself. He’s determined to make his current stay his last. No two treatments are alike, but my experience follows a general pattern Jordan Kawchuk · forContinue Reading

Canada The federal government announced the plan to temporarily waive the five per cent goods and services tax in a bid to help ease affordability concerns during the holiday season. 2-month tax break applies to things like restaurant meals, children’s clothingThe Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 14, 2024 1:25 PMContinue Reading