Category: Canada

Canada’s In A Corner Over The Meng Wanzhou Case, With No Good Options | CBC News

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Scarcely 24 hours after U.S. prosecutors sent on the evidence they’d gathered in support of extraditing Meng Wanzhou from Canada to the United States, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland wasn’t even trying to put a gloss on the parlous state of Canada-China relations. “It is absolutely the case that we face a challenging situation with China now,” Freeland told reporters as she left cabinet Tuesday. “Our government is extremely focused on addressing that situation.” Read full story here: Canada’s In A Corner Over The Meng Wanzhou Case, With No Good Options | CBC News

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Majority Of Baby Boomers Would Opt For Semi-Retirement If Employers Only Allowed: Poll | CBC News

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The majority of working baby boomers would stay on the job longer if employers allowed them to shift into semi-retirement — but most workplaces don’t provide that option, a new survey suggests. With unemployment in Canada at record lows and a labour shortage poised to hit critical levels when boomers hang up their hats, semi-retirement could be one way to help manage that crisis. Since working longer puts more money in people’s wallets when they do retire, that increased spending power would benefit the economy as well. Read full story here: Majority Of Baby Boomers Would Opt…

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Copyright Notices Can No Longer Demand Payment For Alleged Piracy | CTV News

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The system was designed to be a compromise, discouraging piracy without being punitive towards offenders. But advocates say the system was quickly “exploited,” with some companies apparently issuing demands for payment while claiming that users could face massive liability if they refuse to pay. These alleged abuses prompted the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, OpenMedia, Geist, and other experts to write an open letter to the government, calling for changes to fix the flawed notice-and-notice system. Read full story here: Copyright Notices Can No Longer Demand Payment For…

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1.6 Million Canadian Banking Records Shared With IRS | CBC News

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The Canadian government has shared more than 1.6 million Canadian banking records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service since the start of a controversial information-sharing agreement in 2014, CBC News has learned. In 2016 and again in 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency provided the IRS with information on 600,000 Canadian bank accounts each year. That’s a sharp increase from the 300,000 records shared in 2015 and the 150,000 records shared in 2014, the year the sharing began. Read full story here: 1.6 Million Canadian Banking Records Shared With IRS |…

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Canada Pushes Back As U.S. Congressman Flags Threats Along ‘Totally Wide Open’ Northern Border | CTV News

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Canada is defending accusations from a U.S. Congressman that the United States is ignoring security issues along the Canada-U.S. border. “It is the longest, most successful international boundary — un-militarized international boundary — in the history of the world, and we’re determined to keep it that way,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in an interview with CTV Power Play Host Don Martin on Wednesday. Read full story here: Canada Pushes Back As U.S. Congressman Flags Threats Along ‘Totally Wide Open’ Northern Border | CTV News

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Canada Adopts Strict Rules For Drone Flights | Engadget

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It’s Canada’s turn to implement rules for drone flights, and those in the pipeline could make the American approach seem lenient. Transport Canada has adopted new regulations that will require the registration of any drone weighing between 250g and 25kg (0.55lbs to 55lbs), and would-be pilots will have to be at least 14 years old and either a citizen or permanent resident. You’ll also have to obtain a pilot’s certificate, which entails an online exam for basic (general use) flights. Advanced drone operators, those who want to fly in controlled…

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Bell Wants Permission To Gather And Track Customer Data | CBC News

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Canada’s largest telecommunications group is getting mixed reviews for its plan to follow the lead of companies like Google and Facebook in collecting massive amounts of information about the activities and preferences of its customers.Bell Canada began asking its customers in December for permission to track everything they do with their home and mobile phones, internet, television, apps or any other services they get through Bell or its affiliates. Read full story here: Bell Wants Permission To Gather And Track Customer Data | CBC News

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Loonie, One Of The Big Losers Of 2018, Remains ‘Expensive,’ Experts Say | CBC News

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It was a rough ride for the loonie in 2018. The Canadian dollar fell nearly eight per cent against its U.S. counterpart last year — with much of its slide worsening in the fourth quarter — plunging almost six per cent since October. In fact, the loonie was the second worst performing major currency in the world against the U.S. dollar in the last quarter, just behind another commodity currency, the Norwegian Krone, according to CIBC. Read full story here: Loonie, One Of The Big Losers Of 2018, Remains ‘Expensive,’ Experts Say | CBC News

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Gas Prices Next Year Could Be Highest Since 2014, Analyst Forecasts | CTV News

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Next year could see the highest gas prices in Canada since 2014 because of carbon taxes, according to an analyst. Current low prices, caused by a glut in supply in recent months are set to rebound sharply in 2019, Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst at Gasbuddy.com, told CTV News Channel. But we still have a week or two before things get really “strange”, McTeague said from Oakville, Ont. “You’re going to see 2019, because of carbon taxes, be much more expensive than even 2018, which puts us at the highest…

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Canada Post Stamp Prices To Increase On Jan. 14 | CBC News

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Canada Post says the cost for an individual stamp on a letter sent within Canada will jump to $1.05, instead of a loonie, starting Jan. 14. Other increases for mail within the country range between a dime and 35 cents depending on the size of the letter. The cost of sending letters to the United States will go up between seven and 20 cents, while overseas mail will need an extra 15 to 20 cents to get there. Read full story here: Canada Post Stamp Prices To Increase On Jan.…

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