Toronto Food Banks Saw Record 47 Percent Increase In Visits During Pandemic, Report Finds
Between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, Toronto food banks saw 1.45 million visits, representing an unprecedented 47 per cent increase from the year before.
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United Conservative Party Drops Education Document Praising Nazi Economic Policy Following Public Outcry
The publication suggested that educators should provide content that states Nazi policies 'substantially strengthened the country's economy.'
Vancouver Anti-Tax Group Wants Business Owners To Get More Votes Than Ordinary Citizens
A group calling itself the 'Business Tax Alliance' is working with a Texas law firm to campaign for the reinstatement of a law that allowed corporations to vote in municipal elections.
Erin O’Toole Admits Conservative MPs Are Creating ‘Confusion’ Around Vaccines
Last weekend, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu made false claims about polio being more dangerous than COVID-19 during a CBC interview.
90,000 Struggling Seniors Who Received Pandemic Support Face Cuts To Guaranteed Income Supplement
Low-income seniors who received CERB and/or CRB to support them during some of the hardest periods of the pandemic are now facing cuts to their Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Conservative Premiers Called Out For Refusing To Introduce Vaccine Rules For Health Workers
The CMA issued a press release Thursday stating it is 'disappointed' by the decisions of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Quebec Premier Francois Legault to not require health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Struggling Workers Face Uncertain Future With End Of Pandemic Benefits
Canadians with few viable job prospects and little income support say they are facing a 'bleak' future with the termination of the Canada Recovery Benefit.
Canadian Oil And Gas Companies’ Planned Expansions To Worsen Climate Emergency: Report
The climate change strategies employed by most of the companies assessed in the report don’t count the roughly 70-80 per cent of emissions caused by the burning of oil and gas — the very products they’re producing.
Extreme Heat Killed More British Columbians Last Summer Than Previously Thought, Highlighting Urgent Need For Climate Action
New data showed the heatwave killed 595 British Columbians between June 18 and Aug. 12, up from previous reports of 569 deaths between June 20 and July 29.