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Travelers brace for Air Canada work stoppage

Air Canada passengers are watching the clock ahead of a strike deadline that could see the airline’s flight attendants walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the CBC reports. The company’s 6,800 unionized flight attendants, who are represented by CUPE, served a 72-hour strike notice on the airline on Sunday after 65 per cent […]

Is something happening here?

Occupy Wall Street – and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? A Red Tory elected head of the Alberta Conservatives? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally unexpected reaction to Jack Layton’s death. It […]

State of the nation: We're seeing how badly Harper misread Canadians

By Murray Dobbin Hudak’s defeat and Occupy Bay Street are latest signs PM’s politics aren’t embraced. Occupy Wall Street — and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally […]

Canada's Vital Signs 2011 reveals we're losing the war on obesity, declaring personal bankruptcy more often - but staving off NEET trend amongst youth

Canadians are pushing themselves to the brink of their physical and financial health, says Canada’s Vital Signs 2011, the annual report card on quality of life from Community Foundations of Canada. National obesity rates and personal bankruptcy numbers continue to rise unabated – and although Canada’s youth unemployment rates haven’t reached the epic proportions of […]

Sandwich generation healthier, wealthier but worried

Canadian parents who also provide support to their own parents are in better physical, psychological and financial health than the average Canadian. But these members of the “Sandwich Generation” are also concerned about the impact that the eldercare is having on many aspects of their lives, according to the most recent health survey conducted by […]

Copyright Modernization Act re-introduced

The federal government re-introduced copyright legislation Friday with ramificatiosn for social media, balancing the needs of creators versus the users. Copyright Modernization Act will help make Canada’s copyright laws more modern, flexible, and in line with current international standards. Modernizing Canada’s copyright laws is an important for the digital economy. Each year that Canada goes […]

Climate change could be expensive for Canada: NRT

Unless global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are brought down and Canada invests in adaptation, the economic impacts of climate change on Canada could climb to billions of dollars per year, according to a new report released Thursday by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT).   Paying the Price: the Economic Impacts […]

Nobel Peace laureates call on Harper to stop tar sands expansion

Eight Nobel Peace Laureates today sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on him to ensure that Canada moves towards a clean energy future—and halts the expansion of the tar sands. In their letter, the Laureates—which include Archbishop Desmond Tutu (South Africa), Jody Williams (USA), President Ramos Horta...

MORTGAGE TRENDS: Where are Canadian interest rates heading?

By: Rob McLister, editor of Canadian Mortgage Trends One could wax on about how grim the United States (US) economy is, but Mark Carney put it succinctly: “The (U.S.) housing market remains a mess, the consumer is weak, and government actions can be expected to reduce growth…The U.S. economy is close to stall speed…” That […]

Where is Henry Ford when you need him?

You may remember Henry — the ruthless industrialist who nonetheless refused to be hobbled by suicidal ideology when it came to doing business. He realized as his workers cranked thousands of new cars off the assembly line that none of those workers would likely ever own one, because he didn’t pay them enough. So he dramatically...