Canada
- Tuesday, 5 March 2024
2024 Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled, company seeks creditor protection
Assahafa.com Financial difficulties have forced company to 'restructure,' organizers say. The Montreal company that operates the Just for Laughs comedy festival has...
- Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Federal environment minister calls Premier Moe ‘immoral’ for flouting carbon-price law
Assahafa.com Steven Guilbeault says 'measures will have to be taken' Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against...
- Monday, 4 March 2024
Alberta’s $200 electric vehicle registration tax is sparking debate among owners
Assahafa.com The province is expecting revenue of $1 million from the electric vehicle tax in 2024-25 Bassam Mahfoud bought a Tesla...
- Monday, 4 March 2024
Snowstorm closes some highways, travel not recommended in parts of south and central Sask
Assahafa.com The winter storm is entering its second day with areas like the Battlefords and Kindersley having their surrounding highways...
- Saturday, 2 March 2024
Regina drivers pulled over for any reason this month will have to take a sobriety test
Assahafa.com Drivers pulled over for rolling stops, speeding or licence checks will have to take alcohol screening test. A Regina Police...
- Saturday, 2 March 2024
The Body Shop Canada to close 33 stores, end online sales
Assahafa.com Retailer said earlier Canadian stores would not be impacted by U.K. branch's woes The Body Shop Canada will close nearly a third of its...
- Thursday, 29 February 2024
Canadian economy not in recession, but 2023 was one of its weakest recent years
Assahafa.com StatsCan says aside from first year of pandemic, growth in 2023 rose at slowest pace since 2016. The Canadian economy...
- Thursday, 29 February 2024
The pharmacare bill is coming today — here’s what you need to know
Assahafa.com How a national drug plan would work, why experts say it's needed and what it might cost. The Liberal government...
- Thursday, 29 February 2024
Cost of Liberal government’s defence plan has jumped by $50B, PBO says
Assahafa.com Projected cost of new equipment over 20-year period has risen to nearly $215 billion, assessment shows. The cost of the...
- Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Federal government is running out of time to name a new ethics commissioner
Assahafa.com With the interim commissioner's term ending Thursday, opposition accuses government of dragging its heels. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government says...
