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Ontario secondary school teachers urge province to come to the table with good-faith deal
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters is seen in Toronto, on Monday, March 9, 2020. The union representing elementary teachers in Ontario has filed a complaint with the province's labour relations board, accusing the government of failing to bargain in good faith. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Evening Update: Canada’s inflation rate ticks up to 3.3 per cent in July, raising odds of rate hike
FILE PHOTO: A person shops in the beverage aisle at a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
How Canada’s inflation rate increase relates to food prices
Customers shop for produce at Freestone Produce market in Calgary Alta on July 18, 2023. Despite the annual inflation rate easing to its lowest levels since early 2021, the price of groceries rose 9.1 per cent on an annual basis in June.
opinion
Inflation is making you pay more taxes: yesterday’s thresholds for today’s dollars
William Robson and Alexandre Lauri
University of Waterloo to remove course details from website after triple stabbing
A community event takes place outside Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ont., on Thursday, June 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
carrick on money
Insurance is yet another way renters save big time over owners
Rob Carrick
Canada’s inflation rate ticks up to 3.3 per cent in July, raising odds of September rate hike
A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Neymar completes move to Saudi club Al Hilal after six seasons with PSG
(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar reacts during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and SCO Angers at The Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on January 11, 2023. Brazilian forward Neymar is to leave Parisian football club PSG to join Saudi club Al-Hilal, the Saudi club announced on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
New Brunswick’s child advocate says LGBTQ policy in schools violates Charter rights of kids
New Brunswick's child and youth advocate says changes to the province's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools violate the Charter rights of children. Kelly Lamrock reviews Policy 713 at the Fredericton Convention Centre on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hina Alam
U.S. economy will ‘struggle’ to avoid recession early next year, Wells Fargo Investment Institute says
People walk by the electric American Flag of US Armed Forces Career Center in Times Square, New York City on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Could lawsuits spur school boards to improve their literacy programs?
Paul W. Bennett
Canada’s inflation rate jumped up in July. Here’s what happens next
A motorist fuels up a vehicle at a Shell gas station after the price of a litre of regular gasoline reached a new high of $2.40, in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Canada's competition watchdog says Shell Canada Ltd. has agreed to divest some of its western assets to advance its $100 million deal to buy gas stations from grocery giant Empire Co. Limited. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Manitoba minister attacks NDP and union in video about liquor stores strike
Andrew Smith speaks to the media at a press conference after he wad sworn in at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday Jan. 18, 2022. He says people who are upset they can't buy alcohol due to a strike by staff at Crown-owned liquor stores should blame "the NDP and their union friends." THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Insurers face up to $3-billion in claims from Maui wildfire, RBC estimates
LAHAINA, HAWAII - AUGUST 11: In an aerial view, homes and businesses are seen that were destroyed by a wildfire on August 11, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Two years after Taliban takeover, many Afghans who helped Canada’s military remain in limbo
People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport as a military transport plane takes off behind them in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. The U.S. Embassy warned Americans to stay away from the Kabul airport and told anyone outside the perimeter to Òleave immediately,Ó citing unnamed security threats. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
A family of four, a beloved uncle and his best friend are among the lives lost in Maui
CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO SAMISONI INSTEAD OF SAMISANI - Taufa Samisoni, right, and his wife Katalina speak after attending Mass at Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua, Hawaii on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Taufa Samisoni's uncle, aunt, cousin and cousin's 7-year-old son died in a wildlife that burned most of the Maui town of Lahaina. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
Taylor Swift cost breakdown: Thrilled fans to start saving, but say cost of Toronto trip is worth it
Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift's future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star's handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Neymar set for move to Saudi Arabia after Al Hilal agrees to €90-million transfer fee with PSG
(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar prepares to take a corner during a friendly football match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan on August 3, 2023. Brazilian striker Neymar is "probably about to leave" Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a source close to the negotiations told AFP on August 13, 2023, referring to an offer from Saudi Arabia. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Inquest into cadet’s suicide to shine rare public light on Royal Military College
OTTAWA — Aizaz Chaudhry and his wife Nazli Aizaz spoke about the loss of their son, Absar Chaudhry while he was at the Royal Military College in Kingston. The couple have unanswered questions about his death. They were photographed at their Ottawa home, Monday May 1, 2023. Aizaz opened a photograph of her son, but said it was too emotional to leave it uncovered in the families living room where his belongings are currently sitting in boxes. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
first person
Are you family? How my husband lost a mother and gained a wife
As Maui rescue continues, families and faith leaders cling to hope but tackle reality of loss
A member of a search-and-rescue team walks along a street, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following heavy damage caused by wildfires. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
lives lived
Joseph Leventhal was a doctor and an artist but his family will never forget all his jokes
Joseph Leventhal
Quebecor stops paying rent at legislature, says $100K fee a threat to democracy
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Quebecor Inc. says its purchase of Freedom Mobile drove a big boost in earnings last quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
The curious incident of the shrinking Gatorade in the night-time of high inflation
Ethan Lou
Rent hit a new high in July as students prepped for school, buyers sidelined, report shows
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. A new report says Canada's average asking rent reached a new record in July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Wholesale inflation in U.S. edged up in July from low levels
File - A man maneuvers a lift at S. Katzman Produce at the Hunts Point Produce Market on Nov. 22, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. On Friday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for July, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Why would anyone spend $1,000 on luggage?
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As the nature of work changes, new childcare plan misses a need
Grandparent stepping in to help with childcare
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Figures from an aviation data firm show Canada's two biggest airlines see a far higher proportion of their flights delayed compared with many of their peers abroad. An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian mortgage rates pause climb, but will the calm last?
A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver on June, 12, 2018. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says its profit dropped in the latest quarter as the national housing market began to show signs of cooling off. The country's largest mortgage insurer says it earned net income of $387 million for the three months ending on Sept. 30, down from $467 million for the same period a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and family heading to B.C. on vacation this week
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exits a transit station in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Justin Trudeau and his family are vacationing in British Columbia for just over a week, the Prime Minister's Office says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Income properties no longer economical: BMO Economist
A sign advertising a house for rent is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Monday, May 16, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail