A conservative political advocacy group that was instrumental in taking down the Liberals in Ontario is going national, aiming to do to Justin Trudeau what it did to Kathleen Wynne.
Canadian Tire tells wife of ailing customer to pay his $18,000 debt, despite credit card insurance
An Ontario man who paid for credit card balance protection insurance in case he lost his job or got sick never qualified for most of the coverage, and was unable to cash in after having a stroke.
Telecommuting on the rise to meet challenges of real estate market, labour shortage
Remote workers are looking better than ever to companies contending with expensive office space and a shortage of skilled workers who may not be able to afford housing in major urban centres.
CRA phone scam and food sensitivity tests: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including police raids at call centres, privacy issues at Stats Can and checking on food sensitivity tests.
Conservatives name Richard Lehoux to run against Maxime Bernier in 2019
Richard Lehoux has been picked to run for the Conservatives in the Quebec riding of Beauce — taking on MP Maxime Bernier, who quit the party this summer.
We’re ignoring Canada’s alcohol problem, chief public health officer warns
Canada’s chief public health officer says she’s worried about the rise in heavy drinking among Canadian women. In recent weeks, Dr. Theresa Tam has tried to sound the alarm on Canada’s substance abuse problem, making it the focus of her 2018 report on the state of public health in Canada.
Carbon tax could be coming to the U.S., congressman says
Despite President Donald Trump’s claims that climate change is a “hoax” (a statement he later retracted) and his assurances that the planet “will change back again,” one congressman says there’s a bi-partisan consensus growing in the House of Representatives that could lead to a price on carbon emissions.
Trudeau apologizes to Tsilhqot’in community members for 1864 hanging of chiefs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to the Tsilhqot’in community for the hanging of six chiefs more than 150 years ago.
12 people arrested outside Steve Bannon, David Frum debate
Twelve people were arrested Friday evening during a protest in Toronto over a debate that featured one of the masterminds of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election.
Why a Toronto-area school board can’t force out a trustee accused of racism and xenophobia
A woman recently elected to the York Region District School Board is defiantly, and successfully, rejecting calls to step down after making comments described as xenophobic and racist.