-It’s not really going to change anything, but MP’s will be voting this afternoon a non-binding motion by the Tories, that will demand the Liberal government pause the carbon tax on all forms of home heating.
It’s only been extended to those who use home heating oil, which means it really only affects those in some regions of the Maritimes.
Here in the West, people have been using natural gas for years.
And while the NDP is expected to support today’s motion, it isn’t likely to pass, unless the Bloc also says yes.
Even if that happens, the government won’t be obligated to do anything, and won’t fall.
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-In the meantime, the Premiers are meeting this week, where they’re trying to come up with a gameplan to have the carbon tax scrapped right across the country.
Most of them feel the current high cost of living has been driven by that tax.
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-The cost of rent keeps rising throughout the country, to the point where many people may no longer be able to afford a place to live.
Rentals.ca says the average asking price for a newly listed one bedroom apartment is more than 19-hundred dollars a month in some cities.
If you want a two-bedroom, it’s more than 22-hundred dollars a month for a new listing.
Even a studio apartment is more than 15-hundred dollars.
Rentals.ca says the average asking price for a newly listed one bedroom apartment is more than 19-hundred dollars a month in some cities.
If you want a two-bedroom, it’s more than 22-hundred dollars a month for a new listing.
Even a studio apartment is more than 15-hundred dollars.
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-A lot more businesses are going “belly up”.
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy says business insolvencies are up by almost 42-percent .
More than 11-hundred have filed for bankruptcy this year, as they’ve run out of Covid support, they’re dealing with higher interest rates, and people aren’t spending like before.
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy says business insolvencies are up by almost 42-percent .
More than 11-hundred have filed for bankruptcy this year, as they’ve run out of Covid support, they’re dealing with higher interest rates, and people aren’t spending like before.
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-The UCP had their annual AGM this weekend, with Premier Danielle Smith making a number of promises.
She says they want to keep reducing taxes, balance the budget, pay off debt and put more money in the piggybank.
-The UCP had their annual AGM this weekend, with Premier Danielle Smith making a number of promises.
She says they want to keep reducing taxes, balance the budget, pay off debt and put more money in the piggybank.
They also want to cut the cost of power and auto-insurance rates, and do something about the housing crisis.
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-A home-under-construction went up in flames in southeast Edmonton early this morning.
Fire crews were called to the place on 16th Avenue and 12th Street, where they could see flames coming out the roof.
No injuries, as no one lived in the place.
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-A warehouse burned to the ground last night in south Edmonton.
Fire crews were able to keep that blaze from spreading, but the building on 31st Avenue and 96th Street collapsed.
No word on the cause of either fire just yet.
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-RCMP are trying to figure out why a group of people were on very thin ice on a lake east of Saskatoon this past weekend when they fell into the water.
Mounties say a woman and two girls were pulled from Humboldt Lake, while a girl and two men died.
Humboldt Lake is about 123-km east of Saskatoon.
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-Still no sign of a high-risk sex offender who didn’t head back to his Vancouver half-way house this weekend.
58-year old Randall Hopley is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, as he was supposed to show up in court this morning to face two counts of breaching his supervision order.
He was allegedly found at a public library near children.
He’s got a history of crimes, including sexual offences involving kids.
RCMP say they haven’t been able to find him yet, and they think he’s cut off his monitoring bracelet.
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-At least one person was arrested, following an incident in the west-Edmonton neighbourhood of Glastonbury yesterday afternoon.
Police had been called about a weapons complaint, and had residents in that area staying inside their homes while they dealt with what they said was an “active shooter.”
No reports of anyone being hurt.
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-Reports today that Israeli ground troops could start entering Gaza city today or tomorrow, as they’ve already divided the northern and southern halfs of the strip.
There have been numerous calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, but so far, no one is listening.
-In the meantime, Global Affairs Canada says it’s going what it can to get Canadians out of Gaza, as the Israeli army keeps bombarding the strip with airstrikes and ground troops.
More than 5-hundred Canadians are still waiting to cross the border.
More than 5-hundred Canadians are still waiting to cross the border.
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-Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Edmonton Oil-Kings 5-1 yesterday.
AJHL:
-Calgary Canucks shut out the Spruce Grove Saints 5-nothing.
-Drayton Valley Thunder beat the Blackfalds Bulldogs 6-4.
-Fort McMurray Oil Barons edged the Canmore Eagles 5-4.
-Lloydminster Bobcats got past the Whitecourt Wolverines 6-5.
-Okotoks Oilers beat the Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-1.
-Oilers are in Vancouver tonight to play the Canucks at 8.
NBA:
-Raptors nicked the Spurs 123 to 116 in overtime.
The Champions were decided at the CFR in Red Deer yesterday:
-Lynette Brodoway for barrel racing.
-Clint Laye for bareback.
-Scott Guenthner for steer wrestling.
-Brady Tryan & Calgary Smith for team-roping.
-Zeke Thurston for saddle bronc.
-Haven Meged for tie-down roping.
-Edgar Durazo for bull-riding.
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