Unpublished Newswire
A group of Canadian business leaders agree with the idea of increasing the GST if the government needs to generate revenue quickly.
October 2, 2025 - 04:00 | Ari Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — The dream of upward mobility is under threat across Canada, but most alive in Alberta, according to a new set of provincial rankings.
Alberta came out on top of a social mobility index created by researchers at the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), measuring how feasible it is for residents to out-earn their parents and improve their living standards.
“Social mobility is what makes the difference between having agency in moving up the income ladder, or being stuck in inherited poverty,” said Justin Callais, one of the report’s co-authors.
Alberta notably had fewer legal...
October 2, 2025 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The city has sent off a 14-page letter to both levels of government called, 'Chronic Offenders-Closing the Revolving Door'.
October 1, 2025 - 23:06 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
Four months after the disappearance of 14-year-old Samuel Bird in Edmonton, city police have confirmed they believe the boy was the victim of a homicide.They say intensive efforts to find Samuel have been happening out of public view since shortly after he was reported missing.
October 1, 2025 - 21:51 | Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail
Alberta’s health authority is forcing some employees to take unpaid time off to ease its financial crunch, according to a memo obtained by The Globe and Mail.Alberta Health Services (AHS) said employees who are not unionized and fall within certain salary grades must take two days off without pay before the end of March, 2026. The memo, distributed Wednesday, said this is a “one-time cost savings measure.”The document, from Erin O’Neill, the agency’s senior vice-president of finance and shared services, did not indicate how much money the furlough program would save or the extent of the...
October 1, 2025 - 21:46 | Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
'I had gas poured all over me, face, hands, shoes, coat. I got my flip phone out and he ran away. Called a few friends to call 911 for me,' said Wood.
October 1, 2025 - 21:01 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
