Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Catherine Morrison
Publication Date: August 25, 2025 - 16:59
Auditor-General to probe modernization of federal pay system as move to new program begins
August 25, 2025
The federal government’s troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal Auditor-General as the government begins its move to another new payroll program.
Ottawa announced in June it had awarded a 10-year contract to Dayforce for almost $351 million, to replace the Phoenix payroll system that has caused significant problems. The contract allows for a possible extension to 20 years.
Minister Dreeshen says the city is committed to doing further consultation. But changing the provincial legislation entirely, so that’s always the case, isn’t off the table.
August 25, 2025 - 20:23 | Jasmine King | Global News - Canada
Vapes or e-cigarettes should be a last line of defence for people looking to quit smoking, according to new Canadian guidelines. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care released recommendations Monday for methods to help people stop smoking cigarettes. It advises doctors to ask patients whether they smoke and to develop personalized cessation plans that include counselling, prescription drugs and nicotine-replacement therapies.
August 25, 2025 - 20:12 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
While Canadians have been choosing to keep their loon-crested dollars in the country, data suggest that Americans have been spending more money on tourism expenditures north of the border than in past years.From January to March, U.S. residents spent about $2.5-billion in Canada on tourism-related expenditures such as accommodations, food and entertainment, a more than 27-per-cent increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada released Monday. Most of those trips have been for personal reasons, up to $2.03-billion from $1.65-billion in the...
August 25, 2025 - 20:02 | Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
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