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Health Canada Spent Eight Years Tracking Every Gram. The Paperwork Cost $135 Million.
A 40-page regulatory rollback concedes that logging square footage and retail book values never stopped the illicit market.
Oct 9
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Mike B.
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The $473-Million Fuel Fund Collapse
Natural Resources Canada spent just 21 percent of its initial grant allocation, missing liquid fuel and hydrogen production targets.
Oct 6
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Mike B.
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Four Hundred Founded Cases
Correctional Service Canada's first annual wrongdoing disclosure details twelve firings, 124 suspensions, and forty-three unauthorized overseas laptops.
Oct 2
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Mike B.
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The $4.2-Billion Inflation Ratchet
A post-pandemic inflation shock triggered automatic statutory adjustments to the Canada Child Benefit, skewing billions toward six-figure households.
Sep 29
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Mike B.
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Ottawa Matched a $27.6-Billion U.S. Tariff, Then Carved Out Groceries in Maine
When Cabinet answered Washington's 50 percent duties with counter-tariffs, federal drafters had to protect islanders buying groceries in Maine.
Sep 25
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Mike B.
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Canada Is an Energy Nation. In Newfoundland, 13.7 Percent of Households Hit Energy Poverty
Natural Resources Canada’s Spring 2026 fact book sets a 10 percent in-home energy line. The national rate is 5.6 percent.
Sep 22
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Mike B.
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Canada Exported Half Its Steel. Almost All of It Went South.
Natural Resources Canada’s first full Sustainable Jobs Action Plan retrains up to 10,000 mill workers and tops up EI on days they are not working.
Sep 18
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Mike B.
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A Group Claimed It Could Control a Quebec Water Plant’s Chlorine Pumps
CSE’s 2025-2026 annual report records 3,216 cyber incidents, 67 ransomware warnings, and an operation that deleted stolen data from the dark web.
Sep 15
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Mike B.
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Canada’s Climate Mental Health Map Stops at Fort McMurray
The federal climate change mental health review found years of distress, and large gaps beyond Alberta.
Sep 11
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Mike B.
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Uganda Declared the Outbreak Over. Canada Kept 26,111 Files Frozen.
A boarding ban, a 21-day quarantine, and 31,693 permanent residence applications held through September 28.
Sep 8
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Mike B.
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Canada Border Officers Spot Illegal Crossings They Are Barred From Stopping
At the Whirlpool Bridge and across rural ports, CBSA officers watch crossings happen and wait hours for RCMP backup they are powerless to skip.
Aug 28
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Mike B.
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Every Parking Spot at the Drive-In Counts as Three Seats
Published August 22: $1.50 a seat on capacity for 2017 through 2024, due November 20. From 2025, a cut of the basic ticket.
Aug 25
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Mike B.
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