Ontario teacher emails every MP, imploring them to turn down the annual April 1 pay increase
MPs give themselves pay raises every year on April 1 under the Parliament of Canada Act . This year’s pay raise will amount to an extra $8,800 for backbench MPs, $13,000 for ministers and $17,600 for the prime minister. After the raise, backbench MPs will receive approximately $218,600, a minister will collect $322,700 and the prime minister will take home $437,200. According to the CTF, the poll also shows that 80 per cent of Canadians oppose the MP pay raise. The updated allowances manual shows the compensation for everyone from the prime minister down through party leaders, chief and deputy whips, caucus chairs, committee chairs and backbenchers.
Source:National Post
February 28, 2026 12:06 UTC
Canadian passports are about to get more expensive
The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise and plans by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to overhaul the way it sets prices could result in them being even more expensive in the future. On March 31, the cost of a Canadian passport will rise by 2.7 percent, the CPI increase in April 2024. "Altogether, the adjustment formulas do not account for roughly 85 percent of the passport program cost of operations," it wrote. The document does not say just how much passports could cost if all of those expenses are taken into account. News reports at the time featured long lines of Canadian passport applicants camped outside government offices for hours.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 12:02 UTC
Trump floats 'friendly takeover' of Cuba. What's his endgame?
U.S. President Donald Trump is musing about a "friendly takeover of Cuba" as his administration tightens its economic squeeze on the island's communist government. "They're in a big deal of trouble," Trump said Friday in Washington. They have no anything right now, but they're talking with us, and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba." | About That | Duration 11:10 U.S. President Donald Trump is applying severe economic pressure to an already-strained Cuba mired in a food and power crisis. Ramped-up embargo 'strangling' Cuban economyThough Trump referred to Cuba being in a "big deal of trouble," he neglected to mention his role in bringing the country's economy to its knees.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 12:01 UTC
Canada's economy contracted unexpectedly in fourth quarter of 2025
Canada's economy contracted in the fourth quarter, coming in below expectations, as manufacturers heavily dipped into their inventories to meet demand instead of producing fresh goods, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. "Lower exports, particularly to the United States, were the main contributor to the slower rise in GDP in 2025," Statistics Canada said in its report. The companies had been actively adding to their inventories in the previous two quarters before the fourth quarter, Statistics Canada said. Statistics Canada revised the annualized third quarter growth downward to 2.4 per cent, from 2.6 per cent previously, and upwardly revised second quarter contraction to 0.9 per cent, from 1.8 per cent, on an annualized basis. While Canada's exports to its biggest trading partner, the U.S., have been declining, in the fourth quarter exports rose 1.5 per cent after increasing 0.9 per cent in the third quarter, on higher unwrought gold exports.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 11:29 UTC
Video allegedly shows open drug use at Windsor fast food restaurant
Video allegedly shows open drug use at Windsor fast food restaurantNewsDuration 1:59Concerned Windsor resident Jeff Fuchs says he's been sharing a video of his confrontation with a man sleeping at a fast food restaurant because Fuchs believes the community needs to be aware of the dangers of open drug use in public settings.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 11:09 UTC
NASA revamps its plans for the moon
NASA has revamped the plans for its Artemis program, meaning the mission that was intended to put astronauts back on the moon in 2028 will instead conduct test flights next year in low-Earth orbit. Isaacman said NASA is hoping to launch missions more frequently, potentially every year or even every 10 months. WATCH | New plans for Artemis III: Why the Artemis III moon mission is changing | Duration 2:06 NASA announced Friday it is overhauling its Artemis lunar program, adding a spacecraft docking test. NASA's Jared Isaacman and Amit Kshatriya explain the changes to the upcoming Artemis III and subsequent missions. "We did not just jump right to Apollo 11," he said, referring to the mission when astronauts first walked on the moon.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 10:36 UTC
Yes, Trump’s hockey spectacle was political. What isn’t now?
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February 28, 2026 09:56 UTC
Liam Hickey aims for 'the ultimate goal' at Paralympics in Italy
Liam Hickey says he has dreams of winning a Paralympic gold medal, and he has another opportunity with Canada's Para ice hockey team at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. "We're looking to to capture the ultimate goal this this time around," Hickey told CBC Radio's On The Go. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTeam Canada's first Para ice hockey game is against Slovakia on March 7. "We're looking to kind of reclaim that title as number one in the world," Hickey said. But beyond the games, Hickey said he is looking forward to representing where he comes from on the big stage.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 09:44 UTC
Which Metro Vancouver mall ranks best?
Which Metro Vancouver mall ranks best? NewsDuration 10:09CBC’s resident ranker of things, Justin McElroy, and journalist Christopher Cheung spoke with On the Coast's Gloria Macarenko about the first episode of the new podcast Food Court In Session, where McElroy and a rotating cast of guests rank all of Metro Vancouver's malls.
Source:CBC News
February 28, 2026 09:39 UTC
Is Doug Ford’s timeline for a new Ontario Science Centre realistic? It depends who you ask
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February 28, 2026 08:32 UTC
Kate Moss closes Demna’s first Gucci show in a plunging gown and branded thong
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February 28, 2026 08:03 UTC
Worker freed from construction trench in ‘very complex rescue’ by Toronto fire
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Source:thestar
February 28, 2026 07:50 UTC
Toronto to see a chilly weekend with the potential for flurries
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Source:thestar
February 28, 2026 07:28 UTC
China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
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Source:thestar
February 28, 2026 07:26 UTC