Leap day couples mark anniversaries in Canada and beyond
Toronto writer Josh McConnell and his wife celebrate their first leap day anniversary after a Feb. 29, 2020 wedding in New Zealand. Leap year weddings attract interest with Kawartha Lakes offering seven ceremonies, while planners note pandemic shifts in how couples view anniversaries and celebrations.
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Toronto
Josh McConnell
McConnell
New Zealand
Canada
Kawartha Lakes
Ont
Kawartha Lakes City Hall
Shana DeRoche
Brampton
DeRoche
Cassandra Cleveland
Mackenzie
Vaughan
Poilievre pushes crime route over online harms rules
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre argues for criminalizing online harm to protect youths rather than backing the Liberal Online Harms Act. He calls for enforcing laws against sexual exploitation and cyberbullying, expanding non-consensual image bans, and resisting new bureaucratic oversight while urging swift police action.
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Ottawa
Pierre Poilievre
Poilievre
Digital Safety Commission
Taylor Owen
McGill University
Owen
Poilierre
Justin Trudeau
Trudeau
Statistics Canada
Signy Arnason
Canadian
Centre For Child Protection
Bernie Farber
Stephen Harper
Farber
Unions Push for More Damages Over Phoenix Pay System
Ottawa unions urge compensation for public servants still hit by the Phoenix pay system eight years after launch in 2016. They cite 444000 unresolved problems and ongoing payroll errors, calling for new damages and earlier settlements beyond the 2020 $2500 agreement.
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Ottawa
Phoenix
Chris Aylward
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Aylward
Parliament Hill
Public Service Unions
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Canadian Association of Professional Employees
PSAC
Treasury Board
Anita Anand
Ottawa freezes merger threshold and funds housing push
Ottawa will freeze the merger notification threshold at 93 million while pledging 123 million to eight homebuilders under the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund. The aim is to spur modular housing, lower energy costs, and create more than 5 000 affordable homes with projects financed through the fund.
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Ottawa
Competition Bureau
Liberal
Finance
Chrystia Freeland
Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Sean Fraser
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