Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — The commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation says that $414,900 per year isn’t enough to keep the bench attractive to top applicants and recommends the government increase judges’ salaries by at least $28,000.
“The current salary and benefits paid to judges are inadequate,” reads a report by the commission reviewing federally appointed judges’ compensation that was tabled in the House of Commons Wednesday.
“An increase to the judicial salary is required to ensure outstanding candidates continue to be attracted to the judiciary.”
The report recommends...
August 20, 2025 - 16:27 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
OTTAWA — Alberta Immigration Minister Joseph Schow says he wants Ottawa to stop turning a blind eye to illegal immigration in Canada and have an honest conversation about the strain he says it’s putting on infrastructure and public services.
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it, we believe there’s 500,000 illegal immigrants currently spread across Canada and these individuals are benefitting from taxpayer-funded services.” said Schow.
“The federal government is choosing to disregard this number and that’s a real problem.”
Schow, who is also Alberta’s minister of jobs, economy and trade...
August 20, 2025 - 16:11 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer’s bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Seventy-one per cent of the country was either abnormally dry or under drought conditions as of the end of July, according to the federal government’s drought monitor released last week.
August 20, 2025 - 16:03 | Jordan Omstead | The Globe and Mail
With the
announcement this week
of the closure of 12 more Beer Store locations in Ontario — bringing the total number of closures to almost 80 this year — consumers may need to rely more on convenience stores and grocers for their alcohol purchases.
But some independent grocers say...
August 20, 2025 - 16:02 | Chris Knight | National Post
With negotations resuming between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, it is worth looking back at how things got to this point.
August 20, 2025 - 15:58 | Ari Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
A new business directory announced by the Manitoba Métis Federation means Red River Métis-owned businesses will have a better chance to bid on federal procurement contracts.
August 20, 2025 - 15:42 | Sam Thompson | Global News - Canada
