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Breadcrumb Trail Links Technology Money News Canada Author of the article: Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  14 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  17 Comments The Huawei logo is pictured on the headquarters building in Reading, England, July 14, 2020. Photo by Matthew Childs / Files /REUTERS Article content OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE from Canada’s long-awaited blueprint for next-generation mobile networks.…

Tension between Ottawa and Beijing arose from the detention of Huawei’s finance chief. Photo: fazry ismail/Shutterstock…

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada The decision is expected to be announced later today by Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino Article content OTTAWA – The Canadian government will ban equipment from Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from its 5G network, according to two government sources. Article content The decision is expected to be announced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister…

A family watches a wildfire from the safety of a ridge. Credit: Unsplash/Caleb Cook There has been a lot of discussion in Canada lately about the financial costs of achieving the country's climate targets. And rightly so. The situation is urgent and we need to act now. …

Article content OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new national child-care deals are saving Canadians thousands of dollars and helping offset the hits that keep coming to grocery and gas bills. Article content But the prime minister appears to be rejecting a call from the NDP to hike the GST rebate and Canada Child Benefit cheques this year, noting both are already indexed to inflation. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wants the government to double the GST rebate and hike the child benefit by $500 per kid to…

Article content OTTAWA — The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won’t be available until June. Article content The goal was to cover flights to bring at least 10,000 people fleeing from Russia’s invasion in Ukraine who were approved to come to Canada, and the free travel initiative was announced a month ago by Ottawa, in partnership with Air Canada and two charities. The spots are in addition to targeted chartered flights to…

Article content OTTAWA — Canadian home price growth accelerated again in April, with annual price gains breaking the record set last year, index data showed on Wednesday. Article content The National Bank Composite House Price Index, which tracks repeat sales of single-family homes in major Canadian markets, rose 2.7% in April, up from a 2.1% gain in March. The data is not seasonally adjusted. On an annual basis, home prices gained 18.8%, smashing the previous record 18.4% set in August 2021 which it matched last…

Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment You have to admire Poilievre for his honesty, if nothing else. Beating around the bush isn’t part of his vernacular Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks to the media on April 13, 2022. Conservative party leadership contender Pierre Poilievre said during a leadership debate that he would fire Macklem. Photo by Blair Gable / Reuters Article content During last week’s Conservative leaders’ debate at the Edmonton Convention Centre, MP and former cabinet…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Music Celebrity Publishing date: Feb 11, 2022  •  February 11, 2022  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation Elton John performs during the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Jan. 19, 2022. Photo by Erika Goldring /Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.…