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Canadian business insolvencies up 37.2% in 2022, consumer insolvencies up 11.2%

Canadian business insolvencies up 37.2% in 2022, consumer insolvencies up 11.2%

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy said Tuesday that the number of insolvencies filed by Canadian companies in 2022 was up 37.2 per cent compared with 2021 — and at least one business organization predicts that figure will keep growing.
Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer

Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer

OTTAWA — Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages said Mondayhe hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer — about two years after it was first announced.
Big tech job cuts keep coming; Dell latest to trim headcount

Big tech job cuts keep coming; Dell latest to trim headcount

The tech industry started the year with a wave of job cuts, around 50,000 in January alone, and there doesn’t appear to be any let up this month. The computer maker Dell said Monday that it's cutting about 6,600 jobs.
First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction

First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction

VANCOUVER — A leader with the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. says collaboration, not politics, will be the only thing that saves dwindling Pacific salmon populations. Jordan Point says salmon runs in B.C. are collapsing and extinction is not an option. 
Former Canadian envoys to China urge Ottawa to launch foreign agent registry

Former Canadian envoys to China urge Ottawa to launch foreign agent registry

OTTAWA — Two of Canada's former envoys to China say Ottawa is enabling foreign interference on Canadian soil by not launching a registry to track those acting on behalf of other countries.
One-third of households say they're financially worse off compared to year ago: poll

One-third of households say they're financially worse off compared to year ago: poll

OTTAWA — One-third of Canadian households say their financial situation has worsened over the last year, with families in lower income brackets more likely to report being worse off, a new poll suggests.
Aspiring pilots say licence processing backlogs at Transport Canada slowing careers

Aspiring pilots say licence processing backlogs at Transport Canada slowing careers

CALGARY — Against the backdrop of a global pilot shortage, hopefuls aspiring to a career in the skies say their Canadian licensing applications are taking far too long to process.
Quebec minister 'surprised' asylum seekers given free bus tickets from New York City

Quebec minister 'surprised' asylum seekers given free bus tickets from New York City

MONTREAL — News that the City of New York is providing free bus tickets to migrants heading north to claim asylum in Canada highlights an urgent need to address the situation at the border, Quebec's immigration minister said Monday.
Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

CALGARY — Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey.
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria

Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria

NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Search teams and aid poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing temperatures and sometimes using their bare hands dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake.
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