TCFFCA Magazine

[ad_1] The latest fiscal plan from the B.C. government — entitled “Standing Strong for B.C.” — sets new records of provincial debt but is being defended by the finance minister as necessary to respond to U.S. tariffs and not cut essential public services British Columbians rely on. “This is not a budget that has new splashy Continue reading

[ad_1] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the provincial government will avoid purchasing U.S. goods and services and launch an advertising campaign to help shoppers buy Canadian products while U.S tariffs persist. “This economic attack on our country, combined with Mr. Trump’s continued talk of using economic force to facilitate the annexation of our country, has Continue reading

[ad_1] The youngest skeleton world champion ever has already been through a lot. Canada’s Hallie Clarke, 20, has only been sliding for seven years. But in that time, she’s represented Canada, switched allegiances to the U.S., returned back to the Maple Leaf alongside her longtime coach and won gold medals at both the junior and Continue reading

[ad_1] Acclaimed Saskatchewan artist Victor Cicansky, famed for his sculptures of everyday garden produce including canned vegetables and ceramic outhouses, has died. He was 90. Cicansky was born in Regina in 1935 to Romanian parents and spent his early years learning to garden. That passion for the garden became his life’s work, with Cicansky creating colourful glazed Continue reading

[ad_1] Loaded with experience and championship pedigree, the four-man Alberta team skipped by Brad Jacobs at the Montana’s Brier offers a study in contrasts. Lead Ben Hebert has the intensity and raw sweeping power few can match. Brett Gallant’s chiselled frame can also work the broom and he has the shooting game to go with Continue reading

[ad_1] A new survey gauging the emotional temperature of Canadians confirms what most on this side of the border already know:  U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation and tariff threats are making people mad.  Fifty-five per cent say they are feeling anger, followed by 37 per cent who say they feel betrayed, according to the Angus Reid Continue reading

[ad_1] The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada’s hearing on Quebec’s secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave to appeal to several groups that oppose the law, though no date has been set for the hearing. Bill 21 was passed in Continue reading

[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last November Continue reading

[ad_1] Far from the political spotlight and prying eyes, the process has already begun. When the next Liberal leader is announced on March 9, it will mark the end of the leadership campaign triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign. However, experts say the process to transition to the next prime minister begins Continue reading

[ad_1] During lunch recess at Arnott Charlton Public School in Brampton, Ont., girls tinker with coding small, colourful LED lights-and-circuits kits or compose music on laptop computers. A laughing trio of fourth graders fine-tunes a small wheeled vehicle with an extendable arm as they “rescue” a duck.  They’re engaged and having fun — exactly the Continue reading