Students living in Quebec lose out on transit discount
It took years of student lobbying, referendums and city hall debates, but a new discount transit pass pilot program for university students is finally rolling along in Ottawa - except for students commuting to the city from the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. cbc.ca |
Cost of owning a home rising: report
The cost of owning a home has risen again, according to a quarterly report on housing affordability by RBC Economics. cbc.ca |
Quebecor drops Sun TV's special request
Quebecor Inc. says it is no longer seeking a controversial special licence that would give the new right-leaning Sun TV 24-hour news channel a three-year boost in seeking out viewers. cbc.ca |
Veterans with Lou Gehrig's to get support
The federal government is expected to announce it will be boosting support for veterans who have Lou Gehrig's disease. cbc.ca |
Pocklington gets house arrest for perjury
Peter Pocklington, the former owner of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, was spared jail time as he was sentenced in a California court for making false statements and oaths in his bankruptcy case. cbc.ca |