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Jan 31, 2025 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on The federal Liberal government is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to 2026. The move pushes back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026, offering a reprieve for Canadians and businesses who were looking for clarity as the tax deadline nears. The aim of the hike is to raise the portion of capital gains on which companies pay tax to two-thirds from one-half.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on One of the largest colleges in Ontario is dropping dozens of its full-time programs due to the federal government’s move to reduce the number of international students in Canada. Centennial College has announced that 49 programs will not be accepting new students in the 2025-26 academic year. This includes 16 programs in its business school, 14 programs in its media school and seven programs in its engineering school.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on Toronto Police are launching a new initiative dubbed ‘Project Dodger’ to target a rise in criminal and violent incidents within the tow truck industry. According to officials, plainclothes and uniformed officers will be deployed in critical areas around the city of Toronto to address arsons, shootings and other criminal acts linked to “bad actors” in the industry, noting that such incidents have been tied to ongoing territorial disputes within the towing industry in the city.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on The Ontario government has launched an operation that it says is intended to bolster security along the border with the United States.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on Far-right and left-wing lawmakers of France have joined together to vote a no-confidence motion sparked by budget disputes that forced Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The motion was approved by the National Assembly by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 votes were required. Amid this, President Emmanuel Macron maintained that he would serve the rest of his term until 2027.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will start its rollout of body-worn cameras for its officers across the country next week. The RCMP says it expects deployment of over 10,000 cameras to be finished within the next 12 to 18 months, noting that the cameras will serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. Officers will be wearing the cameras on their chests, and the cameras will have flashing red lights to indicate when they are recording.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on The head of the Church of England has resigned following an investigation that found he had failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it. Pressure had been mounting on Justin Welby after release of the finding sparked outrage about a lack of accountability at the highest levels of the church.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on American abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of a general. Widely revered, Tubman was the first woman on record to oversee an American military action during a time of war. Scores of people gathered on Veterans Day Monday, at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland’s Dorchester County, for a formal ceremony elevating Tubman a one-star brigadier general in the state’s National Guard. Governor Wes Moore called it a great day for America.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on Ontario government engineers who are currently participating in rotating strikes amidst contract negotiations allege that the province is now unlawfully locking them out, which they say is interfering with their right to strike. A complaint has been lodged with the Ontario Labour Relations Board by Members of the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO), which represents over 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who work for the province.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
zoomerradio.ca | Jeremy Logan
Share on A Federal Court hearing got underway on Monday to determine whether a group of Black public servants are able proceed with a major class-action lawsuit against Canada for discrimination. On Monday morning, the certification hearing began in Toronto and could last up to 12 days. The class-action is comprised of around 45,000 Black workers and applicants who worked for the government, dating back to 1970.
