Canada And Beyond
- B.C. Announces Sept 30 Statutory Holiday – The B.C. government has announced that the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be observed every September 30 and will be a paid statutory holiday in the province. Last year, British Columbia’s First Nations were concerned that B.C. had not made September 30 a statutory holiday. (Global News)
- Complaint Filed Over Federal Return To Work Policy – One of Canada’s largest unions has filed a complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency over what it’s calling an “about-face” on the issue of working from home. The complaint comes as the federal Treasury Board has begun to mandate that federal public service workers return to the office at least two days a week. (CTV News)
- Biden Delivers State Of The Union Speech – President Joe Biden challenged Republicans to lift the U.S. debt ceiling and support tax policies that were friendlier to middle class Americans on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech that served as a blueprint for his 2024 re-election campaign. (Reuters)
- Losses Mounting For Russia – According to some estimates, at least 200,000 and as many as 270,000 Russian troops have died, been wounded or gone missing in the first 11 months of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Such losses could hamper Russia’s ability to sustain current operations or launch a new offensive. (Forbes)
