TOKYO (AP) – A top executive at a major Japanese publisher was charged Tuesday with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a major figure in Japan’s movie and entertainment industry, are the latest in the unfolding corruption scandal related to last year’s Tokyo […]
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Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and school administration staff have voted 96.5 per cent in favour of a strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Monday that more than 80 per cent of its 55,000 education worker members voted and the vast majority supported the bargaining team’s […]
By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Two nationwide community groups have joined forces to strengthen opportunities for partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. On Thursday, the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) and BGC Canada (formerly the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada) signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at advancing reconciliation and committing both organizations […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The burden of COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges, but the way that medical care is delivered must be reconsidered, Ontario’s now-defunct science table said Monday in its final bit of advice to the province. The Ontario […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
There’s hope that a takeover by the social services board in Kenora will lead to the creation of more local childcare spaces in coming months. The Kenora District Services Board will now be administering the five childcare programs previously run by Firefly in Kenora. The programs will be closed on […]
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Ontarians who make minimum wage got a raise this weekend. Starting Saturday, the general minimum wage went up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour — a move announced by the Ford government in April. Students under 18 are now earning $14.60 per hour, up from $14.10, while homeworkers — those […]
By Sharif Hassan
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Randy Guzar remembers being shocked when he saw the name of the street his then-girlfriend lived on two decades ago. The private road in Puslinch Township in southern Ontario was called Swastika Trail, prompting Guzar to wonder why it hadn’t been changed. “I remember vividly thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, you […]
By Morgan Lowrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Quebec’s major party leaders made one final appeal to voters on the eve of Monday’s provincial election as polls continued to show Francois Legault’s party with a more than 20-point lead over his adversaries. A poll on Sunday presented a picture that was relatively unchanged since the beginning […]
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OTTAWA – A former senator who resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct scandal is now facing criminal charges. Don Meredith, 58, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment, Ottawa police said Saturday. A source confirmed to The Canadian Press […]
By Caitlin Yardley
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Announcements from two of Canada’s largest low-cost carriers propose expansion in the budget leisure market. Flair Airlines chief executive officer Stephen Jones announced a deepening of focus to current routes with daily frequency increases to locations including Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The Edmonton-based airline said it plans to […]
By Caitlin Yardley
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WestJet is making a substantial addition to its fleet with the purchase of 42 aircraft as the airline plans to expand its low-cost offerings, with plans to add routes to sun destinations from cities across Canada. The Calgary-based airline announced the agreement with Boeing for the purchase of the 737-10 […]
