Panel will provide advice on the design of a benefits plan tied to workers instead of employers The Ontario government is working for workers by appointing five experts to provide advice on expanding benefits like health, dental and vision care to more workers, even if they change jobs. Members of […]
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By Jordan Press
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal families minister says coming child-care legislation will enshrine a long-term role for Ottawa in the daycare system – and the new deal with the New Democrats gives them some time to get it right. Karina Gould says the legislation would also put into law the principles […]
By Sarah Ritchie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Including striking workers in a proposed anti-scab bill was a “major component” of negotiations while hashing out a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal government, according to the NDP. The deal promises to introduce a new law by the end of next year that would ban the […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Mounties have laid a new charge against a Roman Catholic priest who has previously avoided trial for multiple allegations of sexual abuse linked to his time in Nunavut. RCMP said a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Johannes Rivoire, who is in his 90s and lives in Lyon, France. […]
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Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been charged in Quebec with sexual assault and forcible confinement. Nygard, who is also facing sex-related charges in Toronto and the United States, is scheduled to appear in court in Montreal on Tuesday, according to the Quebec prosecutor’s office. An arrest warrant issued in […]
By Hyung-jin Kim
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week, accusing the country of firing a less-powerful existing weapon and fabricating data following an earlier failed launch. North Korea said it launched a Hwasong-17 missile, its […]
By Frank Jordans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN (AP) — The world must take “radical action” to shift away from fossil fuels, including investing $5.7 trillion annually in solar, wind and other forms of clean power this decade to ensure that global warming doesn’t pass dangerous thresholds, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday. […]
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Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at the Toronto General Hospital. He was reportedly mere days away from death before a suitable […]
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Right-hander Chris Archer and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract on Monday, a potential boost for their rotation with a two-time All-Star who’s coming off an injury-ruined season. He has a $2.75 million salary, and the deal includes a $10 million […]
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Former high school football players and their parents can’t sue an ex-coach and others over claims that young team members were beaten in a hazing ritual, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer dismissed a lawsuit seeking $12 million from former Davidson High School […]
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Ontario parents of children aged five and under in child care will start getting rebates in May as part of a $10.2-billion deal the province has signed with the federal government. The rebates, retroactive to April 1, will be for a fee reduction of up to 25 per cent and […]
