The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, said a new report by an economic institute that analyzes environmental issues. The money included $135.8 million in direct subsidies and $183.8 million in indirect […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–OG Anunoby was having an excellent night when Nicolas Batum swung a hard elbow that caught the Raptors forward square in the face. Anunoby went down clutching his right eye. Again. The Raptors forward scored 16 of his 24 points in Toronto’s big third quarter yesterday, […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham MEXICO CITY–Nearly everything about this Monday night game felt foreign to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, from the gasp-inducing altitude of raucous Azteca Stadium to the struggles of their powerhouse offence. Mahomes loved the experience, but didn’t love how his offence played. The Chiefs’ […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health-care system in British Columbia says the government can’t legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their suffering sooner than the public system could provide treatment. Peter Gall began his closing arguments yesterday in a decade-long […]
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School boards from across Northwestern Ontario are looking for the public’s input regarding the 2020-2021 school year. The boards have released the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar Survey on their websites that are asking students, parents, staff and members of the public who are interested to weigh in on the calendar […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Even before he swears in his new cabinet, Justin Trudeau is being urged to ask his new justice minister to move swiftly to make Canada’s assisted-dying law less restrictive. The prime minister has said he’ll comply with a September court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is proposing to extend a moratorium on water bottling permits for nine months. A spokesman for Environment Minister Jeff Yurek said this would give the government more time to review the science and consult with the public, stakeholders and Indigenous communities. The ministry has finished its […]
Ken Kellar St. Francis students Kodi-Jo Galbraith, Kali Tessier, Cameron and Matt Rousseau and Declan McCart, along with Liam Dent (not in photo), were the recipients of the Catholic values medallions for the month of October during the school’s monthly assembly yesterday. The students were chosen for exemplifying the values […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Upcoming changes to the way judges and justices of the peace are selected in Ontario have sparked concerns among opposition politicians who say the move could be an attempt by the Doug Ford government to politicize the process. Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey said the changes, which […]
Ken Kellar The senior girls of the Border Skating Club posed with the supplies they donated to put into Christmas shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Canada’s “Operation Christmas Child” campaign on Sunday evening. The girls donated various school supplies and other small, useful items to go into the shoeboxes and be […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Education Minister Stephen Lecce is calling on Ontario’s major teachers’ unions to enter into mediation as most take steps toward strike action. He says disagreements remain at the table on key issues, including compensation, and having an independent, third party would help reach deals. Lecce is speaking […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–The Minnesota Vikings had barely moved the ball at all, when they gathered in a humbled locker room after an awful first half. Picking up the pace with the two-minute offence was about their only hope of a comeback. They delivered one in stunning fashion against […]
