The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–A law mandating that gas stations display anti-carbon tax stickers “furthers the purposes of freedom of expression,” the Ontario government argues as part of its defence to a constitutional case. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is challenging the law, saying it violates free speech provisions because […]
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The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–Canada will be years past celebrating its tricentennial before the country can close the economic gap between men and women if things keep improving at the glacial pace they are now, a new report says. “Years of effort to remove entrenched economic, cultural and social barriers […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–People in Ontario will likely soon be able to drink around the clock in airport bars, take their dogs onto patios and into breweries, and bring home as much booze as they want from other provinces. The proposed loosened alcohol restrictions were among dozens of measures […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–Barack Obama’s former Canadian envoy said divided Democrats in his party can learn important lessons from Justin Trudeau’s slim election victory in their quest to defeat Donald Trump and the Republicans next year. Bruce Heyman said there is a key parallel with Trump’s 2016 election victory […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Anti-carbon tax stickers will stay up on gas pumps as “a matter of transparency” while Ontario continues its court fight against the federal levy, the province’s energy minister said yesterday. Greg Rickford defended the Progressive Conservative government’s controversial decal as a way to provide people with […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s legislature returned Monday from an extended summer break, with politicians on their best behaviour in a delicate detente following a divisive federal election campaign. Gone were the endless standing ovations and loud heckling from both sides of the chamber that marked an overheated spring sitting, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Former member of Kathleen Wynne’s government Arthur Potts has announced on Twitter that he’s entering the leadership race for the Ontario Liberals. Potts joins a race featuring multiple other former MPPs who lost their seats when the party was decimated in last year’s loss to Premier Doug […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his movement. And one thing Ryan Straschnitzki is determined to take with him is his hockey […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford’s government is promising to strike a new tone when the Ontario legislature resumes session today, vowing to dial down behaviour that has often sparked nasty political fights. Progressive Conservative House Leader Paul Calandra said the government wants to move away from partisan squabbles […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with the province’s pharmacists that will see them take millions of dollars less in payments over the next half decade. The deal, outlined in a Ministry of Health letter obtained by The Canadian Press, shows the province will save $436 […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Recent government-mandated changes to tuition fees in Ontario have resulted in some campus newspapers losing a significant portion of their funding. The “Student Choice Initiative”–announced by the Progressive Conservative government in January–allows post-secondary students to opt out of services deemed “non-essential,” including campus newspapers and unions. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Monday’s federal election by the numbers, according to Elections Canada: •17,890,264: Number of Canadians who cast a ballot; •4,774,963: Voters who cast a ballot in advance polls, or about 26.5 percent of voters; •34,324: Canadians who voted by mail from abroad; •65.95 percent: Preliminary estimate of voter […]
