The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–Patty Hajdu remembers encountering an angry–and racist–person at the doorstep. “I hit a door where someone said, ‘Oh, you’re a Liberal?’” Hajdu, the federal employment minister seeking re-election in Thunder Bay, Ont., recalls of her experience in the 2015 campaign. “(He) went on to make some […]
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The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta.–An assault charge has been laid against one man and is pending against a second person after an attack on a referee and a coach at a youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge, Alta. Police say that at the end of a game on Sunday, a 10-year-old […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of Amber Alerts are issued, potentially leaving large numbers of people who might be able to help find them in the dark. Now, a new website that aims to reach far […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A newly released government document shows that federal officials feel stymied by data roadblocks in their bid to help policymakers tackle a growing political concern about the country’s “gig” economy. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act show federal officials were […]
The Canadian Press Ontario school boards must now develop policies to accommodate students with service animals in classrooms. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced yesterday that boards have until Jan. 1 to come up with their rules, saying only about half of school boards currently have policies on service animals. “Anything […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Proposed changes to ambulance rules in Ontario could see paramedics take patients to facilities other than a hospital emergency department, or treat them and release them on scene. People calling 911 for medical assistance could also be directed to other facilities in the community. The proposals, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Changes to post-secondary tuition fees in Ontario have sparked concern that school food banks could lose money, which could lead to some students going hungry. The so-called student choice initiative, announced by the provincial government in January, allows college and university students to opt out of fees […]
\THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA–A new University of Calgary study is predicting Russian interference in the federal election campaign to serve what it describes as the Kremlin’s long-term interest of competing against Canada in the Arctic. The study’s author, Sergey Sukhankin, said in an interview that Moscow’s ability to inflict serious […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario education workers will be in a legal strike position as of the week of Sept. 23, as their union took the first step Thursday toward job action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees is still in the midst of conducting a strike vote with its members, […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Gas stations refusing to put mandatory anti-carbon-price stickers on their pumps will face daily fines of $150, a penalty that is at the lower end of the range established by a controversial law Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives passed earlier this year. The province’s Chief Justice […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. Officials have identified about 450 possible cases, including as many as five deaths, in 33 states. The […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario students returned to class Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding labour talks between the government and unions representing public school teachers and educational workers. Education sector contracts expired Saturday and while bargaining is still in its early stages warning signs have already begun to emerge from the […]
