The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A Toronto woman is calling on the Ontario government to levee fines against people who call emergency dispatchers to complain about broadcasts of Amber Alerts. Dalia Monacelli says she’s been appalled to read about repeated calls to 911 in the wake of the federally mandated emergency […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. The national statistics agency said yesterday the overall crime rate was up two percent over last year, with over two million incidents reported by police […]
The Canadian Press RICHMOND HILL, Ont.–A woman has been charged after police say she left her one-year-old child alone in a hot car at a Richmond Hill, Ont., parking lot. Police say they were called to a pharmacy parking lot Sunday evening and found the baby screaming and sweating in […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is asking school boards across the province to submit funding requests for their most pressing repair projects as it restarts a key school infrastructure program that has been frozen for more than a year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said yesterday the province will begin accepting […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has boosted the number of returns it’s handled in the year since the government increased its funding. The extra money allows volunteer-driven clinics run by more than 3,000 groups to operate year-round. Now, the agency […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s chamber of commerce says the province should expand online alcohol sales, cut taxes for some wine producers and bolster efforts to curb social harms as it liberalizes booze laws. The chamber makes the recommendations in a report today about the future of beer, wine, cider, and […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in internment camps or forced into labour because of racist policies during the Second World War. The federal […]
By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press WASHINGTON — At first, Tomas Monarrez didn’t notice the labels when he went shopping for pots and pans. ‘Completely toxin free!” said a big green message on a line of nonstick frying pans in the cookware aisle at a store in the nation’s capital. […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The 92-year-old had a painful tumour on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a rural farmhouse, and wanted to keep doing so. “It was ultimately not clear we […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A minimum-wage worker could afford to rent in just a few neighbourhoods in Canada, suggests a new analysis of the country’s rental market that also raises questions about a promised federal rent-supplement program. The report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says someone […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Internal government documents say that many of the 57,000 seniors the Liberals say they have helped lift out of poverty only moved above the poverty line when the government changed the measure. The documents shed light on the number of seniors lifted out of poverty by federal […]
