The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they’ve made two arrests in a homicide from nearly five years ago. William Wapoose, 32, was found dead on a local bike path in September 2014. On Friday, police say they arrested two men, one of whom was a […]
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The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico’s refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexico is feeling the squeeze from an unprecedented exodus of people fleeing Central American countries and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government is now reviewing recommendations from its special adviser on alcohol as it looks at making changes to the system. Ken Hughes, a former MP and Alberta cabinet minister, delivered his report Friday to Finance Minister Vic Fedeli on ways to improve consumer choice […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has backed down on retroactive funding cuts to municipalities after sustained pressure from local leaders, who warned of devastating impacts to public health, child care and ambulance services. Municipalities had been pushing back hard against the funding cuts, which were announced after […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Officials say a four-year-old boy who was hospitalized after a hit-and-run is in life-threatening condition, following incorrect reports from Toronto police that the boy had died. Police have said that the boy was struck by a motorcycle that fled the scene yesterday afternoon in the city’s east […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Funding a program that provides pregnant and breast-feeding women with evidence-based research on drug safety should be a priority for the Canadian government, say doctors citing the closure of such a service after nearly 35 years. Motherisk, established at the Hospital for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ten former Ontario health ministers representing three political parties are urging the provincial government to reverse its cuts to public-health funding. Six former Liberal ministers, three New Democrats and one Progressive Conservative have signed an open letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott, imploring her to stop what […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says program spending under the Progressive Conservatives will drop to its lowest level in 30 years as the government tries to eliminate the deficit. The Tories have said they don’t expect to balance the budget until 2023-24–one year past their mandate–and have been announcing […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Indigenous courses will not be a mandatory part of the high school curriculum in Ontario–a decision that has angered First Nations members. The Progressive Conservative government’s decision reverses a commitment from the former Liberals to make the courses mandatory, stemming from a recommendation by the Truth […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s municipalities say they may be forced to raise taxes or cut services due to provincial government cuts that will likely equal well over half a billion dollars in lost annual funding and foregone revenue. Since the Progressive Conservative government released its first budget last month […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published yesterday suggests. The study in the Journal of Adolescent Health, along with similar new research, suggests an adequate focus on helping boys is […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s NDP education critic is criticizing the provincial government’s decision to increase secondary school class sizes as more details emerge on the impacts of the move. Marit Stiles said in a release Saturday that “kids continue to pay the price” for Premier Doug Ford’s education cuts. “The […]
