The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio A new study suggests children from poorer areas of Ontario face a greater risk of getting hit by vehicles than those from wealthier areas, possibly because they are more likely to walk to school alone. The study–conducted by researchers at Sick Kids hospital, York University and […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a “flushable” wipe. “This is the most outrageous greenwashing I’ve seen in a long, long time,” said Friends of the Earth CEO Beatrice Olivastri. […]
The Canadian PressJordan PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–The Senate’s ethics committee recommended Tuesday that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay over incendiary letters about Indigenous Peoples she posted to her website. The committee is also recommending Beyak attend educational programs at her own expense related to racism toward Indigenous people in […]
The Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, this time drawing inspiration from America’s hottest movie. MIT students over the weekend draped the university’s signature Great Dome with a giant cloth version of Captain America’s red, white and blue shield. Their efforts drew […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO — Treatment of a group of psychiatric patients detained at an Ontario facility decades ago amounted to torture that resembled the experimentation Nazis performed on Jews, the opening of a civil trial heard yesterday. More than two dozen inmates of what was the maximum security […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge Communities in central Ontario’s flood-ravaged cottage country worked to stave off more damage yesterday while bracing for heavy rainfall forecast for later in the week. More military personnel were deployed throughout the region and municipalities called on volunteers to help replenish the supply of sandbags as […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The group released its annual audit of anti-Semitism yesterday, showing 2,041 recorded incidents of hatred towards Jews in 2018, up 16 percent […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s high school teachers will start the early stages of contract talks next month in what could be a contentious round of bargaining. Contracts for teachers and education workers at the province’s publicly funded schools expire at the end of August, but Education Minister Lisa Thompson […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A United Nations rights watchdog says Canada’s international reputation will be damaged if it doesn’t follow through and give real power to its new watchdog on responsible corporate conduct. Surya Deva, the chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, is in Ottawa this […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy contracted in February after showing strong growth in January. The agency says gross domestic product pulled back 0.1 per cent in February as both goods-producing and services-producing industries declined. Growth in January was 0.3 per cent. Economists had expected no […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is spending up to $500,000 to review workplace culture at the provincial police, prompted by recent suicides. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced today that the government will create an independent review panel. Jones has said the Ontario Provincial Police are facing a mental health crisis, with […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–First Nations leaders are calling on the provincial government to help press Ottawa to relocate the community of Kashechewan as it deals with annual flooding. Kashechewan First Nation has been evacuated, as its more than 2,500 members have been flown to other locations across the province. The […]
