The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is cutting the amount of money school boards receive per student, which advocates say will mean fewer services and supports for kids. The Progressive Conservative government announced the 2019-20 school board funding on Friday, details that came as some boards have been issuing surplus notices to […]
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The Canadian PressArmina Ligaya TORONTO–Ontario’s government-run cannabis distributor has cancelled its tender for couriers to make same-day pot deliveries. The provincial corporation tasked with the online sale and distribution of recreational cannabis posted a cancellation notice on Friday via the Ontario government’s tender portal. The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, which […]
The Associated Press OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy czar said Thursday that he is taking Facebook to court after finding that lax practices at the social media giant allowed personal information to be used for political purposes. A joint report from privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien and his British Columbia counterpart said […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s war in Afghanistan ended five years ago but the price of that effort continues to grow. Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving federal support for mental-health conditions nearly doubled between March 2014 and March 2018. The figures are […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA–British Columbia’s health officer is urging the provincial government to consider the decriminalization of people caught with illegal drugs as another step to stem the overdose crisis. Dr. Bonnie Henry says it wouldn’t be the same as legalization, like Canada did with marijuana, but would be an […]
The Canadian PressAmy Smart Michelle Gray says she’s afraid to get behind the wheel again after having her licence suspended for failing a cannabis saliva test in Nova Scotia, even though she passed a police administered sobriety test the same night. Gray has been using medical marijuana for almost eight […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones @Body copy:TORONTO–Ontario is cancelling a tree planting program, with those involved warning the move will lead to the loss of jobs and environmental benefits that forests provide. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry told Forests Ontario the day after the Progressive Conservative government delivered its […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a decade, average daily sitting time increased by roughly an hour, to about eight hours for […]
The Canadian Press PORT ALICE, B.C.–Two earthquakes have struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Natural Resources Canada says a magnitude 4.6 quake struck yesterday afternoon about 166 kilometres west of Port Alice, B.C. Less than one hour later, a second larger quake of magnitude 5.3 hit 189 kilometres […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Many Indigenous communities lack policing services that meet their safety and security needs despite long-standing efforts to remedy the shortcomings, a federally commissioned report says. Instead, they’re stuck with a colonial policing model that overlooks Indigenous cultural traditions and fails to create the bonds of trust […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta’s oilsands may be significantly higher than industry reports. In a study published today, Environment Canada scientists say four major oilsands mines are releasing an average of about one-third more carbon dioxide per barrel of oil than they […]
The Canadian Press LAMBTON SHORES, Ont.–It’s now illegal to keep a lion in a community on the shores of southern Lake Huron. Ditto for fruit bats, anteaters, kangaroos and chimpanzees, after councillors in Lambton Shores, Ont., recently passed the municipality’s first exotic-animal bylaw. The rules make it illegal for residents […]
