The Canadian PressLiam Casey Six wolves at risk of dying of starvation successfully have been moved off a Northern Ontario island to one on the U.S. side of Lake Superior. A contracted capture crew and Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry performed the operation on Friday and Saturday, taking […]
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The Canadian Press MARKHAM, Ont.–Police say they’ve made an arrest related to the abduction of a Chinese national studying in the Toronto area but have not found the missing man. York regional police said they’ve arrested a 35-year-old Toronto man who they believe is involved in the alleged kidnapping of […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government says its plan to fix the “hydro mess” left behind by the Liberals would save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars while maintaining a 25 percent rate cut. The so-called Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, introduced Thursday, brings an end to the […]
By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in a multi-decade debate about their health effects. An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration meets for two […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A one-time $2.2-billion windfall in the federal budget to help Canadian cities improve roads, bridges, highways, and water systems won’t become an annual tradition, Finance minister Bill Morneau warned yesterday, even in the face of problems getting the first projects off the ground. Tuesday’s multi-billion-dollar top-up […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Strip searches of suspects have become commonplace and are all too often unnecessary–and even illegal–despite sharp criticism of the practice going back almost two decades, one of Ontario’s police watchdogs reported today. In a special analysis of the issue, the Office of the Independent Police Review […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former federal Treasury Board president Jane Philpott says there’s “much more to the story” of the SNC-Lavalin affair that should be told. In an interview with Maclean’s magazine that landed like a bomb today on Parliament Hill, the ex-minister said she had concerns in January–before the controversy […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s social services minister opened the door today to giving more funding to children with more severe autism, which an advocacy group described as a “huge concession” in the province’s controversial plan. The new program announced last month by Children, Community and Social Services minister Lisa […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Police in Thunder Bay say a 32-year-old woman has been charged in a homicide involving a woman found dead on a local bike path. City police began investigating the incident after a woman’s body was found near a local inn early Tuesday morning. They say […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–Canada has learned a lot about how to protect against foreign election meddling through its support of Ukraine in its ongoing battles with Russia, Foreign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland says. Freeland described Ukraine as a “laboratory” for Russia’s disinformation campaigns in cyberspace as she and Defence […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Heavy snowfall in the United States has raised the threat of flooding in Manitoba’s Red River Valley this spring. The Manitoba government says conditions have worsened since its first flood outlook last month. The province says, with average weather over the next few weeks, that the […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an emotional clarion call yesterday as he urged people of all political stripes to turn the page on hateful ideology and condemn the sort of intolerance that fuelled the brutal killing of 50 Muslims in New Zealand. A visibly angry Trudeau […]
