The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The Trudeau government will attempt to set the stage for this fall’s election–and provide some distraction from the SNC-Lavalin affair–with today’s end-of-mandate budget touting the Liberals’ economic record. The Liberal government’s fourth and final budget before the election is expected to include measures to help first-time home […]
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The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The Liberal-dominated justice committee has pulled the plug on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting renewed howls of outrage from opposition MPs. Conservative and New Democrat MPs unsuccessfully pressed the House of Commons’ committee today to recall former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould so she could […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s newest cabinet minister says she wants to move on from the controversy that has resulted in her appointment to president of the Treasury Board. “The past few weeks have been difficult, and I have expressed my confidence in our prime minister and our […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is increasing class sizes for Grades 4-12 in an effort to cut costs, a move critics say will hurt student learning and result in thousands of teaching jobs lost across the province. The move is part of education reforms announced by the Progressive Conservative government […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 1/2 eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords CAMBRIDGE, Ont.–Management-level jobs will be lost in the planned merger of 20 provincial health agencies, Premier Doug Ford said yesterday, as his message shifted from no job losses under his government to no front-line job losses. Front-line jobs will be protected, Ford said, as the province […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The improved economy is expected to give the Trudeau government more fiscal room than anticipated in next week’s pre-election budget–but a wobbly economic finish to 2018 means conditions could look much different as the October vote approaches. An abrupt deceleration in economic growth over the final […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Brilliant late-winter sunshine lifted the spirits of Garry McLean’s family members Tuesday as they celebrated the former Indian Day School survivor–and a proposed settlement of his class-action lawsuit against the federal government that he never lived to see. Indigenous drumming and song filled the air and […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–The Manitoba government says nearly 100 organizations have pre-qualified for the expansion of retail cannabis sales. While it’s not known how many will be approved, the government is opening the door to new stores that it hopes will eat into the black market. “Our goal remains […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–A Toronto doctor says Ontario’s medical regulator has decided not to investigate dozens of complaints made about her push for stricter gun laws. Dr. Najma Ahmed, a trauma surgeon who treated victims of a fatal mass shooting in Toronto last summer, said the College of Physicians […]
The Canadian Press OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C.–The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of the country. B.C. is changing its building […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Opposition MPs erupted in fury yesterday after the Liberals used their majority on the House of Commons’ justice committee to delay an opposition attempt to call Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify again on the SNC-Lavalin affair. The meeting was called as an emergency session by the three […]
