The Canadian Press TORONTO–A 19-year-old woman who allegedly tossed a chair off the balcony of a downtown Toronto highrise turned herself in to police yesterday to face multiple charges after video of the incident circulated widely online. Police had launched a public appeal for help identifying the woman after the […]
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The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–A closer look at some unimaginably ancient fossils suggests complex life may have evolved much earlier and more quickly than scientists previously thought. “If these are complex life forms, what it tells you is that evolution happened much quicker than we think,” said Kurt Konhauser, one […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press A new study offers possible clues to why babies who drink pumped breast milk are at greater risk of asthma, allergies and obesity than those who get breastmilk straight from the breast. Senior author Meghan Azad, a researcher at Children’s Hospital Research Institute of […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–A narrow, snow-covered gravel road winds its way to a hidden gate that opens to a parcel of land on the southern tip of Calgary. But it’s not a typical ranch property. Behind large, wire fences live a Przewalski wild horse native to Mongolia, Vancouver Island […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Changes to Ontario’s autism program are raising concerns that thousands of autistic children who will receive fewer hours of therapy will be pushed into schools unable to properly accommodate them. The government announced last week that in order to clear a backlog of 23,000 children waiting […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday welcomed an investigation by the federal ethics commissioner into an allegation that his office pressured former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. And while she has fuelled the controversy by refusing to comment on the allegation, Trudeau […]
The Canadian PressStephen Cook OTTAWA–Three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a national youth policy, the federal government still is trying to determine what it should include. Trudeau appointed himself the minister for youth in his cabinet in 2015 and in the following year’s budget, he promised a national […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford accused student unions of getting up to “crazy Marxist nonsense” as he appealed for donations to his Progressive Conservative party in a fundraising e-mail sent yesterday. Ford’s claim was made as he highlighted his government’s move to make some fees paid by Ontario college […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson Dozens of Mexican “modern day slaves” who allegedly were forced to work as cleaners at vacation properties in Ontario for as little as $50 per month have been freed and offered legitimate employment, police announced yesterday. The provincial police and the Barrie, Ont. force said they […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is ramping up security measures at some of its locations across the province amid reports of an increase in brazen thefts at liquor stores. A statement from the LCBO on Saturday said it is adding security guards at select stores to […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario government lawyers say the repeal of a modernized sex-ed curriculum does not discriminate against an 11-year-old transgender girl challenging the move, arguing teachers still can address topics like gender identity even though such issues no longer are a mandatory part of the lesson plan. Government […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has written directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to waive solicitor-client privilege so former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould can talk publicly about what happened with SNC-Lavalin. The request is contained in an open letter dated yesterday, in which Scheer said […]
