The Canadian Press TORONTO–Travellers driving across the border into Ontario soon will see signs put up by the government that say the province is open for business. Premier Doug Ford, who repeatedly promised such signs during the spring election campaign, said they will be set up in the coming weeks. […]
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The Canadian Press NANAIMO, B.C.–Federal New Democrat MP Sheila Malcolmson said she’s been pondering her jump to provincial politics in British Columbia since the summer when she was approached by officials in Premier John Horgan’s office. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith member of Parliament said yesterday she has no beefs with federal NDP […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–A major online voting issue that forced more than 50 communities in Ontario to extend municipal election voting hours prompted questions on Tuesday about the integrity of the balloting process. One candidate, forced to wait more than 24 hours longer to find out that he had […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The Bank of Canada raised its trend-setting interest rate yesterday and sent signals that future hikes could be upon Canadians sooner than previously expected. With a big source of trade uncertainty finally out of the way, the central bank delivered a quarter-point rate increase for the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The premier of Ontario received death threats and his labour minister had her constituency office vandalized hours after a sweeping labour reform bill was introduced in the legislature, the Progressive Conservative government said yesterday. Government House leader Todd Smith said the incidents were an attempt to […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert Winnipeg residents have voted to retain their mayor and keep the city’s landmark intersection closed to pedestrians. Brian Bowman was elected to a second term last night, handily beating second-place Jenny Motkaluk, a business consultant who made her first attempt at the mayor’s chair. Voters also […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Scroll through Ontario’s online cannabis shop and you’ll see strains of marijuana called Banana Split and Tangerine Dream. There are others with the far-out monikers Dreamweaver, Super Sonic, and Pink Kush. The names appear on packages even though the federal Cannabis Act is meant to discourage kids […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Before going public with its cannabis awareness ad campaign, the Manitoba government turned to experts for advice: teens and young adults. Three different focus groups with participants from 16-24 years old were held in September. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under freedom-of-information law show the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s chief public health officer says the opioid crisis may be responsible for limiting Canadians’ life expectancy. In a report released this morning, Dr. Theresa Tam said life expectancy steadily has been on the rise in Canada but she warned the life expectancy in B.C. is decreasing–the […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Canada’s top general is overhauling military morale-boosting tours after an internal investigation uncovered the extent of the problems with a 2017 trip to Latvia that resulted in a sexual-assault charge against a former NHL player. Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance disputed the idea that the Latvia […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government will return 90 percent of all the money it collects from a carbon price directly to the Canadians. But it has pushed back the start date of its new carbon tax another four months to allow the affected provinces to prepare. Prime Minister […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–A Manitoba government backbencher who made inappropriate comments to female staff has been ousted from the Progressive Conservative caucus. Caucus chair Wayne Ewasko said he and his colleagues made the decision yesterday to expel Cliff Graydon after discussing what he called “repeated inappropriate behaviour.” “While we […]
