The Canadian PressMichelle McQuiggeColin Perkel Toronto Mayor John Tory easily won re-election yesterday after a spirited campaign marked by unprecedented interference from the provincial government while dozens of Ontario communities were forced to extend voting due to widespread technical difficulties. Tory took 63 percent of the vote while his main […]
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The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–New online maps let viewers zero in on how climate change will affect their part of Canada’s boreal forest. “It’s designed to give information that’s relevant to people where they live,” Danny Blair, co-director of the Prairie Climate Centre at the University of Winnipeg, said yesterday. The […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The union representing 50,000 Canada Post employees has begun rotating strikes in four cities across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the 24-hour strikes began today at 12:01 a.m. (local time) in Victoria, Edmonton, and Windsor, Ont., and at 1:01 a.m. in Halifax. The […]
The Canadian PressPaola LoriggioShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario passed its cannabis legislation yesterday, firmly establishing the right to smoke marijuana in public in the province hours after recreational use of drug became legal across Canada. The Progressive Conservative government’s bill, changing previously-established regulations on where recreational pot can be used, was put […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup Ottawa wants to make it free and fast for Canadians to obtain criminal pardons for simple pot possession, but Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale made it clear yesterday the government does not support the push for conviction records to be destroyed outright. Goodale said legislation is […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel BATH, Ont.–Serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo pleaded unsuccessfully for a second chance yesterday, arguing low self-esteem drove him to commit the sexually-twisted crimes he now rues and that he no longer poses any threat to the public. Bernardo made his pitch for parole before a […]
By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press Kevin Mawae played 16 seasons in the NFL, earning eight Pro Bowls and three All-Pro honours. Yet the former offensive lineman found himself struggling to walk in the summer of 2017. With each step came stabbing pains because of severe plantar fasciitis. The […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this year, and at […]
Press Release The province has taken action to prevent an immediate increase in beer prices by stepping in to halt a scheduled tax hike put in place by the previous government. By taking this step, Premier Doug Ford, along with Finance minister Vic Fedeli, will leave more money in the […]
By Rob Gillies And Gene Johnson The Associated Press TORONTO — Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours before a handful of retail outlets opened in the country’s […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–With just hours to go before pot is legal in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says parents will play a role in talking to their kids about the drug. Trudeau says a regulated market for marijuana–a pillar of his 2015 election campaign–will help keep cannabis out of […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Two Ontario legislators from different parties introduced separate bills yesterday aimed at stopping auto insurance companies from charging drivers higher premiums based on where they live, saying it was time for the practice to end. The politicians–one from the ruling Progressive Conservatives and another from the […]
