The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Indigenous communities are open to a new consultation on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but many are greeting its launch with some caution. The Liberal government said yesterday it won’t appeal the August decision from the Federal Court of Appeal that tore up cabinet approval for […]
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By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — A government study has found that 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day. That’s about 85 million people. It’s the first federal study to look at how often adults eat fast food. An earlier study found […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to make Canada pay after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wouldn’t be bullied in trade talks. Trump called Trudeau “weak” and “dishonest.” He threatened tariffs on cars and slapped them on steel. The unprecedented attacks on […]
The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–A group of homeless people who pitched tents in a B.C. provincial park near Victoria are expected to move into approved shelters and living spaces before a government-imposed deadline, Housing minister Selina Robinson said yesterday. Robinson said people have started moving out of Goldstream Provincial Park […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Canada’s environmental watchdog says the federal government waited to take specific action to protect some of its most at-risk whales until the majestic creatures already were in great peril. Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand said Canada had the tools to safeguard North Atlantic right whales, Southern resident […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford MONTREAL–Quebecers charted a new course for their province yesterday by giving the seven-year-old Coalition Avenir Quebec a majority mandate in an election result that could create waves beyond its borders. Quebec, Canada’s second most-populous province, has joined the even bigger province of Ontario in voting for […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–One year ago, Jagmeet Singh was being hoisted into the air at a packed Toronto hotel as NDP leadership results rolled in. The Queen’s Park politician was billed as a charismatic, dynamic injection of energy desperately needed for the federal wing of his party following two […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government says it is moving to ensure people who receive mercury disability payments are properly compensated by retroactively indexing payments to the rate of inflation. The government said more than 200 people in the First Nations communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong receive the payments, […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–More than 1,000 wooden crosses representing lives lost to drug overdoses were placed outside Ontario’s legislature yesterday as advocates called on the province to maintain and expand overdose prevention sites currently under review. But the government said it needed more time to decide on the fate […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–One year ago, Jagmeet Singh was being hoisted into the air at a packed Toronto hotel as NDP leadership results rolled in. The Queen’s Park politician was billed as a charismatic, dynamic injection of energy desperately needed for the federal wing of his party following two […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s emissions testing program for older passenger vehicles will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport trucks, the government said Friday. The Progressive Conservative government said the “Drive Clean” program, which involves a mandatory […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Canadian dairy farmers have panned the renegotiated trade pact between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, saying the new deal will undercut the industry by limiting exports and opening up the market to more American products. Dairy Farmers of Canada issued a terse statement almost immediately after the […]
