The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is getting another six months to complete its work. The commission now will have until next April 30 to finish its hearings and submit a final report, instead of the initial deadline of Nov. 1. Carolyn […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Style experts who have been eager to pit the fashion selections of Sophie Gregoire Trudeau against those of Melania Trump at this week’s G7 summit are going to be sorely disappointed. The American first lady is sending her regrets. Melania’s spokeswoman confirmed she will not travel […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Canadians who currently use cannabis expect to buy nearly two-thirds of their pot from legal retailers once recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, a new survey suggests. Moreover, respondents to the survey say they expect to buy cannabis more often and are prepared to pay more […]
The Canadian PressNelanthi Hewa TORONTO–Dasha Metropolitansky is politically-minded and old enough to vote but days away from Ontario’s election, the Toronto high school student hasn’t checked if she’s registered to cast a ballot–and she doesn’t know how to. It’s the kind of thing the 18-year-old, who is the president of […]
The Canadian Press PRESCOTT, Ont.–Provincial police say one of the people injured in a tour bus crash in eastern Ontario yesterday has died. They said the victim was a 54-year-old Chinese man. Officers said a bus carrying 37 people–the driver, a tour guide, and 35 Chinese tourists–drove off Highway 401 […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Dozens of environmental groups say if Canada wants to be a leader in getting the rest of the world to kick its plastics habit, it has to start by setting the bar for recycling plastics far higher at home. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants this week’s […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Martine Ouellet is stepping down as head of the Bloc Quebecois after a resounding defeat in a weekend leadership vote. Ouellet took potshots at several of her detractors this morning as she announced her decision to retire, effective June 11. Bloc rank and file gave Ouellet just […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesMaija Kappler TORONTO–Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne switched gears yesterday, from pushing for her party to be re-elected to instead using the last few days of the election campaign to try to save what Liberal seats she can. Wynne admitted Saturday that her party won’t form government […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press CHICAGO — Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to gauge each patient’s risk. The study is […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday. “Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard. Richard had […]
The Canadian PressRoss Marowits MONTREAL–Canadian shippers breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday after CP Rail reached a tentative agreement with its train crews to end a strike mere hours after it began. The Calgary railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference reached a four-year deal while the union also […]
The Canadian PressPaola LoriggioColin Perkel After vowing for weeks to deliver a fully-costed platform, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives yesterday quietly released a compilation of their campaign promises without saying how they would pay for them. The updated “Plan for the People,” posted on the party’s website, lays out how much each […]
