The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Tensions between Ontario’s premier and the leader of the Opposition escalated yesterday as Kathleen Wynne accused Doug Ford of being just like U.S. President Donald Trump, in what experts predict is a glimpse of a hostile election campaign to come. Wynne pushed back against Ford when […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives says he will cut corporate income taxes to stimulate job growth in the province if he’s elected premier this spring. Doug Ford said he will cut rates from 11.5 percent to 10.5 percent to help grow the economy and create jobs. […]
The Canadian PressAmy Smart A U.K. man who lost three toes to frostbite in a Yukon race says he can’t think of a better place for the digits to go than into people’s drinks. Nick Griffiths plans to donate his amputated appendages to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon–home […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Montreal mountaineer will try to become the first solo woman to climb Canada’s highest mountain in a trek that begins next month. Should Monique Richard reach the summit of Yukon’s Mount Logan, she will be the first female to reach the top by herself, according […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume PARIS–With trademark rhetorical flourish, Justin Trudeau delivered a message of inclusive economic growth, environmental guardianship, progressive trade, and gender parity today as he became the first Canadian prime minister to address the French National Assembly. Beneath the soaring, gilt-edged ceilings of the assembly’s lower house, Trudeau […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong Toronto Blue Jays’ executive Andrew Miller was standing with some colleagues by the Rogers Centre infield yesterday morning when he heard a series of unexpected bangs. Several pieces of ice fell on the domed stadium from the nearby CN Tower, with one chunk creating a hole […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s New Democrats are promising free child-care for families earning less than $40,000 and a boost to hospital budgets if elected this spring, but say they would run multi-year deficits to pay for their plan. The promises are part of the party’s election platform, called “Change […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–After four decades, the federal government is getting rid of rules that turned away would-be immigrants with intellectual or physical disabilities, Immigration minister Ahmed Hussen said yesterday. The government no longer will be allowed to reject permanent resident applications from those with serious health conditions or […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press CHICAGO — For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success until […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Quebec government says it is facing even more asylum-seekers entering the province from the United States this year and is asking the federal government for help. Immigration minister David Heurtel says the number is forecast to increase significantly this summer. He told a news conference today […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland HUMBOLDT, Sask.–A tragic bus crash that has sunk a Saskatchewan community into deep sorrow also has released an incredible display of human kindness as residents struggle to deal with their grief. Sixteen people died, including 10 players, and another 13 were injured after a transport truck […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberals are drawing lessons from the last U.S. election as they unleash advertising they say aims to expose the “real” Doug Ford and what he would do if elected premier this spring. As the party unveiled its first ad Friday, senior campaign officials said they […]
