The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui Hundreds of people spent their Easter long weekend searching for a missing boy from a small southern Ontario community who was swept away in the Grand River during a recent flood. Searchers from several nearby communities have been congregating just outside Orangeville, Ont. every day for […]
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The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–Canada’s Indigenous Services minister says Ottawa has fully complied with the orders of a 2016 ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal which said the federal government discriminates against indigenous children. “We have turned a corner,” Jane Philpott told The Canadian Press. “We will reach […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Trouble is brewing for coffee lovers in California, where a judge ruled that sellers must post scary warnings about cancer risks. But how frightened should we be of a daily cup of joe? Not very, some scientists and available evidence seem to suggest. Scientific […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Last June, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan hung out the “we’re hiring” sign and dangled grants of up to $1 million to try and lure some of the best and brightest international researchers to come to work in Canada. Nine months later, 24 scientists have been given […]
The Associated Press AQUINNAH, Mass.–A Massachusetts woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing her tenant of using her Martha’s Vineyard home to shoot pornographic videos without telling her. The lawsuit filed this week says Leah Bassett had no idea when she rented out her home in 2014 that it would […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted his government’s commitment to transparency and its tough stance on the wealthy at a high-priced fundraiser yesterday attended by some of Montreal’s elite. Before beginning his remarks to the roughly 150 Liberal party donors in attendance, Trudeau thanked Stephen Bronfman, a […]
The Canadian Press Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will formally apologize next month for past discrimination against residents of Chinese descent. The apology will acknowledge the wrongdoings of past legislation, regulations and policies of previous Vancouver city councils. “This is an important day for council to come together in recognition of […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said the federal government has reached millions of young Canadians through various, intensive public education campaigns aimed at informing them about the health and safety risks of using cannabis. The lack of a visible, national public awareness campaign is among the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal minister in charge of a decade-long housing strategy says the plan will be based on a “right to housing” as he faces criticism the Liberals are watering down the pledge. Characterizing housing as a human right was meant to provide recourse–either through tribunals or the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The bad blood between the Ontario government and auditor general bubbled to the surface once again yesterday, with the Liberal energy minister downplaying a dispute between the auditor and the Crown corporation that manages the province’s electricity market. Glenn Thibeault said concerns raised by auditor general […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government is promising to spend more than $300 million over three years to improve supports for children with special needs and hire more teachers, a pledge that comes just months ahead of the spring election. Premier Kathleen Wynne said yesterday that the money will […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency, and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians, the RCMP is warning. The message comes as thousands of young people across North America demand an end to gun violence, and the Trudeau […]
