The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative caucus is meeting to choose an interim leader following Patrick Brown’s resignation in the face of sexual misconduct allegations. Brown stepped down as Ontario PC leader early yesterday after emphatically denying what he called “troubling allegations” about his conduct and his character. The allegations, […]
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The Associated Press PARIS–Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted jars of chocolate and hazelnut spread. Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the Intermarche chain, which offered massive discounts on jars of Nutella. The promotion, […]
The Canadian Press COMOX, B.C.–Half of the high schools in a Vancouver Island school district have been closed as an RCMP investigation is underway and police say there is no word when the probe might conclude. A news release posted by the Comox Valley School District said Mark R. Isfeld, […]
The Canadian Press FOND DU LAC, Sask.–Survivors of a plane crash in a remote community in northern Saskatchewan have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the airline was negligent. The claim against West Wind Aviation and Athabasca Basin Development, the airline’s majority shareholder, alleges their acts or omissions harmed those on […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA–The war has begun in Philadelphia and Boston, where the Super Bowl-bound rivals lightheartedly are refusing to sell items from each other’s cities in a sort of “cheesesteak ban heard ’round the world.” In Boston, one park has banned the sale of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, and the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Rising interest rates could have a “significant” impact on Ontario’s economy as the already ballooning household debt is projected to continue to grow, the province’s fiscal watchdog warns. The Financial Accountability Office said in a report released Tuesday that an average Ontario household owed nearly $154,000 […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s Opposition leader is stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct–dealing a severe blow to his party just months before the province heads to the polls. Patrick Brown announced the decision in a statement issued early this morning, following a hastily-called news conference in which the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s college faculty has launched a charter challenge of legislation that ended a five-week strike and allowed 500,000 students to return to class. The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says the back-to-work legislation introduced by the Liberal government, and supported […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Enough talk about the over-representation of Indigenous kids in the child welfare system–it’s time for action, says the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Murray Sinclair, now an independent senator, said it’s critical to get all the federal, provincial, and territorial players moving now–a […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–A program launched by the Harper Conservatives to end door-to-door mail delivery in Canada formally was ended yesterday by the Trudeau government as part of a new plan the Liberals say eventually will put Canada Post on a more sound financial footing. However, the roughly 840,000 […]
By Kirsten Grieshaber The Associated Press BERLIN — It’s that time of the year to fulfil those ambitious New Year’s resolutions again: More vegetables, less alcohol, sign up for the gym. But not for Torben Bertram. Fed up with colleagues who kept pressuring him to join workout sessions during his […]
The Canadian Press DAVOS, Switzerland–Investing in Canada and women’s rights were expected to be central themes of a speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trudeau, who arrived there yesterday for his second appearance at the world forum as prime minister, will […]
