The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Millennials will have to foot the bill for Ontario’s rising debt over the next three decades if the government doesn’t hike taxes or cut spending by $6.5 billion annually to address major demographic changes, the province’s fiscal watchdog warned last week. As the “baby-boom” generation ages, […]
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The Canadian PressBob Weber New tests have found a wide range of previously-undiscovered contaminants in polar bears around Hudson Bay. The new study complicates our understanding of the complex cocktail of chemicals the bears are exposed to as they try to adapt to changing climate, said Environment Canada researcher Robert […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Tens of thousands of international students affected by a faculty strike at Ontario colleges are being reassured by immigration officials that they won’t be penalized for a delay that is beyond their control. But some international students say the work stoppage, which began last Monday, has […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario should raise taxes on cigarettes, ban anyone under 21 from buying them, and impose a levy on tobacco companies, a government-commissioned report is recommending. The report suggests ways to reduce the percentage of Ontarians who smoke from 17 percent to less than five percent by […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A group of student leaders is calling on the government to urge college administrators and the union representing striking faculty to return to the bargaining table in a bid to end a labour dispute that has seen classes cancelled at Ontario’s 24 colleges. In a letter to […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Quebec’s long-gun registry doesn’t infringe on federal jurisdiction, says a judge who has rejected a motion seeking to see it shelved. The National Firearms Association, in conjunction with a Quebec-based pro-gun lobby group, had argued in court the province was wading into federal territory when it passed […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario politicians yesterday took the unusual step of using time in the legislature to unanimously condemn a law passed by Quebec that bans anyone from giving or receiving public services with their face covered. Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario and Quebec have a very close working […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–A pig with personality is searching for a forever farm after being seized during a cruelty investigation in British Columbia. The B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says “Lyle,” a two-year-old black pig, was fearful and didn’t want to be touched when he was taken […]
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Increasing pollution worldwide is proving deadlier than war, natural disasters or smoking, according to a new report published in the Lancet medical journal. Based largely on 2015 data from the Global Burden of Disease, the report estimates that at least 9 million premature deaths […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Women in Ontario would be protected from being required to wear high heels at work under a bill introduced Tuesday. The private member’s bill from Liberal MPP Cristina Martins would amend the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act to prohibit employers from mandating workers to wear […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel FERNIE, B.C.–A lifelong resident of a picturesque Rocky Mountain community says people have been shaken by the deaths of three workers following an ammonia leak at the local ice rink. Twyla Sevinski recalled coming across a chaotic scene Tuesday afternoon as a flurry of fire trucks […]
The Canadian PressDavid Friend TORONTO–Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died. He was 53. Downie died Tuesday night “with his beloved children and family close by,” the band said in a statement on its website yesterday […]
