The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario will create safe zones around abortion clinics to protect women who seek their services and the health-care workers who perform them, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said yesterday. Naqvi said the zones, which will extend 50-150 metres around Ontario’s eight abortion clinics, are designed to protect […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Federal Conservatives yesterday called for the Trudeau government to start talks with U.S. about joining its ballistic-missile shield, after their own party refused to do that during its decade in power. The Tories explained their change of heart by pointing to North Korea’s recent sabre-rattling, as […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–That’ll be one mayor and two aldermen but sorry, no fries with that. Less than two weeks before Calgary’s municipal election, the city has opened up a drive-thru voting booth at McMahon Stadium. The station will accommodate advanced voting–and drivers won’t even have to get out of […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The federal government is promising to improve the services and support available to military personnel and veterans in hopes of cutting down the number of suicides among those who have served in uniform. The initiatives are outlined in a new suicide prevention strategy released today that […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Looking for escaped convicts? Try an escape room. That was the scenario earlier this week when two female prisoners jumped a fence and went on the lam from the Edmonton Institution for Women. Twenty-four hours later, the pair wandered into SideQuests Adventures, a downtown Edmonton entertainment complex […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel BRAMPTON, Ont.–Important changes to Canadian citizenship rules, including how long a newcomer has to be in the country to be eligible, will take effect next week, Immigration minister Ahmed Hussen announced yesterday. Speaking in the highly-diverse community of Brampton, Ont., just northwest of Toronto, Hussen said […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Canada’s political leaders must take bold action by joining forces to decriminalize illicit drugs and save lives in the midst of an unprecedented overdose crisis, a leading drug-policy expert says. Donald MacPherson, of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stance on legalizing […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Newly-elected federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh yesterday named Quebec leadership rival Guy Caron to be his House of Commons surrogate after basking in the glow of a raucous caucus welcome to Parliament Hill. Singh, whose high-profile status as a practising Sikh has some observers predicting he’ll […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Jagmeet Singh spent Sunday on a dance floor in Brampton, Ont., but he didn’t have much time to bask in the glory of his resounding victory as the new NDP leader. It was back to business on Parliament Hill yesterday, where he was busy tackling basics, […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–“Through hardship to the stars” is the motto that will guide Julie Payette, the former astronaut who was sworn in yesterday as Canada’s newest Governor General. Those words are in the Latin “Per Aspera Ad Astra” on a new coat of arms designed to capture Payette’s […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government has been fielding a lot of complaints about controversial proposed tax reforms–and now the premiers are poised for their turn as they gather in Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The provincial and territorial leaders will get a chance today to hear […]
The Associated PressHillel Italie Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles, and other bands he worshipped as a boy, and produced new classics such as “Free Fallin,’ “Refugee,” and “American Girl,” has died. He was 66. Petty died last night at UCLA […]
