The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government has earmarked $5.5 million to advertise cuts to hydro bills–ads the opposition says use public money to make the Liberal party look good. In response to a freedom of information request by the New Democrats, government documents cite “negative media coverage” of rising […]
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The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–The Invictus Games got off to a rollicking start Saturday as scores of war-wounded athletes marched, limped, or wheeled their way to thumping martial music, dazzling lights, and supportive cheers into a downtown Toronto arena, where they heard Prince Harry praise them for the courage that […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Three items, including a crucifix, that belonged to North-West Rebellion leader Louis Riel, which have been held by the RCMP for decades, soon will return to Métis possession. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Kevin Brosseau and Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand signed a memorandum of understanding Saturday that […]
The Canadian Press BALZAC, Alta.–Two semi-trailer truck drivers played a little blacktop rodeo when they used to their big rigs to safely steer a horse off a busy highway north of Calgary. RCMP said they got word around 4 a.m. today from an Edmonton woman who said her horse had […]
The Canadian Press QUEBEC–Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne contradicted the leader of one of Quebec’s opposition parties Friday, saying he misunderstood their private conversation and shouldn’t have publicly revealed its contents on the internet. On Thursday, the leader of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future (CAQ) published a tweet congratulating himself for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A Progressive Conservative private member’s bill is seeking to jail or slap large fines on people using pill presses illegally to make counterfeit opioids. The bill from Michael Harris would fine anyone–besides pharmacists–using or possessing such machines up to $200,000 or send them to jail for up […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–A driver in Vancouver needed just eight minutes to rack up more than $700 in fines and eight demerit points–all because of a reluctance to put down the phone. Vancouver Police posted a photo of the two tickets on social media, showing that within a space of […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday used the brightest stage in international politics to shine a light on the darkest corners of Canada’s story–devoting a speech at the United Nations General Assembly to the plight of Canada’s indigenous peoples. He spoke of forced migration, broken […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing 2,500 striking workers at GM Canada’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. said it has invited management to get talks rolling again in hopes of reaching a settlement. But Dan Borthwick, president of Unifor Local 88, said its demand that the plant be designated […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords WALTON, Ont.–Ontario farmers and small businesses will receive support from the government as the province moves ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday. But the premier offered no further details about what that support would […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Controversial Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak has been removed from all Senate committees following remarks about First Nations that have been widely condemned. Beyak remains a member of the Conservative caucus but has lost her spots on the Senate’s agriculture, defence, and transportation committees. Sen. Larry Smith, the […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–NAFTA negotiators appear to have adopted the lament of the White Rabbit: “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” Battalions of negotiators for Canada, Mexico, and the United States have been working at a breakneck pace trying to reach agreement on a revamped North American […]
