The Canadian PressAllison JonesLiam Casey TORONTO–Math test scores among public elementary school students in Ontario have not improved–in some cases they have decreased slightly–despite a $60-million “renewed math strategy” the government had hoped would help solve the problem. The latest results of the province’s standardized tests, conducted by the Education […]
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The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–A hearing to determine whether bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr should be eased, allowing him unsupervised visits with his controversial sister, did not go ahead as planned today. It was put over to Sept. 15 after lawyers for the Justice Department said […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.–British Columbia’s tourism industry is taking a hit, with businesses reporting rising cancellations and decreased traffic over fears of wildfires. Maya Lange with Destinations BC, the province’s tourism planning and marketing corporation, said yesterday that preliminary results from a survey of businesses in the Kootenay-Rockies region […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Eligible Ontario households will be able to get “smart” thermostats for free on a first-come, first-serve basis under a new government program. Environment minister Chris Ballard yesterday announced that $377 million in proceeds from Ontario’s cap-and-trade auctions this year will be used to establish a Green […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government will consider what to do with admission fees for national parks beyond Canada’s 150th birthday after this year’s free parks program has proven to be exceptionally popular. After Ottawa decided to eliminate fees for national parks and historic sites for all of 2017, […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country’s solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people and the institution. Mitchell Taylor delivered closing arguments yesterday at a trial for a constitutional […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has no plans to delete the name of Sir John A. Macdonald–Canada’s first prime minister–from anything under federal responsibility. Trudeau made the comment yesterday outside of Rideau Hall, the Governor General’s residence, following a cabinet shuffle. Ottawa has faced […]
The Canadian Press HOUSTON–Two Quebec women are among the thousands of people caught up in the flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey–one who can’t leave her home and one who has no idea when she can return home. Emilie Lapointe lives in the Houston area and, like many others […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL–There is an overwhelming national consensus that legal marijuana must be priced, taxed, and made available competitively with the black market, the man tasked with leading the drug’s legalization in Canada said yesterday. All the provinces agree more needs to be done to better protect children […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.–China shops, beware: a bull is on the loose in British Columbia’s southern Interior. RCMP said the 635-kg bull escaped last week from the BC Livestock Yard in Kamloops, about 350 km northeast of Vancouver. It was spotted on the weekend, just east of Kamloops, but […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The United Food and Commercial Workers union is endorsing Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh for federal NDP leader. Union national president Paul Meinema said Singh is the candidate who best represents the interests of his members. He also noted Singh will help expand the party “to new heights […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a mid-mandate mini-shuffle yesterday to shore up his cabinet in two areas where his government has fallen far short of his soaring campaign rhetoric: veterans and indigenous affairs. In the most dramatic move, Trudeau split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into […]
