The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government will not consider raising the provincial sales tax to pay for infrastructure projects in various municipalities, the premier said Tuesday. Kathleen Wynne flatly rejected the proposal from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which said its members are facing a pressing lack of […]
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The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said yesterday as it apologized to the teen’s family. The board’s director of education, John Malloy, said that of the 32 students […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui Smoke from an increasing number of forest fires in Northwestern Ontario has prompted the evacuation of a First Nation in the region, officials said Tuesday. Deb MacLean, a fire information officer with the province’s forest fire fighting centre in Dryden, Ont., said there have been a […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to do it early ‚Äî using a “signature” of molecules in patients’ blood. It’s still highly experimental, but initial studies suggest the […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — If you learned your DNA made you more susceptible to getting a disease, wouldn’t you work to stay healthy? You’d quit smoking, eat better, ramp up your exercise, or do whatever else it took to improve your odds of avoiding maladies […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–A female stunt driver working on the movie “Deadpool 2” has died after witnesses say she appeared to lose control of a motorcycle before crashing into a window of a building in downtown Vancouver. A crumpled motorcycle was seen laying on its side surrounded by broken […]
The Canadian Press POND INLET, Nunavut–Inuit groups say their lobbying and traditional knowledge is behind a huge expansion in the boundaries for what is to become Canada’s largest national marine conservation area. “Our organizations worked extremely hard to ensure the extended boundary was accepted,” said P.J. Akeeagok, head of the […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash VICTORIA–Killing grizzly bears for trophy will come to an end in British Columbia, but not before hunters get one more shot this season. Natural Resource Operations minister Doug Donaldson said the province is moving to ban trophy-hunting for grizzly bears, and will completely ban the hunt […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A Bullock’s oriole that landed in eastern Ontario in 2015 finally will be flying home to British Columbia–by plane. The little western bird drew national attention when she arrived in Packenham, Ont. in December, 2015, likely after being blown off her migration course. Bird-lovers flocked to the […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The Ontario government’s plan for major labour reforms would have significant side effects that would put 185,000 jobs at risk, a coalition of business groups said yesterday in releasing part of its analysis on the proposed legislation. The economic analysis commissioned by the Keep Ontario Working […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Chrystia Freeland has given Canadians a look at their government’s strategy as it prepares to go nose-to-nose with the country’s biggest trading partner in crucial NAFTA talks. The foreign affairs minister laid out Ottawa’s core objectives yesterday, two days before negotiations on a new North American […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Here are some lightning safety tips from the National Weather Service. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS The safest place to be in a thunderstorm is indoors. Stay inside until 30 minutes passes after the last roar of thunder. If you’re going to be outside, pay […]
