The Canadian Press TORONTO–Unions and advocacy groups got one last chance to weigh in on the Ontario government’s bid to make sweeping changes to the province’s labour laws. The government is wrapping up more than a week of public consultations on proposed legislation that would, among other things, raise the […]
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The Canadian PressJennifer Cheng TORONTO–Dude, where’s my car? It’s a question Gavin Strickland asked himself Sunday night when he came out of Metallica’s sold-out concert in Toronto and could not remember where he parked his car: a blue-green 2015 Nissan Versa Sedan. The lost vehicle–and the search for it–have made […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel Calgary police are seeking the public’s help in finding a woman who they believe may have played a significant role in a quadruple homicide earlier this month. Yu Chieh Liao, who goes by Diana Liao, is considered a person of interest in the deaths of two […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Two of six Burundi teenagers who went missing after an international robotics competition in the United States have been seen crossing the border into Canada, U.S. authorities said yesterday. The search for the teens is ongoing but police have no indication of foul play in their disappearance, […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Quebec’s immigration minister yesterday urged police to aggressively target citizens who encourage hateful speech, in reaction to a spate of racist and anti-immigrant incidents in the province over the past couple of weeks. Kathleen Weil was in Montreal to talk about her government’s plan to launch public […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Doctors at the University of Alberta are raising the alarm about a rare tapeworm that, until recently, hadn’t been seen in humans in Canada since the 1920s. The worm is harmless to coyotes and other dogs, but can spread like a slow-moving cancer in humans and is […]
The Canadian Press STRATHROY, Ont.–Via Rail said train service between Toronto and the city of Sarnia, Ont., near the U.S. border, has been cancelled for two days due to a freight train derailment early yesterday morning. Thirteen cars from a CN freight train derailed in the centre of the community […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Hydro One Ltd. has signed a friendly deal to acquire U.S. energy company Avista Corp. for $6.7 billion (Cdn.) in an all-cash deal that would create one of the largest regulated utilities in North America. The Toronto-based company said yesterday after the close of markets that it […]
The Canadian Press QUEBEC–A package containing a defaced Qur’an and a note expressing hate toward a Muslim cemetery project has stoked renewed fears at a Quebec mosque where six men were killed in January, the mosque’s secretary general said yesterday. Mahedine Djamai said when the package arrived last Friday, he […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–Canada’s premiers say the federal government needs to provide more clarity as they work to craft rules on legalizing marijuana–or Ottawa will face a call for a delay. “It’s great that the prime minister wants to stick to his deadline. That’s super-duper,” Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister […]
The Canadian Press CHURCHILL, Man.–Omnitrax says the flooded-out rail line to Churchill, Man. could be fixed before this winter, but the company won’t be putting up the money to do it. Omnitrax officials said Tuesday the price tag for the repairs would be between $20 million and $60 million, and […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew–and when he knew it–about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for Governor General. Julie Payette is calling the six-year-old incident a case of an “unfounded” allegation for which she was “immediately cleared” without any […]
