The Canadian Press TORONTO–Landlords in Ontario will be able to increase rents up to 1.8 percent next year, as rent controls are expanded under the Liberal government’s housing plan. The annual rent increase guideline is the maximum amount a landlord can boost a tenant’s rent without needing the approval of […]
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The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Ontario’s chief coroner has asked an outside police force to assist Thunder Bay police in investigating the deaths of two indigenous teens that garnered national attention due to concerns levelled by First Nations’ leaders. Dr. Dirk Huyer said yesterday he asked the York Regional Police to […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland STANDOFF, Alta.–Alberta Health Services is apologizing, and has placed an employee on administrative leave, after officials at a southern Alberta First Nation complained about a racial slur being used in a text message. The incident occurred last week during an AHS seminar for educators working on […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario correctional workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject a government offer to extend their contracts by four years with 7.5 percent in raises. Meanwhile, 27,000 other public servants represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union have accepted an offer with the same wage hike. The Liberal […]
The Canadian PressLinda Nguyen TORONTO–Sears Canada will close 59 stores and cut roughly 2,900 jobs under a court-supervised restructuring, the beleaguered retailer said yesterday following years of dwindling sales and a revolving door of top executives. The announcement came after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the department store […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario will announce reforms to ticket selling legislation on Monday after a public consultation found widespread support for more transparent sales and more rules for re-sellers, The Canadian Press has learned. The attorney general sought public feedback earlier this year on how to craft legislation on […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined indigenous leaders across from Parliament Hill on a sun-drenched Wednesday and said the building housing his office no longer will bear the name of Hector-Louis Langevin, a father of Confederation and an architect of the residential school system. Trudeau first announced […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–The Liberal government’s new security bill adds torture, detention, and serious destruction of property that would endanger a life to the list of things Canada’s spy agency cannot do when disrupting terror plots. The legislation introduced this week retains controversial derailment powers for the Canadian Security […]
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–A video showing an agitated woman demanding her son be examined by a “white doctor” at a Toronto-area walk-in clinic is sparking online outrage, as some medical groups say demands for physicians of a certain race cannot be accommodated. In the video, which was posted online […]
The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–The clock that counts down to the expected defeat of Premier Christy Clark’s minority government in British Columbia started ticking today with the introduction of a throne speech. After that, the province will watch for a confidence vote that is expected to lead to an NDP […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–A bid by senators to amend the Trudeau government’s budget escalated yesterday into a test of wills over which parliamentary chamber–the elected House of Commons or the appointed Senate–has the right to decide budgetary matters. Senators were incensed after the government summarily and swiftly rejected Senate […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. health officials on Wednesday released new vaccine data showing it did a so-so […]
