Canada

Ontario is putting an additional $342 million toward energy efficiency programs, including paying some customers to run their air conditioning less on hot summer days. Energy Minister Todd Smith had asked the Independent Electricity System Operator to suggest new conservation initiatives and he is announcing today that he is accepting […]

Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and school administration staff have voted 96.5 per cent in favour of a strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Monday that more than 80 per cent of its 55,000 education worker members voted and the vast majority supported the bargaining team’s […]

Ontarians who make minimum wage got a raise this weekend. Starting Saturday, the general minimum wage went up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour — a move announced by the Ford government in April. Students under 18 are now earning $14.60 per hour, up from $14.10, while homeworkers — those […]

Randy Guzar remembers being shocked when he saw the name of the street his then-girlfriend lived on two decades ago. The private road in Puslinch Township in southern Ontario was called Swastika Trail, prompting Guzar to wonder why it hadn’t been changed. “I remember vividly thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, you […]

MONTREAL – Quebec’s major party leaders made one final appeal to voters on the eve of Monday’s provincial election as polls continued to show Francois Legault’s party with a more than 20-point lead over his adversaries. A poll on Sunday presented a picture that was relatively unchanged since the beginning […]

OTTAWA – A former senator who resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct scandal is now facing criminal charges. Don Meredith, 58, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment, Ottawa police said Saturday. A source confirmed to The Canadian Press […]

Canada Post is launching four new stamps showcasing Indigenous artists’ visions for truth and reconciliation. The Crown corporation says this is the first in an annual series meant to encourage reflection on the painful legacy of Canada’s residential schools. The stamps will be released on Thursday, a day before the […]

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations is calling on federal cabinet ministers to support a full public release of remaining residential school records held by the Catholic Church and the government. It says the federal government committed to turning over 12,000 residential school documents after calls from the National Centre […]

OTTAWA – Jeremy MacKenzie, the founder of the online group “Diagolon,” was arrested in Nova Scotia on Wednesday on charges related to an allegation of assault in Saskatchewan from last year. The Nova Scotia RCMP say he was arrested in Cole Harbour, N.S., on a Canada-wide warrant related to charges […]

The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector. The association detailed the work needed in a report released Tuesday that includes 10 recommendations to help spur Indigenous self-determination at every level of a museum’s operations. “Moved […]