The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Trudeau government still is wrestling with how to tax recreational pot–even as it indicates it’s poised to introduce long-awaited legalization legislation next month in advance of April 20 (the “Weed Day” popularly known as 4/20). Finance minister Bill Morneau said yesterday that the feds “haven’t […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario Finance minister Charles Sousa confirmed yesterday he plans to include housing affordability measures in his upcoming budget. Premier Kathleen Wynne has said her government is working on a “comprehensive set of plans,” to deal with rising home prices in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), […]
The Associated Press The Final Four is set. And in an unusual bit of geography, it’ll be schools from neighbouring states out west (Oregon, Gonzaga) against schools from neighbouring states in the east (North Carolina, South Carolina). The national semi-finals in Phoenix will feature No. 1 seeds in the Bulldogs […]
The Canadian PressMike BlanchfieldStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Fewer Canadians are being turned away at the U.S. land border in recent months despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump’s immigration policies are making it much harder to cross, The Canadian Press has learned. Refusals of Canadians at American land crossings dropped 8.5 percent between […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Liberal government’s plan to move ahead on marijuana legalization is up in smoke, NDP leadership candidates suggested during yesterday’s leadership debate in Montreal, while they also addressed a range of issues affecting youth, including student debt and precarious work. B.C. MP Peter Julian, one of four […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The House of Commons has passed a Liberal backbencher’s motion calling on federal politicians to condemn Islamophobia. The motion, known as M-103, became a matter of acrimonious debate, with opponents painting it as a slippery slope towards limiting freedom of speech and even bringing in Sharia law. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month to attend commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Canadian assault on German positions at Vimy Ridge began on Monday, April 9, 1917. The Battle of Vimy Ridge lasted four days, ending […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg woman is recovering in hospital after developing a rare type of strep throat that forced doctors to amputate both her legs and one of her arms. Cari Kirkness, 28, thought she had come down with the ‘flu when she went to the emergency room at […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–The customary grilling of government that follows the tabling of a federal budget was all but shoved aside yesterday as opposition MPs pressed the Liberals not on their fiscal balance but their work-life one. Government House leader Bardish Chagger spent more time on her feet in […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Canada’s largest school board says it will stop booking trips to the United States indefinitely in light of the uncertainty surrounding restrictions at the border. The Toronto District School Board, which serves about 245,000 public school students, said it made the “difficult decision” because it believes […]
The Canadian Press DRAINEY INLET, B.C.–A man working in the forest on British Columbia’s central coast was mauled by a grizzly Wednesday. Sgt. Scott Norris with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said other crew members quickly came to the man’s defence, but his injuries are significant. Officers with the service’s […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend as a police watchdog agency probes the actions of local police in the case. Anthony Pratte-Lops was arraigned in St-Hyacinthe yesterday in the death of 18-year-old Daphne Huard-Boudreault and will remain […]
