The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a self-confessed “Star Wars” geek and says fans are going to be very happy about the latest incarnation of the saga, which he saw Tuesday evening. At a Maclean’s magazine-sponsored, town-hall-style meeting at the National Arts Centre yesterday, the PM faced a […]
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The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER—Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is urging a developer to drop Donald Trump’s name from a downtown tower project, saying the U.S. presidential hopeful’s “hateful positions” have no place in the city. Robertson has sent a passionate letter to the Holborn Group, which is building the 63-storey […]
The Associated PressLeanne Italie NEW YORK—Merriam-Webster has picked a small but powerful suffix as word of the year: “ism.” But not just any “ism.” The top “isms” to earn high-traffic spikes and big bumps in look-ups on the dictionary company’s website in 2015 over the year before are socialism, fascism, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—When Justice Murray Sinclair formally ended the six-year Truth and Reconciliation Commission late this morning with the release of its final report, he set a high bar for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Last June, when Sinclair released the damning preliminary report on the legacy of Canada’s residential […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne made history today simply by buying a six-pack of beer at a Toronto grocery store—something that hasn’t been legal in Ontario since prohibition. Wynne was carded by the cashier when she bought beer at a Toronto Loblaws store, starting the long-promised roll out of […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—It would “make a lot of sense” for Ontario’s government-run liquor stores to sell marijuana if the federal Liberals make good on their promise to legalize pot, Premier Kathleen Wynne said yesterday. The new federal government’s throne speech earlier this month included a pledge to “legalize, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Hamilton’s CHCH channel is cutting back on local news in an attempt to right its troubled finances and 129 full-time employees have been let go. The broadcaster broke into its regular news programming on Friday to announce the changes. Romen Podzyhun, chief executive of CHCH’s parent company, […]
The Canadian Press CAYUGA, Ont.—Public health officials in Ontario say a fifth case of raccoon rabies has been confirmed. The infected raccoon was found Friday in the Cayuga area, about 40 km south of Hamilton, where the four earlier rabies cases were located. The discovery earlier this month of the […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario parents who don’t want to have their children vaccinated will have to be educated themselves about the risks their kids will face before they can go to school. Health minister Eric Hoskins announced steps Friday to deal with so-called anti-vaxxers—parents who don’t want to have […]
The Canadian Press HALIFAX—The name of a British military officer once lauded as Halifax’s founder is splashed on across the capital city, serving as a constant reminder to the Mi’kmaq community of their ancestors who died under his scalping proclamation more than 260 years ago, says Mi’kmaq elder Daniel Paul. […]
The Canadian Press TROIS RIVIERES, Que.—Eight years after she vanished near her home in Trois-Rivieres, Que., nine-year-old Cedrika Provencher finally has been found. Quebec provincial police announced Saturday night that human remains discovered in the woods outside the city were those of Cedrika, who went missing on July 31, 2007. […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO Irwin Weiner felt so good after heart surgery a few weeks before turning 90 that he stopped for a pastrami sandwich on the way home from the hospital. Dorothy Lipkin danced after getting a new hip at age 91. And at 94, William […]
