The Canadian Press TORONTO—Only about seven percent of eligible families have applied for a program that starts in the new year to help low-income Ontarians pay their electricity bills. About 34,000 of 500,000 eligible households have applied for assistance under the Ontario Electricity Support Program, which will provide ongoing rate […]
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By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON There’s good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live. That’s the conclusion of the latest attempt to find out if happy people live longer. Previous studies have linked happiness to longevity but researchers now […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and 9 1/2 months ‚Äî the same prediction made for the previous two […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Sen. Mike Duffy finally has begun testifying in his own defence against 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery. The controversial senator’s testimony comes some eight months into Duffy’s protracted criminal trial, which has been slowed by adjournments and delays in scheduling witnesses. The Crown […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON—Let the record show that this was the moment in the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign that Donald Trump effectively was yanked from the funny pages. Media that frequently derided him as a buffoonish sideshow in the serious process of picking a president suddenly were comparing […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Liberal government will lift a long-standing cap on First Nations’ funding, Justin Trudeau said today as he promised a fresh fiscal partnership with indigenous communities—even as the economic and political pressure on the federal pocketbook continues to mount. Just one day after Finance minister Bill Morneau […]
The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle OTTAWA—The federal government hasn’t yet delivered a plan for reducing the country’s overall emissions of greenhouse gases, but the Liberals already are supporting a more ambitious climate agenda at the Paris conference. Opposition critics reacted with scorn yesterday to word that Catherine McKenna, the Liberal minister […]
The Associated Press PARIS—An Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Montreal after an unspecified anonymous threat, with the passengers disembarking safely before authorities declared it a false alarm. At least 15 fire trucks and police cars met Flight 83 at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport late […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Canada’s 42nd Parliament got down to business yesterday, with the often-promised new era of civility sounding a lot like a brittle rehash of the federal election campaign. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, and NDP leader Tom Mulcair used debate on last week’s […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed last night that the United States would overcome a new terror threat that seeks to “poison the minds” of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris […]
The Canadian Press Top Arctic scientists will gather in Vancouver this week to discuss everything from caribou populations to the high cost of food. But underlying it all is the unsettling speed with which the northern climate is changing. “It’s a real challenge,” said Ross Brown, an Environment Canada researcher […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE—For the second-straight year, a baseball veterans committee failed to elect to the Hall of Fame any of the 10 candidates up for consideration. The Pre-Integration Era Committee weighed the merits of six players, three executives, and one of the game’s pioneers—all of whom made their mark […]
