The Canadian Press TORONTO—A note that referenced the past while predicting the future has been sold for more than $12,000. The document is a 2013 note in which then-Liberal leadership contender Justin Trudeau predicted he would succeed Stephen Harper as Canada’s prime minister. Michael Kydd was on a Porter Airlines […]
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The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Gilles Duceppe, the Bloc Quebecois’ first-ever MP and the man who dominated the party for nearly 15 years, stepped down as leader yesterday after a less-than-stellar performance in this week’s election. Duceppe’s departure comes four months into his second spell as head of the sovereigntist party following […]
The Canadian PressKeith LeslieAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario elementary teachers and some support staff engaging in work-to-rule campaigns soon may see their pay docked. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and support staff with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, who do not yet have […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The police officers, first responders, and citizens who responded with such bravery and compassion to the killings of two Canadian military members a year ago exemplified what Canada is, Gov. Gen. David Johnston said today. Johnston joined soldiers, veterans, dignitaries, and hundreds of ordinary citizens at the […]
The Associated PressLindsey Tanner CHICAGO—The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them—a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society recommends most women should begin annual […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press People with knees worn out by arthritis will get more pain relief from joint replacement surgery, but it has more risks and there’s a good chance that less drastic approaches also would help. That’s the bottom line from the first study to strictly test […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society recommends that […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society recommends that […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau was expected to give his first press conference today as prime minister-designate—hours after he steamrolled his Liberal party to a stunning majority victory. Trudeau no doubt will be riding on an electoral high from the 184 seats the Liberals captured—an increase of a whopping 149 […]
The Canadian Press CHILLIWACK, B.C.—A yearling black bear has settled into a tree in Chilliwack, B.C. and won’t budge. Residents of the Fraser Valley community have alerted conservation officers after spotting the bear high in the branches of a pear tree about 100 km east of Vancouver. The little bruin […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO—Prominent political journalist Andrew Coyne says he has stepped down from his position as editor of editorials and comment for the National Post after clashing with the newspaper over a piece he wrote that was at odds with the Post’s endorsement of the Conservatives in yesterday’s […]
The Canadian Press WITHROW, Alta.—About 500 coloured helium-filled balloons were released into the air when a small Alberta farming community paid tribute to three young sisters who were smothered last week in a load of canola seed. Hundreds of people crowded into the Withrow Gospel Mission, west of Red Deer, […]
