By Adina Bresge The Canadian Press Wait times for organ transplants continue to cost patients their lives across Canada, statistics released Thursday suggest, even as the country has seen a surge in such procedures over the past decade. The data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information was collected by […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate also pushed higher in November. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 71,200 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose four-tenths of a percentage point to 5.9 […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Opposition wants to give the title of honorary first premier to Metis leader Louis Riel. NDP Leader Wab Kinew has put forward a private member’s bill that would bestow the title and require Riel’s contributions be part of the school curriculum. Riel is widely […]
By Sidhartha Banerjee The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Thirty years after the worst mass shooting in Canadian history, official acknowledgment has come that what happened on Dec. 6, 1989 at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique was an attack on feminists. On the eve of Friday’s anniversary, Montreal changed a plaque in a […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau ushered in a new era of minority Liberal rule Thursday with a throne speech brimming with humility, goodwill and promises of collaboration with opposition parties whose support he needs to ensure his government’s survival. The effort worked, at least insofar […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The 43rd session of Parliament–and a new era of minority government–has opened, and later today a speech from the throne will be delivered that will emphasize the issues on which Justin Trudeau’s Liberals believe they can find common ground with opposition parties. The throne speech is penned […]
The Canadian Press HAMILTON–A teenage boy is in custody after allegedly assaulting a toddler with a weapon, leaving the little girl with “traumatic injuries” and sparking an hours-long standoff with police at a Hamilton home, officials said yesterday. Const. Jerome Stewart said officers were called to a home in the […]
The Canadian Press Ontario’s public high school teachers were back in class today following a one-day strike. But the union representing them says yesterday’s walkout could be the first of many if the government doesn’t change course in contract talks. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, which represents about 60,000 […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s auditor general painted a grim picture yesterday of a plodding justice system, plagued by worsening delays and outdated technology. Bonnie Lysyk said in her annual report that a backlog of criminal cases in the court system is growing while courtrooms only operate for an average […]
The Associated PressDave Jackson DALLAS–The Dallas Mavericks showed last night they are much more than Luka Doncic. Dwight Powell scored 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting from the field, Jalen Brunson ignited a fourth-quarter rally with 14 of his 16 points in the period and the Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves […]
The Canadian PressShane Jones EDMONTON–The Ottawa Senators didn’t seem fazed by their short turnaround. Tyler Ennis had a goal and two assists as Ottawa defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 yesterday, a night after shouldering a loss in Vancouver. “We’ve been good on back-to-backs in the second game for whatever reason […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of minus-19 C (two below zero F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a few flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of minus-seven (19) and a low of minus-10 (14). Saturday will see a continuing chance of flurries turning to […]
