The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Celebrity investor and reality-TV star Kevin O’Leary, who rattled Conservative cages three months ago when he joined the party’s leadership race, did it again yesterday by quitting a contest observers believe he had every chance of winning. O’Leary’s stunning news–he’s throwing his support behind Quebec rival […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff have voted 93 percent in favour of a strike as their union continues to bargain for a new collective agreement. Voting by members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union was held Monday and Tuesday. Denise Davis, head of the OPSEU […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government was to release its first balanced budget in a decade today, with a host of new spending measures focused on pocketbook issues it hopes will resonate with voters heading into an election year. Premier Kathleen Wynne, in the past few years, […]
The Canadian Press HAMILTON–A fat beaver that got stuck in a fence in an Ontario city has been freed by the soapy hands of a municipal employee. The City of Hamilton said an animal services officer went to a home around noon on Tuesday, where she found a beaver–carrying excess […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The federal Liberals came to power promising sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system, but now the provinces are championing some ideas of their own as they focus on cutting backlogs in the courts. “I think for the most part, the provinces recognize the status quo […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank Thursday after colliding with a freighter off Istanbul, but all crew members were rescued, the Defence Ministry said. Turkey’s coastal safety authority said all 78 personnel from the Russian frigate Liman were safe, as were all crew aboard the […]
By Patrick Whittle The Associated Press WOOLWICH, Maine — A mysterious drop in the harvest of two of the most popular worms for sport fishermen is proving expensive for anglers and threatening a way of life in Maine. Maine harvesters are by far the largest suppliers of bloodworms and sandworms […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press I know some readers of this column grill year-round. Some of you because you live in temperate climates, where winter just means putting on a light jacket to throw some burgers on, and some of you because you are die-hard grilling machines, who would […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Ask my husband what his favourite comfort food is and the answer will be quick: pasta. Who doesn’t love a steamy bowl of noodles or macaroni slathered in butter and cheese? It’s a classic, born straight out of childhood mac and cheese days, morphed […]
By Alexandra Posadzki The Canadian Press TORONTO — Evidence of overvaluation is moderating, however Canada’s federal housing agency maintained its “strong” overall risk rating for the country’s housing market in its quarterly assessment. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday that evidence of overvaluation ‚Äî which occurs when house prices […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — An Ontario facility will start producing French’s ketchup early next month as condiment companies continue to battle for Canadian dollars with displays of national pride. Select Food Products Ltd. will produce all of the company’s ketchup sold in Canada at its North York plant. Previously […]
By Crystal Hill The Associated Press BOSTON — A diary kept by a young John F. Kennedy during his brief stint as a journalist after World War II in which he reflected on Hitler and the weakness of the United Nations sold for more than $700,000 on Wednesday. Boston-based RR […]
