Author: admin
-
Ontario school board trustees spent $175K to remove Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from school
A student is raising questions about the Waterloo Region District School Board’s decision to spend $175,000 to rename a high school in Waterloo, Ont. Grade 10 student Ishan Acharya’s inquiry stems from a vote by the board trustees in 2021 to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School. The reason cited for the decision was…
-
City of Vancouver, B.C. government, First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in city ‘for generations’
A meeting aimed at finding solutions to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver has resulted in a new co-operation between multiple levels of government.
-
Province sees big drop in opioid-related death rates as northern Ontario maintains highest numbers
Opioid-related death rates have dropped by more than 50 per cent in Ontario since 2021, according to the latest report from the Office of the Chief Coroner. Still, northern Ontario has consistently seen the highest rates in the province as advocates and health-care experts report increasingly toxic drugs in street supplies. Province sees big drop…
-
Organizers of Toronto Al-Quds Day rally sue Ford for defamation
The organizers behind Toronto’s annual Al-Quds Day rally are suing Premier Doug Ford for defamation, alleging that commentary he made about the rally was motivated by “malice” and displays racism.
-
U.S. to slap tariffs on Canadian mushrooms as growers warn of broader risks for agriculture
The U.S. is about to slap countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada, as Canadian growers warn of broader risks to the farming sector on both sides of the border.
-
More than half of comments removed from Alto’s high-speed rail map to be reinstated
More than half of the 118 comments removed by moderators from a map showing possible routes for Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project should never have been taken down and will be added back by the end of the week, according to Alto.
-
Who is incoming U.S. Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh and what will his tenure mean for Canada?
As Kevin Warsh steps into his new job as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve this week, he’ll be heading up an institution dealing with stubborn inflation , pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and growing debate over how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy. A former Wall Street banker, White…
-
Artemis II crew gets hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency in Quebec
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters after their journey to the far side of the moon.
-
26 more Canadians being contacted for ‘low-risk’ hantavirus exposure
More Canadians are being contacted after having been on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, according to federal health officials.
-
Who is Wes Streeting? Starmer’s former health secretary stirs coup rumours
Wes Streeting, whose ambitions for U.K.’s top job was one of No 10’s worst kept secrets, has always seemed to know where he stood: right in the centre. On Thursday, the now former health secretary seemed all but ready to pitch his candidacy in a resignation letter highly critical of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “Where…