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Premier Doug Ford seeking injunction to shut down planned Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has instructed the provincial Attorney General to seek a court injunction against the Al-Quds Day rally scheduled for Toronto on Saturday. “This afternoon, I’ve instructed my Attorney General to pursue an injunction against the Al-Quds Day demonstration planned for Toronto,” he wrote in an X post on Friday. “Hate, violence and…
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Parks Canada banning paddling at some popular Banff National Park lakes
Starting this spring, Parks Canada is restricting boats and other watercraft on some popular lakes in Banff National Park to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
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Ford calls for injunction against Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has asked the provincial attorney general to seek an injunction against a planned Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto on Saturday.
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What we know about Mark Carney shows how little we know our Canadian PM
To many Canadians, Prime Minister Mark Carney remains something of an enigma. He’s originally from the Northwest Territories. He grew up in Edmonton where he cheered for the Oilers, still his favourite hockey team. He’s Harvard- and Oxford-educated. He spent 13 years of his professional career as a banking executive for Goldman Sachs. He’s a…
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Ontario government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier’s records secret
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members’ records secret as it “modernizes” freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process.
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Why the Bank of Canada is likely to stand pat amid an oil crisis
Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group, talks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how the energy crisis unfolding in the Middle East could impact Canada’s economy. Canada’s trade deficit widens as auto trade weakens Iran-driven oil shock ripples through Canadian economy
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Alberta teachers lose injunction bid challenging government back-to-work bill
A judge has ruled against a bid for an injunction seeking to pause provincial legislation that forced thousands of striking Alberta school teachers back to work last year.
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Confidential settlement for scuttled Starlink deal means Ontarians kept in dark on payout
Ontario’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain a secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Canada aims to avenge Olympic hockey gold losses at tonight’s baseball game against U.S.
Advancing for the first time to the quarter finals in the World Baseball Classic is giving Canada’s team a chance to get revenge for the nation’s men’s and women’s hockey teams, which lost Olympic gold last month to the U.S. The Canada vs. U.S. quarterfinal is set for tonight in Houston. “(Canadian baseball players) took…
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Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the ‘clang’ of the weights
On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.