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What we’re eyeing on April 1
The new Chrysler Pacifica will be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show Wednesday. Local leaders are reacting to a new federal/provincial development charge initiative, and there’s a new clinic in Windsor to treat depression.
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The taxpayer-funded megaproject hanging over Danielle Smith’s energy deal with Ottawa
As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney look to finalize their proposed energy “grand bargain,” a $20-billion albatross hangs around their necks. The pair first signed their memorandum of understanding in November of last year, and promised to finalize its details by April 1. The agreement , which is built on a…
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Woman convicted of killing stepson wins reprieve to stay in Canada five years after she was ordered deported
A Jamaican woman ordered deported from Canada more than five years ago after she was convicted of killing her stepson has won a reprieve. Nichelle Nikiss Rowe, who was stripped of the permanent residence status she obtained here in 2005 due to her second-degree murder conviction, applied to Federal Court for a stay of removal…
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ER doctors to administrators: Stop harassing us for blowing the whistle on dangerous overcrowding
Canada’s emergency doctors are demanding better protection against administrative harassment and bullying for speaking out about dangerous overcrowding and unreported deaths in the country’s emergency rooms. Among other measures, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling for “effective and enforced” whistleblower protection, arguing they risk personal and professional persecution for calling out unsafe conditions…
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Fewer than one-third of Canadians think Lewis’s NDP is ‘relevant,’ poll finds
OTTAWA — Avi Lewis may be flush off a convincing victory within his party , but a new poll suggests the new NDP leader has a steep hill to climb with the broader electorate with more people thinking the party is irrelevant than relevant. Not quite a third of Canadians believe that the left-leaning party…
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‘Revolving door’ of insiders, lobbyists behind government scandal a click away with new AI tool
OTTAWA — The new frontier of government accountability could be a colourful AI-generated image connecting the dots between all the different players in one of Canada’s messiest procurement controversies. The Phoenix pay system, which was designed to centralize payroll for the federal government but quickly racked up a long list of issues including overpayments, underpayments and…
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is headed around the moon. Take a look inside the capsule
Think of it like a long family trip, with everyone packed into an minivan along with all of your stuff — except that you’re hitting the road at 28,000 km/h and there are no pit stops for nearly 10 days.
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Canada’s finance minister aims to shore up support, investment in China
Canada’s finance minister François-Philippe Champagne is in China to continue diversifying trading partners and strengthen the economy. This visit follows that of Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this year as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war has driven more and more countries to turn toward China, the world’s second-largest economy.
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Which consumer services are adding a fuel surcharge (or not) as oil prices rise?
As the war in the Middle East continues, crude oil prices are hovering well above the $100 US mark — a pressure that is starting to weigh on consumer-facing, fuel-guzzling businesses like airlines, shipping couriers and rideshare companies.
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Victim Services Toronto expands ‘Ask for Angela’ safety campaign ahead of World Cup
A Toronto charitable organization is expanding a campaign to help survivors of gender-based violence as the city expects to see tens of thousands of visitors during the FIFA World Cup.