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Large crowd gathers outside Queen’s Park for anti-Ford rally
A large crowd gathered outside Queen’s Park in Toronto Saturday for a rally against Ontario Premier Doug Ford to protest a flood of recent announcements from the provincial government.
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Oxford Frozen Foods fined $10K for mislabelling blueberries as Canadian
Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.
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Ottawa’s big bet on world’s largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the ‘yuck factor’
Ottawa backed the world’s largest cricket farm with tens of millions in public money. It collapsed before reaching full production, exposing a gap between hype and demand while also leaving questions about how much of that money was ever recovered.
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Ex-Brookfield VP claims wrongful firing over Charlie Kirk post
A former Brookfield Asset Management senior vice president sued the firm , claiming it wrongfully fired her over a social media post following the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Jennifer Kipley, who joined Brookfield’s global client group in 2022, claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court that her post…
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How a slow start to spring is affecting maple syrup production in Quebec
An ideal sugaring-off season usually runs from late February to late April in Quebec but with the cold, wintry weather lingering, maple syrup production has been affected. Producers, however, are still hopeful they’ll hit a sweet spot and have a good 2026 season
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25 years later, how the ‘Alberta firewall’ letter reflects today’s political landscape
When six prominent Albertans penned an open letter to then-premier Ralph Klein in 2001, many viewed the suggestions it called for as extreme. But a quarter century later, as Albertans ready for a potential referendum vote on their future in the country, the letter has a renewed relevance.
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Public servants can now apply for early retirement incentives
Now that the federal budget bill has received royal assent, the Treasury Board has started implementing early retirement incentives it is offering to public servants. The Treasury Board is set to open a portal on its website where public servants who qualify for the incentive can apply by July 24. The incentives were announced in…
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Quebec psychiatrists welcoming reform of mental health law lowering threshold for involuntary hospitalization
Psychiatrists are welcoming a reform of Quebec’s mental health law that would lower the threshold for involuntary hospitalization, while lawyers and advocates for patients warn the changes could infringe on rights without addressing a lack of mental health resources across the province. Health Minister Sonia Bélanger tabled Bill 23 — the overhaul of Quebec’s mental…
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Bill 18: Alberta moves to limit assisted death
Five years after Canada expanded Medical Assistance In Dying to people with disabilities who are not dying, one province has said enough. Alberta’s Bill 18 would refuse to deliver Track 2 MAID within its health system. It is an important signal, but provincial legislation cannot amend the federal Criminal Code. Alberta’s Bill 18 restores the…
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Survivor of Lapu Lapu Day attack in Vancouver calls for accounting of relief funds
Eleven months after a vehicle tore through a crowded Lapu Lapu Day festival, killing 11 people, survivor Blaine Redlac says he is still searching for answers — about what happened that day and how more than $1 million in donations have been used. Friday, the 29-year-old stood in a downtown plaza outside the offices of…