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Justin Trudeau still receives RCMP protection on personal trips: report
Justin Trudeau’s post-political life has taken him from Davos to Saint-Tropez, Japan to San Francisco, and a host of other destinations this past year — and an RCMP security detail has likely been along for many of the trips. Sources familiar with security arrangements told Quebecor Media’s TVA Nouvelles and Journal de Montréal that the…
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Trump says U.S. farmers, manufacturers will be ‘thrilled’ with tentative trade deal with Canada
OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. stakeholders will be “thrilled” with the tentative deal struck between Canada and the U.S., as negotiations continued Wednesday to finalize an agreement between both countries. “Our farmers are going to be thrilled; our manufacturers are going to be thrilled,” he said, during a press conference in Washington…
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Toronto the-not-so-good: New book reveals city’s ‘endless forgiveness for incompetence’
Former Toronto councillor Karen Stintz believes that in Toronto, there’s “an endless forgiveness for incompetence” that is “leading us to apathy and nonchalance.” Her new book, Beyond Good Enough: Toronto and the Crisis of Urban Complacency (Sutherland House Experts), is an argument that Canada’s largest city is “teetering on the edge of inexorable decay.” She…
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Posthaste: Students turn to used tech as education costs climb
Students heading back to college or university in September are increasingly turning to used computers and phones as they look to save a few dollars while costs climb. More than 70 per cent of Canadian gen-Zers have bought used tech in the past year, compared to 63 per cent of the general population, according to…
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Ontario judge sentences handgun trafficker to house arrest after mandatory minimum declared unconstitutional
An Ontario judge has sentenced a man to house arrest in a “covert scheme” to traffic handguns into Canada from the United States. Emerson Wright, 29, was charged with conspiring with his childhood friend, Dylan Crawford, to traffic firearms and possessing a firearm for the purpose of transferring it while knowingly not being authorized to…
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Antisemitism concerns keep synagogue address secret for Toronto mayoral debate
Toronto’s leading mayoral candidates have been invited to debate antisemitism next month. Mayor Olivia Chow has not said if she will attend. The debate is set for Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at a synagogue in Toronto. The address is going only to people who register, and police and professional security will be on site.…
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Canada deports another senior member of Iranian regime
Canada has deported a senior member of the Iranian regime after a judge dismissed his appeal, Global News is reporting. The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed in a statement to Global that it has removed Iran’s former deputy interior minister and official spokesperson, Syed Salman Samani, from Canada. Samani is the second regime official to…
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Legionnaires’ disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in downtown Toronto is currently under investigation by Toronto Public Health (TPH). In a news release on Monday, health officials said the outbreak has occurred in an approximately one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst Street and Dupont Street, with six confirmed cases identified among people who live, work or…
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U.S. economy is losing momentum, says David Rosenberg
David Rosenberg , founder and president of Rosenberg Research & Associates Inc. , talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about inflation , the Bank of Canada and how the U.S. economy is faring. As housing prices fall, is it better to buy or to rent? Kelley Keehan does the math Shopping malls anchor former…
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Maple Leafs centre John Tavares tells court why he chose Toronto in tax battle over $77M deal
Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares testified in the Tax Court of Canada yesterday about the strong passions and intensely pressured negotiations that led to him leaving the New York Islanders for his hometown team in 2018 in a blockbuster seven year, $77-million deal. “You’re trying to earn a contract you deserve for where you…