Over 12 hours after a Muslim family was struck by a truck in London on June 6, 2021, Nathaniel Veltman says in police video shown at his murder-terror trial in Ontario court in Windsor that he didn't have strong connections with anyone in his life and felt he didn't have …
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Freeland says government’s aim is to ‘stabilize’ prices as meeting with grocery CEOs begins
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of Canada's biggest grocery chains is about stabilizing prices. Chrystia Freeland, François-Philippe Champagne meeting with heads of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of …
Read More »Minister says Canada’s largest grocery chains have agreed to ‘work’ on stabilizing food prices
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of Canada's biggest grocery chains is about stabilizing prices. Chrystia Freeland, François-Philippe Champagne meeting with heads of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of …
Read More »Ontario court dismisses sex workers’ Charter challenge
Ontario's Superior Court has dismissed a Charter challenge launched by an alliance of groups advocating for the rights of sex workers, ruling that Canada's criminal laws on sex work are constitutional. Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform argued prostitution laws violate industry workers' Charter rights Ontario's Superior Court has …
Read More »Rallies calling for landfill search to be held across Canada on Monday
The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran hope their calls to search a landfill for the remains of their loved ones will be heard across the country. Families, supporters hope to put pressure on provincial, federal governments to search for women The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran …
Read More »Rescue of boring machine trapped under Toronto street turning into expensive, years-long odyssey
The work to rescue a multi-million dollar boring machine trapped beneath a west Toronto street has been delayed again, with the city warning it might not be the last set-back before the complex work is wrapped. Timeline for rescue now December, city staff say some restoration work to take place …
Read More »Trans teens and youth say gender-affirming care is ‘life-changing.’ So why is it so hard to find in Canada?
Demand for gender-affirming care is becoming more common across the country. But families of youth who want this kind of care — which can range from mental health counselling to hormone replacement therapy or even just learning what treatments are available — say the wait is too long. Doctors say …
Read More »Liberals hope focus on housing, crime halts their plummet in the polls as Parliament returns
After taking a beating in the polls all summer, Liberal MPs are expected to focus on two areas of political vulnerability for them — housing and public safety — when Parliament resumes today after the summer break. Conservatives to attack Trudeau’s record as fall sitting heats up After taking a …
Read More »Vancouver Island MLA Adam Walker booted from B.C. NDP, says Premier David Eby
A New Democrat member of the B.C. legislature on Vancouver Island has been turfed from the party's ranks, Premier David Eby announced Sunday. Removal comes after unspecified misconduct finding, says Premier David Eby A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature representing a riding on Vancouver Island has been …
Read More »Evacuation orders issued, expanded as B.C.’s wildfire threat refuses to subside
Evacuation orders were issued for multiple B.C. regions Sunday, as wildfires continue to upend residents' lives well into September. New evacuation orders in Sunshine Coast, Central Okanagan and Cariboo regions Evacuation orders were issued for multiple B.C. regions Sunday, as wildfires continue to upend residents' lives well into September. The …
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