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The government is creating a carve-out for the carbon tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Government will also double the rural supplement in the carbon tax rebate program The government is creating a carve-out for the carbon tax on home heating oil, Prime Minister Justin …

Nathaniel Veltman suffers from a complex web of personality and developmental disorders as well as depression and anxiety, a psychiatrist testified at the 22-year-old's murder-terror trial in Windsor on Thursday. He's charged in the 2021 truck attack on a Muslim family in London, also in southwestern Ontario. Dr. Julian Gojer …

A B.C. man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for manslaughter in the overdose death of 14-year-old Carson Crimeni. 14-year-old died in 2019 after he was found unconscious at a Langley skate park A B.C. man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for manslaughter in the …

The young forward has been suspended for 41 games by the NHL for "activities relating to sports wagering." Details are scarce, but the team says he has their support. Details scarce but league says no evidence Pinto, 22, bet on NHL games Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto has been suspended …

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board has issued 11 fines over nearly four years for bad faith evictions — but tenants' lawyers say that number is staggeringly low and reflects a failure by the province to protect tenants. Fines not high enough to protect tenants, say advocates Ontario's Landlord and Tenant …

A Woodstock, Ont., woman's TikTok post about having $9 left at the end of the month before buying groceries has gone viral, highlighting the financial struggles many Canadians are facing, even if they have a full-time job. Woodstock, Ont., woman's TikTok post about falling behind goes viral It was a …

While other provinces and Ottawa dread Alberta breaking away with its own pension plan, Alberta leaders muse that CPP managers could still run their fund on the cheap. "Rubbish," says an official who's explored a similar scheme. Alberta may ask Ottawa to help manage provincial pension plan. Ontario tried that …

Canada's labour minister says he won't interfere in negotiations to end the strike at St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., but those who rely on the shipping channel argue there's no time to wait for a deal with millions of dollars in grain at stake. Workers from St. Catharines, Ont., to …

Current and former employees of Champlain College’s campus in Lennoxville, Que., testified at a labour tribunal detailing conflict-of-interest and harassment allegations against the campus director. 4 current and former managers testified during hearings into allegations at CEGEP in Lennoxville, Que. The campus director for Champlain College Lennoxville is at the …

Cities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are leading the country on offering $10-a-day childcare services, but the availability of spaces remains an obstacle, says a new report. Quebec remains province with lowest child care fees in the country Cities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are leading …