Energy, economy, land rights face Trudeau as House of Commons returns
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returns to a House of Commons eager to debate his government’s policies on the economy, energy, climate change...
AFN national chief calls for calm on Wet’suwet’en crisis, rail blockades
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for calm and constructive dialogue to ease tensions over a British Columbia...
Nurses’ unions warn national standards for coronavirus protection too low
OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is warning that the federal public health agency’s guidelines to protect front-line health-care workers from outbreaks of...
Eastern Ontario rail blockade still in place as provincial police keep watch
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. — Police kept a watchful eye on a handful of protesters blocking a major stretch of railway in eastern Ontario on Friday as...
Willow Beach inspired play: “That Summer” at Stephen Leacock Theatre until Feb 16
By: Ewa Chwojko
Thirteen-year-old Maggie, a dreamer who lived in a world of novels and poetry, fell in love. Years later, Margaret, now an adult,...
Family struggling to make sense of four-year-old girl’s sudden death
An Ontario family says it is struggling to make sense of the sudden death of their four-year-old daughter, whose body was found alongside her father’s at the bottom of...
All Ontario teachers’ unions to stage walkout on Feb. 21
TORONTO — All four major teachers’ unions in Ontario said Wednesday they will stage a one-day walkout on Feb. 21 in a bid to ramp up pressure on...
Ontario medical officer says province has resolved a case of coronavirus
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province has resolved a case of the novel coronavirus for the first time.
Dr. David Williams said...
Longtime newspaper columnist Christie Blatchford dead at 68
TORONTO — Longtime newspaper columnist, author and firebrand Christie Blatchford, a hardnosed scribe known for deep-sourced scoops and biting opinion pieces, has died.
She was 68.
Blatchford had been...
Backlog of applications for veterans’ benefits grows by the thousands
OTTAWA — More Canadian veterans than ever are waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits, despite repeated government promises and efforts...
