Scheer offers tax credit for green home renovations after Trudeau attacks
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pivoted his campaign to the environment on Wednesday, announcing a tax credit for homeowners who make energy-saving renovations following a scathing attack...
Canada’s wireless speeds would rank 12th in world if only rural areas counted: study
TORONTO — The international research firm Opensignal reports that rural parts of Canada get much slower wireless services than in cities — but they’re still...
Beyak thumbs nose at Senate orders on racist letters about Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA — Racist letters about Indigenous Peoples have finally been removed from Sen. Lynn Beyak’s website — but only because Senate officials erased them after Beyak...
Fallout from Trudeau’s brownface photo bombshell sure to dominate campaign
OTTAWA — It won’t be campaigning as usual for Justin Trudeau today as the Liberal leader grapples with the fallout from a bombshell that...
Some Canadian schools, colleges move to accommodate climate strikes
TORONTO — Students in Canada are expected to participate in climate demonstrations beginning this Friday, and some school boards are moving to allow — even encourage — them to...
NDP, Liberals promise more spending, while Tories promise spending cuts
OTTAWA — The three main political parties continued promising to make life more affordable for Canadians on Wednesday, by promising to create new programs, boosting support...
Elizabeth May seeks to blow past political pack with platform roll out
OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack Monday by introducing a wide-ranging set of new policy promises while her rivals...
Trudeau seeks to one-up Conservatives with plan on maternity, parental benefits
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau sought to one-up his Conservative rivals Tuesday by promising new parents won’t pay any taxes at all on maternity...
Federal government posts $14B shortfall in 2018-19
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19, according to its latest annual financial report, the third year in a row with a...
GFCC Pilot Project: A Feral Cat’s Best Friend
By: Tina Novotny
Feral and stray cats used to be a significant
problem in Georgina, but over the last few years a group of volunteers have
worked...
