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Morneau to outline plan to boost business competitiveness in fiscal update
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver an update on the country’s finances today and outline his plan to keep Canada competitive as the U.S....
Canada Post strike reveals shifting nature of the postal service
The Canada Post of today that finds itself struggling through rotating strikes is a very different organization from the postal service that last...
B.C. College of Physicians wants ‘Dr. Lipjob’ sent to jail
It was a dramatic denouncement midway through a private Botox party at the back of a Vancouver salon in July, in the fashionable Yaletown neighbourhood. The...
Syrian refugees pay it forward by sponsoring a Syrian family in Canada
They’ve only been in Canada a short while, but a group of Syrian refugees living in Brockville, Ont., is already paying it forward by sponsoring...
What will Doug Ford’s climate change plan look like? For hints, check out Australia
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government will, sometime in the next 10 days, release its climate change plan, and there are strong signs it...
Inmate to be charged in Kingston hospital shooting
Kingston, Ont., police are charging a prison inmate with three counts of attempted murder in the shooting of a patient at the Kingston General...
Deportation averted for vocal Putin critic who feared return to Russia
Supporters of a Russian scientist who fears political retribution from the Putin government if she is deported back to her native country say...
Francophones ask ‘what’s next’ after Ford’s decision to axe commissioner
Members of the Franco-Ontarian community are speaking up about the province’s latest economic statement. The province will eliminate the position of the French...
RCMP’s sexual harassment suit bigger and more expensive than predicted
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police need more money to help cover a historic class-action lawsuit after more women than expected came forward with...
‘Troubling signs’: Health Canada to review tobacco strategy as smoking rate spikes
Health Canada is looking for outside experts to review its tobacco control strategy — a federal program that appears to have hit a wall after...
‘Striking’ APEC confrontation causes uncertainty ahead of G20
The opening photo call at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit Saturday turned out to be a useful roadmap for what unfolded in...
Toronto breaks homicide record from 1991, but numbers don’t tell whole story
Toronto has surpassed the record for number of homicides in a year set back in 1991, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the city...
Canada Post pitches ‘cooling off period’ that would shelve strike until February
Canada Post has proposed a “cooling-off period” with its largest union that would see rotating strikes put on hold through the holiday season...
Federal government diverting veterans in crisis away from emergency fund, say outside agencies
Former soldiers in crisis are being sent regularly to outside agencies for emergency assistance by case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada — even...
What does $48K in renos get you? For one woman, a home stripped bare
All Leanna Leger has to show for $48,000 in renovations is a house stripped bare. Boards are visible through her torn-out ceiling, wires...
Immigration detainee seeks $65M in lawsuit against Ottawa for violating rights
A man who spent four years in immigration detention, including more than two years in solitary confinement, has launched a $65-million lawsuit against...
