Japan Stabbing Attack Leaves 2 Dead And More Than A Dozen Injured
By At least 18 people, including 16 young children, were stabbed by a man brandishing a knife at a crowded bus stop on the outskirts of Tokyo during Tuesday’s morning rush hour. Officials said an 11-year-old girl and a man in his 30s had been killed in the attack, and several victims sustained serious injuries. Japan’s public […]
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Student Unions Take Ontario Government To Court Over Non-Mandatory Fees
TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Students has launched a court challenge against the Ontario government’s decision to allow college and university students to opt out of certain fees. The group, along with the York Federation of Students, filed a notice of application for judicial review asking the Ontario Superior Court to quash the policy […]
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Summer 2019 Will Be A Tale Of Two Canadas, The Weather Network Forecasts
The weather this summer could be starkly different across the country, according to the latest long range forecast from The Weather Network. Chief meteorologist Chris Scott predicts the wet weather that Ontario and Quebec have experienced in May will continue during the summer months and could lead to a heightened risk of flash flooding in […]
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Trudeau Grilled Over ‘Anti-Conservative’ Unifor’s Role In Media Bailout Plan
OTTAWA — Without a hint of irony, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited Unifor’s praise for his government’s handling of the NAFTA file Tuesday as Conservative MPs spent question period attacking his government’s relationship with the “anti-Conservative” union. Trudeau was grilled over the decision to appoint Unifor as one of eight groups who will name a […]
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer Vows To End 'Illegal' Border Crossing
OTTAWA — If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to “illegal” border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitments outlined in a speech delivered in Toronto Tuesday outlining his vision for immigration in Canada — part of a series of policy announcements ahead […]
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Malaysia To Ship Back Plastic Waste To Canada, U.S., U.K.
Click Here: PORT KLANG, Malaysia — Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations, Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said Tuesday. Yeo said Malaysia and many […]
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Freeland Tells Chinese Official To Stop Spreading 'Inaccurate' Information Following Huawei Executive's Arrest
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told a senior Chinese Communist Party official that China should stop spreading “inaccurate” information about the Canadian justice system following the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, The Canadian Press has learned. Freeland delivered that message to State Councillor Yang Jiechi, the director of the party’s political bureau, […]
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Jim Balsillie Asks Feds To Ban Targeted Online Election Ads
OTTAWA — The former executive behind the BlackBerry has an idea to stop misinformation from influencing elections: ban personalized online ads during the campaign period. Jim Balsillie made the suggestion Tuesday before a global gathering of parliamentarians in Ottawa. “Technology is disrupting governance. And, if left unchecked, could render liberal democracy obsolete,” he said. He […]
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Canada Will Follow U.S. Lead In Ratifying New NAFTA Deal: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Canada has fired the starting gun on the race to ratify the new North American free-trade pact — but the United States is setting the pace. When it comes to approving the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa intends to align itself “very much” with the time frame of the U.S. […]
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Toronto Considers Making Affordable Units In New Projects Mandatory
The City of Toronto has a powerful planning tool at its disposal that could combat the housing affordability crisis, but advocates are concerned it won’t be used to its full potential. Inclusionary zoning allows municipalities to require new developments have a certain number of affordable units. The provincial Liberals enacted the zoning strategy last year, […]
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