Scheer Pledges Mandatory Minimum Sentence Of 5 Years For Child Abuse
By OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to get tough on crime with mandatory minimum sentences of five years for anyone convicted of abusing children. Scheer, who made an announcement in the Montreal suburb of Delson, Que., said he will ensure sentences for sexual crimes against children take into account the length and severity of […]
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Mike Pence Has Been ‘Valuable Partner For Canada' On Free Trade: Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA — U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has been a valuable partner to Canada because he supports free trade, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. Freeland says the government is looking forward to getting an update on U.S. efforts to ratify the new North American free trade pact when Pence visits Ottawa next week. Canada […]
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Tessa Virtue And Scott Moir Test Their Canadian Slang Knowledge
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir know Canada. The ice-dancing champions have performed across the country many times, both before and after their gold medal wins at the 2018 Olympics. They recently announced they’re heading cross-Canada again this fall. Their Rock the Rink tour will also feature figure skaters including Patrick Chan and Kaetlyn Osmond, as […]
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Canada Finally Sets Deadline To Take Back Trash Rotting In Philippines
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the Canadian trash that has been rotting in the Philippines for nearly six years will be back on Canadian soil before the end of June. McKenna says the government has awarded a contract to a shipping company, Bollore Logistics Canada, that will return 69 containers filled with household […]
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Indicted On 17 Counts Of Espionage
A federal grand jury in northern Virginia on Thursday returned a superseding indictment charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 18 counts related to his work with former U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning. The indictment included 17 counts of espionage, raising major questions about the First Amendment and journalism in the 21st century. Assange was arrested […]
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Canada's Clean Energy Sector Is Among Its Fastest Growing: Report
OTTAWA — Canada’s clean-energy sector is growing faster than the economy as a whole and is rivalling some of the more well known industries for jobs, a new report shows. Clean Energy Canada, a think-tank at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, is releasing a study Thursday it commissioned to try to paint the first real […]
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Europe's Big Election Is About To Usher In A Reckoning For The Far Right
BERLIN ― A big day is looming for the loosely united populist movement of far-right politicians that has shaken liberal democracies worldwide and inspired fear of a dramatic swing toward violent nativism and shocks to global order. On Sunday, May 26, after four days of voting that begin Thursday, the world will know whether more […]
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Alberta Wildfire Forces Thousands To Flee As More Winds Are Expected
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. — Fire officials say the winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northwestern Alberta town. Nearly 5,000 people have cleared out of High Level and nearby First Nations with flames licking at the southern edge of the community, which is about 750 kilometres […]
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Doug Ford Will Have To Make Deeper Cuts To Meet His Goals, Watchdog Says
TORONTO — The Ontario government has only found about half of the savings necessary to meet its own budget plan, the province’s financial watchdog says. Another $6 billion will have to be cut from the province’s expenses by 2021/22 for Premier Doug Ford’s government to achieve its projections, the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) said in […]
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Vast Majority Of Ontarians Oppose Ford's Cuts To Legal Aid: Poll
Three-quarters of Ontarians are opposed to the province’s cuts to Legal Aid Ontario, a new poll found. Among those who voted for Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives last year, 44 per cent said they oppose the cuts, according to Environics Research, which surveyed 1,332 people by phone last week. The poll was commissioned by the […]
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