Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will focus on helping younger Canadians who feel squeezed on housing and affordability — but polls suggest those voters are already turning to opposition parties. Prime minister says budget will help younger Canadians with housing, affordability. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says …
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Schools closed, nearly 300,000 without power as spring storm rolls through Quebec
All schools under the English Montreal School Board, the Lester B. Pearson School Board and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board are closed due to a mixture of snow and power outages. More than 281,000 Hydro-Québec customers in the dark, with 73,000 in Montreal. A spring storm bringing heavy, wet …
Read More »Some border crossings beef up staffing for eclipse, warn travellers not to stop and snap pics
Tunnel and bridge linking Windsor and Detroit are adding more staff because of the eclipse. The Blue Water Bridge says it’s ‘strictly prohibited’ to slow or stop your vehicle and try to snap a pic of the eclipse while approaching or on the crossing. Officials say it’s ‘strictly prohibited’ to …
Read More »Deaf academics say a lack of ASL interpreters specialized in STEM is holding them back
Deaf professors and researchers working in STEM want more opportunities for ASL interpreters to develop their language skills in specialized fields, allowing for better collaboration between colleagues. Association representing interpreters in Canada says the profession is facing an overall shortage. Read audio transcript Without the right interpreter, following along in …
Read More »Couple fights to rid Toronto home of heritage status
A mixed-race couple in an affluent midtown Toronto neighbourhood is asking the city to remove the heritage designation from their century home for an unusual reason: The original owner was, they claim, racist. Original owner Stapleton Pitt Caldecott was opposed to immigration, historian says/ A couple in an affluent midtown …
Read More »5 key questions hanging over Friday’s expected guilty plea in deadly Eastway Tank explosion
The families of some of the workers killed in Ottawa’s deadliest workplace incident in decades say the penalty meted out on Friday should include jail time. Families want jail time as part of penalty for deadly 2022 workplace blast. Phil Bertrand was working nearby on Merivale Road on the day …
Read More »Former Conservative leader O’Toole alleges Chinese interference may have played a part in his ouster
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may have led to his removal as party leader, according to documents tabled before the foreign interference inquiry. The party member behind 2021 petition for a leadership review, Bert Chen, vehemently denies allegations. Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes foreign interference may …
Read More »Cloudy, with a chance of an eclipse? Odds have changed in these regions
Click here to view the video The much-anticipated solar eclipse is just around the corner, so what is the forecast telling us now about what to expect on Monday, April 8? Well, plenty of new details have emerged since we last took a peek at the forecast on Monday, April …
Read More »Parents of Canadian killed in Gaza say Israeli strike was ‘targeted killing of aid workers’
One of the seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was 33-year-old Jacob Flickinger, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who grew up in Quebec’s Beauce region and was the father of an 18-month-old boy. Quebecer Jacob Flickinger among 7 aid workers killed by Israeli …
Read More »Missing woman victim of murder, police say in announcing charges against 2 men
Two Calgary men have been charged with murdering a woman who was “targeted because of her history as a sex worker,” police say. Investigators believe Chelsea Davidenas, 29, was killed hours after she was last seen on Feb. 17. Steven Aaron Zwick, 26, and Paul Joseph Rushton, 52, each face …
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