Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza Strip’s already fragile health-care system if Israel follows through on invading the city. ‘From a public health point of view, it’s a really disastrous situation,’ says Nyka Alexander. Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza …
Read More »At long last, the Hogue inquiry lays the foundation for a real debate about foreign interference
The most grave allegation levelled during the foreign interference saga was that the Liberal government willfully turned a blind eye to Chinese state meddling. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s initial report seems to at least cast significant doubt on that claim. ‘The evidence I have heard to date does not demonstrate bad …
Read More »Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India
Photo Credit: NBC News VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Three …
Read More »Hope Hicks, once a top Trump aide, tells court Access Hollywood tape rattled the campaign
Hope Hicks testified Thursday there was a clear consensus the tape of Trump’s comments on the Access Hollywood TV show would create a crisis when it was released to the public in 2016. Hicks is the 1st person who worked directly for Trump to testify in hush-money trial. Hope Hicks, …
Read More »‘A lot of subtext going on here’: Why King Charles gave daughter-in-law Catherine a rare honour
When King Charles awarded Catherine, Princess of Wales, a rare honour the other day, it was more than a recognition of her role within the Royal Family. It also drew attention to the warm relationship that has developed between Charles and his daughter-in-law since she joined the family through marriage …
Read More »The year is 1966 — and there’s a protest over Loblaws prices
Long before this month’s Reddit-powered Loblaws boycott, an earlier generation of fed-up shoppers had their own beef with the grocery giant’s prices. Shoppers converged on downtown Toronto location, angered by high prices. A 1966 protest aimed at Loblaws grocery prices On Oct. 21, 1966, a grocery prices-related protest at a …
Read More »Ontario’s carbon emissions jump back to pre-pandemic levels
New figures show Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions jumped for a second straight year, following a pandemic-induced plunge, and have risen back to the level they were before Premier Doug Ford’s government came to power. New data show province’s greenhouse gas output in 2022 was on par with 2017. New figures …
Read More »Canucks to face off against Edmonton after taking down the Predators in 1st round
The second round of the NHL playoffs will feature an all-Canadian matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, after Vancouver advanced with a late 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 Friday. Vancouver wins series 4-2 with late 1-0 victory in Game 6. The second round of …
Read More »Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here’s why some people aren’t shopping around
Location. Costs. Time and convenience. There are many reasons people aren’t participating in the Loblaw boycott, a movement fuelled by customers fed up with high prices at the grocery retailer. The boycott is fuelled by people fed up with high prices. But some say avoiding Loblaw stores is pricey, too. …
Read More »TransAlta scraps wind farm project as energy market changes loom for Alberta
TransAlta, one of Alberta’s largest power generators, has cancelled a proposed wind farm development and is putting a hold on three other power projects, citing provincial rule changes and a lack of certainty in the market. In February, Alberta’s government announced new rules on the development of renewable power in …
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