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Supreme Court won’t review school board’s decision to sanction trustee over remarks
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meeting of trustees, the board considered a motion to add four new grounds for barring discriminatory practices: gender identity, gender expression, family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says government can’t interfere in RCMP probe of leaked document
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
Premier David Eby has rejected Opposition accusations that his government went after a whistleblower, while suggesting more effort should go into investigating problems in opioid prescriptions that they highlighted rather than the source of the leaks. Eby said B.C.’s director of police services acted independently and the government couldn’t interfere with their request for an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey players had group chat to discuss response to sex assault allegations: witness
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
An Ontario court is hearing that members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team formed a group chat to discuss how to respond to a Hockey Canada investigation into allegations of sexual assault a week after an encounter with a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room. Tyler Steenbergen, who was on the team and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Canada’s housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
TORONTO — When a church in Toronto’s west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare’s, said she was “daydreaming” about what could be built on the yard next to the 20-unit building ... Read More »
2 responsesBloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois will launch a legal challenge of the controversial election result in the federal riding of Terrebonne. Speaking in Ottawa this morning, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said his party intends to contest the result. The Liberals initially won the riding but it flipped to the Bloc after the results were validated. ... Read More »
2 responsesPoilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a ‘bad signal’ to investors
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends “a bad signal” to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to “steal his ideas” and offered to help him draft a federal budget. The Conservative leader ... Read More »
2 responsesManitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern part of the province means officials are taking the danger seriously and want additional powers to enforce evacuation orders. An ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern part of the province means officials are taking the danger seriously and want additional powers to enforce evacuation orders. More ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned “to the quiet markets we’ve experienced since 2022.” On a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis, home sales last month ticked down 0.1 per cent. CREA senior economist Shaun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner releases report in death of homeless Innu man in 2021
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — The death of an unhoused Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal highlights the need for additional efforts to combat homelessness, a Quebec coroner said Thursday. Raphaël “Napa” André died on Jan. 17, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. His body was found steps away from the Open Door ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… After festival tragedy, a long road to recovery Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, ... Read More »
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