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‘Extreme cold’: Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area could see -30 wind chills overnight
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (257+ words) Several parts of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area could see wind chills that will feel like -30 overnight and into Monday morning. On Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada issued a "yellow warning " cold" for Caledon, the City of Hamilton, Halton Hills…...
Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trial
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (570+ words) A Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in 2022 concluded his testimony at his first-degree murder trial Tuesday after several days of tense of cross-examination." Kamaljit Arora, 49, was questioned numerous times by the Crown about the…...
Quebec justice minister withdraws article on abortion rights in constitution bill
1+ week, 3+ day ago (424+ words) Quebec's justice minister has reversed course in the face of strong criticism of his plan to enshrine abortion rights in his constitution bill, announcing Friday the contentious section will be removed. Simon Jolin-Barrette said he made the difficult decision to…...
Skills Development Fund recipient countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm
2+ week, 2+ day ago (373+ words) A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it has damaged the company's reputation. Get A-Head Inc. and its parent company…...
How will Ontario’s move to lift the tuition freeze affect your studies?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (443+ words) The province has announced sweeping changes to the way Ontario universities and colleges are funded, while lifting a freeze on tuition that had been in effect since 2019. At an event on Thursday, Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn unveiled a…...
Via Rail cancels dozens of trips on Ottawa-Montreal-Toronto corridor this week due to ‘operational constraints’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (249+ words) Via Rail cancelled seven more trains along the Ottawa-Montreal-Toronto corridor on Tuesday, as the Crown corporation deals with a period of "heightened operational pressure." Eight trips in the Ottawa-Montreal-Toronto corridor were cancelled on Monday, and Via Rail's website shows 35 trains…...
Ontario Liberal Party to announce new leader on Nov. 21
3+ week, 1+ day ago (281+ words) The Ontario Liberal Party says its next leader will be announced on Nov. 21. In a statement on Saturday, the party revealed details of its leadership election. Liberal party members will cast their ballots from Nov. 9 to 20. The party says the…...
The GTA is experiencing some of its coldest temperatures of the winter
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (545+ words) Some of the coldest temperatures of the year are expected to hit the GTA on Friday with the wind chill feeling like -30 in Toronto this morning. Here's a recap of how the frigid conditions impacted the area. Environment Canada is…...
Separatist sentiment resurfaces in Alberta and Quebec as Ottawa urges unity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (486+ words) As Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasizes national unity, separatist sentiment is gaining renewed attention in more than one part of the country. In the small central Alberta town of Innisfail, the quiet of Main Street contrasts sharply with the intensity…...
Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from government-owned liquor stores, saying now is not the time to further disrupt Canadian supply chains. Ontario Premier…...