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What we know about the OSAP changes announced by Doug Ford
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (525+ words) Beginning this fall, grants will be capped at 25 per cent of student aid, with the remainder in the form of repayable loans Ontario's student financial aid system is set to undergo its most significant changes since 2019. Beginning this fall, the…...
NDP leadership hopefuls square off in English-language B.C. debate
1+ day, 34+ min ago (291+ words) Tonight's English-language debate should be a more bruising affair than November's French debate in Montreal The five contenders to lead the NDP will square off in British Columbia's Lower Mainland on Thursday evening for the second of two official leadership…...
All eyes are on (frontrunner?) Avi Lewis as NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for final debate
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (767+ words) The English-language debate will be a critical opportunity for candidates to sway NDP members before voting starts next month OTTAWA " The five contenders to lead the NDP will meet on Thursday evening in British Columbia's Lower Mainland for the second…...
Doug Ford defends decision to cut post-secondary student grants
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (198+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut…...
Chris Selley: School shootings transcend Quebec's language politics, Mr. Blanchet
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (561+ words) Bloc leader Yves-Fran'ois Blanchet decided to wrestle Tumbler Ridge into a point about French vs. English Some Canadians seem to have genuinely appreciated the speech by Bloc Qu'b'cois Leader Yves-Fran'ois Blanchet in the House of Commons in memory of the…...
André Pratte: Quebec’s slow disappearance from federal politics
1+ week, 1+ day ago (262+ words) Projections show Quebec dipping below 20 per cent of the national population by 2050, with Alberta closing in fast For those Canadians who deplore Quebec's supposed excessive influence on our country's politics, I am the bearer of what they would consider good…...
Raymond J. de Souza: How an Upper Canada Catholic diocese changed an empire
2+ week, 5+ day ago (757+ words) Two-hundred years ago religious liberty came to North America This past week marked an important anniversary, highlighting the salutary effects of that Quebec history in the rest of Canada " and throughout the British Empire. My parish here in Kemptville, Holy…...
Geoff Russ: Poilievre's populism has permanently changed the Conservatives — for the better
2+ week, 6+ day ago (948+ words) 87% support in leadership review cements his legacy in the party CALGARY " People have spent weeks speculating whether or not Pierre Poilievre would "survive" his leadership review. Far from merely surviving, Poilievre locked in his mandate, leadership, and living legacy in…...
With Poilievre's leadership review behind them, Conservatives say it's time to prepare for the next election
2+ week, 6+ day ago (952+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney recently dismissed the notion he was considering triggering an election but speculation has begun to swirl OTTAWA " As Pierre Poilievre departed his party's convention armed with the backing of delegates to lead the federal Conservatives into…...
Stephen Gogolev's Olympic debut keeps Canada in medal hunt in team figure skating
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (647+ words) The 21-year-old competitor from Toronto scored a 92.99 in the men's singles skate short program as part of the figure skating team event MILAN " Stephen Gogolev is in the best shape of his life and it shows on the ice. The…...