The email from national caucus chair Brenda Shanahan rejecting calls for an early in-person Liberal caucus meeting landed in members’ inboxes around 5 p.m. on the fourth of July. Citing “scheduling logistics,” Shanahan officially dismissed public demands from Liberal MPs for an urgent gathering to discuss the fallout from the byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s. In…
LCBO workers are on strike for the first time in Ontario’s history, with the union representing those workers declaring a “dry summer has begun.” Talks between the Crown agency and the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) broke down, with the sale of pre-mixed drinks at corner and grocery stores a key sticking point between…
Parents who steal a moment of calm by handing over a smartphone or tablet to a fussy toddler could set off a cycle of poor anger management and other problems, according to a recent study. Research published last week in the journal Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says using such devices for emotional regulation “can be effective…
Time to dust off your cowboy boots and hats, Calgary. Stampede season is here and will kick off with Parade Day on Friday. The parade will begin just before 9 a.m. and will start at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Third Street Southeast. More than 100 entries entries will participate in the parade this…
Charles Evans’s cabin at Gun Lake was once an old mining office, according to what the Penticton man was told. It dated back to the 1950s, was dragged across the frozen lake during winter decades ago, and plopped onto the property he purchased in 2019 in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region. It and over 50 other properties were…
Huron OPP are in the early stages of an investigation into the death of a person from Central Huron. Residents in the area can expect to see a large police presence. Source link
Last year, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ordered Sunwing Airlines to pay Mick Anslow and his wife $800 for a flight delay from Cancun, Mexico, to Regina in 2020. The victory was short-lived. In May, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Sunwing can take the couple to court to challenge the CTA’s decision. The Anslows learned…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parents whose children use a certain brand of inflatable booster car seats should immediately stop using them, as they pose a risk of injury, Health Canada warns. On June 28, Health Canada issued a recall for the UberBoost Inflatable Booster Car Seat, sold in various colours, due…
A number of daycares and businesses in the Halifax area are closed today and some grocery store shelves have be cleared of bottled water due to a boil-water advisory affecting a large swath of the municipality. The advisory followed a power outage at a water treatment facility that serves 201,000 people. It covers Halifax, Bedford, Spryfield, Timberlea,…
Thousands are expected to throng the nation’s capital to celebrate Canada Day, marking 157 years of Confederation. In his annual message, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said Canada’s story is one that is “still being written,” and celebrated the values of inclusion. “Together, let’s keep improving this incredible place we all call home. Let’s make our…
