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Cutting transfers to municipalities is a risky political path, says prominent political scientist.
Which is why he sat down for a wide-ranging interview about Alberta’s plight, his political fight, and his plan to disrupt Canada even if it means talking up disunity in a country that still frets about national unity, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
The Black Housing Directory group on Facebook has nearly 2,000 members and connects Black renters with Black landlords and landlords who have an inclusive attitude, says its founder.
Premier Doug Ford’s cuts to child care funding are just about the worst thing you could do for an economy searching for growth and clamouring for a more robust workforce, Heather Scoffield writes.
The Saskatchewan Party government filed a legal challenge of Ottawa’s levy that came into effect April 1 in provinces without a carbon price of their own.
The Muskoka-going class can have cottage country, writes Edward Keenan. Cherry blossom season in High Park is a beautiful thing.
The City of Toronto audit committee endorsed a slate of recommendations aimed at tightening up operations and ensuring that the city only pays for legitimate tree maintenance.
Family law arbitrator’s decision to side with the mother was based on pseudo-science, father argues. And the chief science officer at Public Health Ontario says all the anti-vaccine statements made were “verifiably incorrect.”
Police say there may have been a party at the rented residence with many people in attendance, according to a Friday news release.
Don’t know your RPGs from your OCPs? No matter. Nerd restaurant Storm Crow Manor is good for everyone.
Friday was Winston Poyser’s sixth day on the witness stand. The trial continues.
Participants in the program were paid $350 for every handgun and $200 for every long gun turned over for destruction.
Mehdy Chaillou, 29, appeared in court on Wednesday.
A source says Leslie informed the Prime Minister’s Office last year about his offer to testify in the trial of Mark Norman, and the news “didn’t go over well.”
Ford government says the city should be able to find administration efficiencies to offset cuts that imperil more than 6,000 subsidized child care spaces.
As his fortunes have unravelled over the past months, the prime minister has more often looked like a passenger at the mercy of the elements than a captain in command of the helm, Chantal Hébert writes.
Former deputy premier Rich Coleman and his BC Liberal party swiftly apologized for the remark on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Canadian Border Services Agency says it has intercepted more than 600 cases of illicit food, plant and animal products into Canada since the start of the year, as border officials and animal health experts attempt to prevent a deadly hog virus from spreading to this country.
Thirty-five years after his supporting role in the Iran-Contra Affair, the U.S. attorney general is living up to the nickname “Cover-up Barr,” Heather Mallick writes.
Officials say a charter plane carrying 143 people and travelling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway, though no critical injuries were reported.
Three German men arrested in a global online trafficking empire that dealt in narcotics, forged documents and stolen financial data
Michael Gargiulo is a suspected serial killer whose alleged murders span two states and 15 years. In Los Angeles, he is known as the alleged “Hollywood Ripper.”
A worker at Ravines Medical in Bedford, N.S. posted to social media that there were 191 “no-shows” at the family practice in two months. Doctors Nova Scotia says patients not cancelling appointments they aren’t able to get to is a further strain on a medical system many feel is in crisis.
Dale McFee, who became Edmonton’s police chief in February, read a formal apology for “discrimination and marginalization” at police headquarters Friday.
Nine organizations in Canada and the U.S. representing overseas Hong Kongers say the passing of the amendment would “diminish the freedoms of speech” and “threaten” political stability.
Provincial officials have renewed warnings to residents and business owners to be aware of lingering, less-obvious threats such as mould, contaminated household items that may appear clean, and sharp debris that may have washed onto land.
A growing body of research suggests that warming temperatures and a loss of snowpack may significantly shrink the range where it’s possible to make syrup.
When the premier responded to my text, part of me got a kick out of it. But I found the conversation troubling, and a reminder of my experience with Mayor Rob Ford a few years earlier.
This Scarborough neighbourhood is a trove of restaurants, churches and Hong Kong-style malls.
On Wednesday, one Conservative MP after another addressed their questions to the “Liberal leader” — not the prime minister, giving us some idea of what is to come, Susan Delacourt writes.
Spring has sprung? Have you ventured outside lately? Have you put your winter coat away? Let’s be honest, there are but three seasons in Ontario, writes Emma Teitel.
‘It seems our obsession with cleanliness and health is actually making us less healthy.’
Fitzroy Gordon once said he would give his life to create a radio station for Toronto’s Black and Caribbean population. He persisted until he succeeded, writes Royson James.
New rules implemented last year to more tightly identify sources of funds have put a damper on Vancouver-area casinos.
As Uber gets set to go public next Friday in one of the largest tech IPOs ever, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is trying to sell Wall Street on his vision that Uber will become the dominant force in all forms of transportation.
While the Oracle of Omaha has long preferred to pay cash for companies, he has said that Berkshire would consider issuing shares when it receives as much in intrinsic value as it gives
Large new poll of usage and attitudes by Pollara finds 3 per cent of Canadians tried cannabis for the first time since legalization.
While PM Justin Trudeau made good on his election promise to legalize cannabis in Canada, it was beer — cheap, easily available beer — that was the big theme of the new budget introduced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Some other findings from Thursday’s Statistics Canada report: Alberta has the highest percentage of weed users over the age of 15 in the country; around 646,000 Canadians tried weed post-legalization since February; and daily cannabis use hasn’t changed since Oct. 17.
Down 2-1 and too reliant on the relentless success of Kawhi Leonard, Sunday’s date with the Sixers will be a watershed moment for Kyle Lowry and Marc Gasol in particular. The playoffs have a way of revealing the truth, Bruce Arthur writes.
Blue Jays rookie Vlad Guerrero is enjoying the ride on the road, from one town where his dad played to the next. That first big-league homer? Some things just take time, Rosie DiManno writes.
Funny I should ask myself that. I bumped into Sosh this week. Also, more Qs about Shanahan, Dubas, Babcock, Nylander and more.
Women’s hockey players are fighting the good fight, but if they think that boycotting the only North American pro league standing will force the NHL to bankroll a better option, that’s quite a leap of faith, Damien Cox writes.
If an occupant is unable to clean their windows due to disability, the corporation must do it for them.
Toronto Mayor John Tory is looking to his Vancouver counterpart for answers to his own city’s woes when it comes to housing solutions for the homeless population.
Police expecting ‘high volume’ of information in a week, but have been stymied by at least one individual who refuses to be interviewed, Detective Constable Dennis Yim told court Wednesday.
An unlicensed weed shop, the Lamborghini-driving cop who co-owned it and the “misconduct” that has gone unpunished. Inside the case that prompted Durham police to call in an outside force.
Insiders say the incident in Alberta is an example of how pressure and lobbying from industry and economic interests are trumping science and strong oversight, putting public health and safety at risk.
Faith Goldy, the Canadian Nationalist Front, Wolves of Odin, and Canadian Infidels were all banned Monday by Facebook but barely a day later reporters found 12 pages, groups, and Instagram accounts using similar names and posting similar content.
Toronto’s vaccination coverage was among the lowest in the province last school year. To prevent a measles outbreak, it’s ‘nowhere near the level we need for herd immunity.’
A growing number of research groups have turned to the general public, including tourists, for help.
Behind the organic apples, bags of rice and cans of cherry pie filling are hundreds of thousands of farmers, plant breeders and others in agriculture who are scrambling to keep up with climate change.
A custom-made drone delivered a kidney to a Maryland woman who had waited eight years for a life-saving transplant.
Veteran rockers mix with Toronto future soul queen Zaki Ibrahim and many, many more, starting Monady
Toronto’s Casey was a TV golden boy until he got fired from ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and his addiction nearly destroyed him. Now he’s talking about recovery, professional and otherwise.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’s director says he wanted accuracy, including casting someone attractive as the infamous murderer.
Dating is a process. It doesn’t start with “love” but can build to it.
Real life dating was definitely a promising new strategy for Olivia
Some smart outliers to share, starting with a recent Vintages release
The fusion of food and retail has been happening for years but there’s been a recent surge in North America in response to a decline in foot traffic.
It is always dangerous for a European luxury brand to parachute into a continent with a colonial history, especially these days when the discussion around cultural appropriation and fashion’s malapropisms is loud
