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Freeland shares a dark history lesson with NAFTA partners at trade talks

Freeland shares a dark history lesson with NAFTA partners at trade talks

Canada October 7, 2017 at 4:18 pm 0 comments

WASHINGTON — A book which Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland shared with her U.S. and Mexican colleagues during the last round of NAFTA negotiations, offers a dark message about globalization’s collapse, the rise of nationalism and humanity tumbling into an abyss of death and destruction. She brought three books toRead More

Longtime Liberal MPPs Sandals, Matthews not seeking re-election

Longtime Liberal MPPs Sandals, Matthews not seeking re-election

Canada October 7, 2017 at 4:18 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Two Ontario cabinet ministers announced Friday they won’t seek re-election next year, adding to a growing tally of prominent Liberals bowing out at a time when the party struggles in the polls. Both deputy premier Deb Matthews and Treasury Board President Liz Sandals, however, insisted that is notRead More

Tory appoints Ana Bailão as new deputy mayor

Canada October 7, 2017 at 4:16 pm 0 comments

Davenport Coun. Ana Bailão has been appointed as one of Mayor Tory’s four deputy mayors, taking on a role that was previously held by the late Pam McConnell. Tory made the announcement at the corner of Dundas Street and Sheridan Avenue on Thursday in the heart of the city’s LittleRead More

Mississauga man, 19, involved in NYC terror plot, U.S. officials say

Mississauga man, 19, involved in NYC terror plot, U.S. officials say

Canada October 7, 2017 at 4:16 pm 0 comments

NEW YORK — U.S. authorities said a 19-year-old Canadian pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in connection with what they call an ISIS-inspired plot to target landmarks in New York City more than a year ago, including Times Square and the city’s subway system. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the SouthernRead More

Wynne would welcome U.S. education secretary if Ontario visit is rescheduled

Wynne would welcome U.S. education secretary if Ontario visit is rescheduled

Canada October 6, 2017 at 5:51 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she would welcome U.S. President Donald Trump’s education secretary to visit the province’s public schools if she chooses to reschedule a cancelled visit. Wynne says she was looking forward to an opportunity to show Betsy DeVos a strong, publicly funded education system —Read More

Tory appoints Ana Bailão as new deputy mayor

Tory appoints Ana Bailão as new deputy mayor

Canada October 6, 2017 at 5:51 pm 0 comments

Toronto:  Davenport Coun. Ana Bailão has been appointed as one of Mayor Tory’s four deputy mayors, taking on a role that was previously held by the late Pam McConnell. Tory made the announcement at the corner of Dundas Street and Sheridan Avenue on Thursday in the heart of the city’sRead More

60s Scoop deal to compensate victims, fund reconciliation foundation

60s Scoop deal to compensate victims, fund reconciliation foundation

Canada October 6, 2017 at 5:50 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA – Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett held back tears as she announced an agreement in principle with survivors of the ’60s Scoop. The agreement provides up to $750 million in compensation for individuals classified as status Indians and Inuit. It also includes an investment of up to $50 millionRead More

Man dies after overnight fire in Hamilton apartment building

Canada October 6, 2017 at 5:49 pm 0 comments

  HAMILTON – One person is dead following an apartment fire in Hamilton early Friday. Police say the fire broke out shortly before 1:30 a.m. in a 17-storey building (on Hess Street South). An unresponsive male was found in the apartment and efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and heRead More

Morneau expects economic positivity to continue despite weak trade numbers

Morneau expects economic positivity to continue despite weak trade numbers

Canada October 5, 2017 at 5:48 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — The Minister of Finance says he is pleased with Canada’s economic situation even as the country’s latest export figures dropped for the third straight month. Bill Morneau met with private sector economists in Toronto this morning and says the consensus was that the economy is in a betterRead More

Technology companies clash on cross-border flow of digital data under NAFTA

Technology companies clash on cross-border flow of digital data under NAFTA

Canada October 5, 2017 at 5:46 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Some Canadian information technology companies are pushing back at warnings that the personal information of Canadians is being compromised in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. They see nothing wrong with a proposal by the United States that would forbid the storage of sensitive dataRead More