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Woman sustains minor injuries after crashing vehicle into front of Mimico home

Canada December 4, 2016 at 5:56 am 0 comments

Mimico: A woman sustained minor injuries after she crashed her vehicle into the front of a Mimico home early Saturday morning. Reports from the scene indicate that the woman was travelling eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard near Royal York Road just before 5 a.m. when she lost control of herRead More

Neurosurgeon accused of murdering doctor wife appears in court

Canada December 4, 2016 at 5:55 am 0 comments

A Toronto neurosurgeon who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his physician wife has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance. The suspect appeared in court at Old City Hall on Saturday morning, where his case was put aside until Dec. 20 at 10 a.m.Read More

Higher interest rates could help global economy, former BoC boss says

Higher interest rates could help global economy, former BoC boss says

Canada December 2, 2016 at 6:07 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge says the world economy might be better off if policy-makers bumped interest rates a little bit higher. In prepared remarks for a speech today, Dodge says boosting borrowing costs would help promote price and financial stability under current global conditions, whichRead More

Toronto home prices were up 22.7 per cent in November

Toronto home prices were up 22.7 per cent in November

Canada December 2, 2016 at 6:06 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — The Toronto-area real estate market continued to see strong sales volumes and higher prices in November. The Toronto Real Estate Board says there were 8,547 sales through its system last month, up 16.5 per cent from November 2015. The average selling price for all types of housing wasRead More

Part-time work helped Canada add 10,700 jobs last month

Part-time work helped Canada add 10,700 jobs last month

Canada December 2, 2016 at 6:05 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market unexpectedly added 10,700 net jobs last month and the unemployment rate slid to 6.8 per cent — but the latest numbers raise questions about the quality of the work. Statistics Canada’s November employment survey shows yet another monthly decline in the more-desirable category ofRead More

All-party committee recommends proportional voting system and referendum

All-party committee recommends proportional voting system and referendum

Canada December 2, 2016 at 6:03 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Liberal members of a special all-party committee on electoral reform are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to break his 2015 promise to change Canada’s voting system before the next federal election. That remarkable call for inaction came Thursday even as opposition members of the committee joined forces toRead More

Lysyk blasts Liberals for poor oversight of road, transit contracts

Lysyk blasts Liberals for poor oversight of road, transit contracts

Canada November 30, 2016 at 7:03 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general says the Liberal government is doing a poor job of overseeing contractors for road maintenance and public transit projects, spending millions of dollars to repair their shoddy work, including part of one bridge that was installed upside down. Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk also blasts MetrolinxRead More

Canada PM approves controversial pipeline to Pacific Coast

Canada PM approves controversial pipeline to Pacific Coast

Canada November 30, 2016 at 7:03 pm 0 comments

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday approved one controversial pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast, but rejected another. He approved Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline to the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia , but rejected Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, B.C. TheseRead More

Police shooting of would-be terrorist in Strathroy justified: probe

Police shooting of would-be terrorist in Strathroy justified: probe

Canada November 30, 2016 at 7:01 pm 0 comments

  Ontario: A police investigation has found RCMP were justified in fatally shooting a terrorist sympathizer during a confrontation in southwestern Ontario earlier this year. Aaron Driver died in an encounter with RCMP in Strathroy, Ont., in August, after making a martyrdom video that suggested he was planning to detonateRead More

Skinny cable rules in full effect Dec. 1 as CRTC mandates more choice

Skinny cable rules in full effect Dec. 1 as CRTC mandates more choice

Canada November 30, 2016 at 7:00 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — The CRTC and consumer advocacy group OpenMedia say they’re keeping a close eye on the country’s TV providers as the final phase of new ‘skinny’ cable packages rules are implemented on Thursday. After regulations were first introduced earlier this year, companies faced accusations of finding loopholes to ensureRead More