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Strategists say Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the Conservative leadership race gives a leg-up to Pierre Poilievre — but Jean Charest may still have a chance. The Conservative Party has ejected Brown from the race, citing allegations that he broke financing rules. Brown denies those allegations and his campaign says it’s appealing the …
Read More »Meet the teen hockey phenom who went from a backyard Yukon rink to the top WHL draft pick
Last hockey season was a good one for Gavin McKenna in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U18 division. He was their top scorer with 65 points in 35 games. McKenna’s outstanding performance led to him becoming the first overall draft pick by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the upcoming Western Hockey League …
Read More »Soaring costs for food, energy push 71 million more people worldwide into poverty: UN agency
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday. The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell …
Read More »After months of sky-high gas prices, e-scooters cruise to popularity in Toronto
As a worker in the trades, Toronto resident Kyle Ott relied heavily on cars to get around to different job sites across the GTA – often using ride-hailing apps like Uber. Four months ago, he purchased an e-scooter. “I figured, why not? I’ll give it a shot,” said Ott. “This gets me …
Read More »Calgary councillor wants investigation into colleague after report on Inglewood property
A city councillor says she’s interested in having Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs look into the actions of one of her colleagues. This week, council sanctioned Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra for failing to disclose his financial interest in a property in Inglewood in the city’s southeast. That is something council members are …
Read More »Quebec tourist waited a week for emergency surgery after B.C. doctor refused to operate over billing
A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won’t pay” for the procedure. Patrick Belanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec …
Read More »Canada’s jobs market is setting records. So why are people talking about a recession?
Canada’s unemployment rate has never been this low. Employers are adding jobs and hiring what few workers haven’t already been gobbled up. GDP growth in Canada is also better than any other G7 country. Yet the economic narrative in this country is dominated by doom and gloom. In fact, results from …
Read More »Montreal woman’s curly hair searched at airports 3 times since May
With the lifting of most pandemic restrictions, writer Christine Rodriguez has been travelling a lot for work lately, going in and out of airports regularly to get to festivals and media events. But with the return to air travel has come an unpleasant experience: Rodriguez has had her hair searched by …
Read More »As neighbours move out, this Halifax renter is refusing to be ‘renovicted’
Inside a bright green building on Church Street in Halifax, Stacey Gomez sits at her desk, working on her computer. Her home is peaceful, filled with art and plants. Outside, workers saw and hammer. Gomez is one of the last people left in the seven-unit building. In March, all the tenants …
Read More »Vertical farmers say they can play bigger role as Ontario farmland disappears. Critics aren’t so sure
Lenny Louis says when people visit his vertical farming facility in Welland, Ont., they’re often surprised by how much produce comes out of that one squat, two-storey building. But inside, things look very different. Stacked rows of lettuce, arugula and basil grow 365 days a year, and, Louis says, the produce travels less than …
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