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TORONTO — After 70 years as The Queen’s Plate, Canada’s oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year. The $1 million stakes race will be known as The King’s Plate when it is run for the 164th time on Aug. 20, 2023, at Woodbine Racetrack. The change follows …
Read More »Prime Minister announces byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore riding on Dec. 12
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a federal byelection in the Greater Toronto Area. Voters in Mississauga-Lakeshore will head to the polls to pick their new member of Parliament on Dec. 12. The seat became empty earlier this year when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann announced he …
Read More »Hockey Canada announces CEO, entire board of directors will step aside
Hockey Canada has announced its entire board of directors and its CEO will step aside as the organization confronts widespread criticism over how it handled an alleged group sexual assault involving members of the 2018 men’s national junior team. In a media statement, the sports organization confirms that, effective immediately, chief executive officer Scott Smith …
Read More »King Charles to be crowned in May of 2023, Buckingham Palace announces
King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Tuesday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace comes amid speculation that the coronation will be shorter …
Read More »B.C. announces new addiction and mental health supports for people leaving jail
The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province’s correctional centres. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said Monday that’s an increase from inmates at five facilities …
Read More »Federal health minister announces support for nurses
Jean-Yves Duclos makes an announcement and holds a news conference in Ottawa. News Source link
Read More »Trudeau announces deal to build $1.5B electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that Ottawa and Ontario have signed a deal with Umicore, a global metals refiner, to build a new battery materials facility in the province’s Loyalist Township. Speaking at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., the prime minister said the facility will supply materials for one million electric vehicles a …
Read More »Ottawa announces more than $30M for Indigenous communities, organizations to mark papal visit
The federal government announced on Wednesday more than $30 million in new funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations during the upcoming papal visit. Pope Francis will tour Canada from July 24 to 29. The goal of the visit is to advance reconciliation and healing between the Roman Catholic Church, First …
Read More »John Horgan’s ‘mainstream’ approach a big part of his legacy as he announces retirement
It was June 29, 2017 when John Horgan addressed the media to say he will become premier of British Columbia, after a historic election where the result wasn’t decided for weeks. It was a rare way to become premier. And a day before that announcement’s fifth anniversary, Horgan announced his retirement in …
Read More »Amid intense scrutiny, human rights complaints, Thunder Bay police chief announces retirement
Amid human rights complaints, investigations and external oversight, the police service and its oversight board in Thunder Bay, Ont., have another task ahead of them — finding a new chief. Police Chief Sylvie Hauth has announced her retirement, effective next year. In a statement released to media on Thursday morning, Hauth said she has informed …
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