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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling for a reversal of a ban on keffiyehs in the legislature. Ford says the decision was made by Speaker Ted Arnott alone and “needlessly divides” the people of Ontario. Arnott says in a statement that wearing …
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear de Grood appeal of review board decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled it will not hear the case of Matthew de Grood, a Calgary man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people nearly 10 years ago. Katie Perras, Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell and Jordan Segura were stabbed to death at a …
Read More »Ontario court set to release Bill 124 appeal decision
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Court of Appeal will release its ruling over the Ford government’s controversial wage restraint legislation on Monday. The law, known as Bill 124, was introduced by the Ford government in 2019 and capped public sector salary increases at one per …
Read More »Supreme Court to release Ford government mandate letters decision on Friday
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Supreme Court of Canada is set to deliver a ruling Friday morning over whether the Ford government’s mandate letters are subject to transparency laws. The key court decision dates back to a freedom of information request that was made shortly after …
Read More »The Bank of Canada’s rate decision will reflect inflation’s difficult ‘last mile’ – National
As the Bank of Canada prepares to make its first interest rate decision of the year on Wednesday, economists say headwinds in the “last mile” of the inflation fight will serve as a final hurdle before rate cuts can begin. Inflation has cooled significantly from highs of 8.1 per cent …
Read More »Banff to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 17, 2024 10:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta tourist town in Canada’s busiest national park is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. The Town of Banff …
Read More »Minister to overrule Ontario Energy Board, says decision will raise cost of new homes
The Ontario Energy Board strayed “out of their lane” with a decision that would increase costs for new homes heated with natural gas, the province’s energy minister said Friday as he promised to overturn it. But environmental groups said the OEB’s decision was a huge win for the environment and …
Read More »Beaurivage, N.B. residents await decision on Coastal Shell injunction – New Brunswick
About 50 residents of Beaurivage, a rural community in Kent County, piled into a bus to head to the Moncton Law Courts on Friday. They were there to attend the hearing for a temporary injunction to shut down the Coastal Shell drying facility for the duration of ongoing lawsuits. Seven residents …
Read More »As interest rate decision looms, here’s what to expect in the fall housing market – National
Canada’s housing market could face a chill this fall as prospective buyers and sellers wait to see where the Bank of Canada’s interest rate path will head, according to new polling released Tuesday. Re/Max Canada said in a report that home prices are expected to remain flat nationally from August …
Read More »A chronology of key events following Ontario’s decision to develop Greenbelt lands
Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark apologized Thursday for his role in the government’s Greenbelt land swap, a day after the province’s integrity commissioner found he violated two sections of the Members Integrity Act. Here is a timeline of events in the controversy: Nov. 4, 2022: Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister …
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