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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2024 12:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A judge has rejected former premier Jean Charest’s $700,000 claim against the Quebec government for abuse of process in connection with a corruption investigation that targeted him and …
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 won’t raise tuition as colleges, universities beg for financial help
Ontario Premier Doug Ford again ruled out increasing tuition fees in Ontario as colleges and universities beg for help amidst a financial crunch. On Tuesday, Ford confirmed he wouldn’t increase tuition fees but repeatedly said he and his government would stand with the struggling post-secondary sector. “We’re going to be …
Read More »Waterloo region confirms there won’t be homeless shelter at former Cambridge daycare
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Region of Waterloo councillors took steps to alleviate concerns some Cambridge residents may have had with plans to redevelop an old daycare. As a motion was being passed on the site at a council meeting on Wednesday night, Cambridge resident Nathan Whalen …
Read More »Most kids with autism won’t get core therapy funding soon: Ontario ministry document
TORONTO — Most of the children in Ontario waiting for publicly funded core autism therapy will not receive it any time soon, the government says in an internal assessment obtained by The Canadian Press. Days into his new role this spring as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Michael …
Read More »Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer …
Read More »Winnipeg family gets creative with summer fun that won’t break the bank – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg family is getting creative during their children’s break from school — without breaking the bank. Rae Metcalfe recently put together a list of at least 100 free and inexpensive activities, to make this summer accessible and affordable for their two kids. Metcalfe’s family’s dollars aren’t going as far …
Read More »Ontario won’t declare intimate partner violence an epidemic following inquest
TORONTO — Ontario is rejecting calls from a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three women at the hands of their former partner to formally declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. The jury at a coroner’s inquest into the 2015 deaths of Nathalie Warmerdam, Carol Culleton and Anastasia Kuzyk in …
Read More »Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why? – National
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to make its motion calling for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur binding and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy. Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros won’t play in exhibition finale – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback Zach Collaros will only be a spectator when the club has their final exhibition audition on Friday. Collaros played into the second quarter in Saturday’s pre-season win over the Edmonton Elks, but he won’t take a single …
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