Ontario Launches Anti-Carbon Tax TV Ads Paid For By Taxpayers
TORONTO — The Ontario government is calling the federal government’s carbon tax a money drain in new TV attack ads paid for by taxpayers. “The federal government is charging you a carbon tax,” a narrator says over video of the price at a gas station rising. “You’re paying a nickel more per litre.” The government-produced…
Marie-France Lalonde, Ontario MPP, To Seek Federal Liberal Nomination In Andrew Leslie's Riding
OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he’s vacating after just one term. Lalonde announced her intention to run federally Monday, saying she’s giving up thoughts of seeking the leadership of the Ontario Liberals because she wants to focus on…
Pro Rugby Team Toronto Wolfpack Is Launching A Line Of CBD Products
Click Here: bapehoody TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack, no strangers to blazing a trail, are getting into the cannabidiol products business. The transatlantic rugby league team and its wholly owned subsidiary HowlBrands are partnering with Vancouver-based companies International Cannabis Corp. and Organic Flower Investments Group Inc. to launch a line of athlete-focused cannabidiol products. “CBD…
Seidu Mohammed, Refugee Who Lost Fingers To Frostbite, Urges MPs To Scrap Proposed Asylum Rules
OTTAWA — A refugee from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite crossing irregularly into Canada made an impassioned plea to MPs on Thursday to scrap proposed new asylum-seeker rules the Liberals want to turn into law. Seidu Mohammed’s story of crossing a snow-covered field between North Dakota and Manitoba focused attention on the…
Jeff Bezos Wants To Send A Spaceship To The Moon
WASHINGTON — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he’s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers…
Doug Ford Government Axing Millions For Health Research, Documents Show
TORONTO — Ontario is cutting more than $70 million from eHealth’s budget ahead of a major health system merger, and millions in health research funding is drying up. The numbers are contained in a detailed spending plan that the government tabled Thursday following last month’s budget. Though the Progressive Conservative government’s overall spending package is…
Explainer: Why The Mark Norman Saga Isn’t Quite Over Yet
OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he has an “important story to tell Canadians” in the coming days after federal prosecutors dropped their criminal case against him. “Not to lay blame, but to ensure that we all learn from this experience,” Norman told reporters Wednesday during a press conference at a downtown Navy officers’ mess.…
Canadian Paediatric Society Wants Birth Control To Be Free For People Under 25
OTTAWA — The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control. In a position statement released Thursday, the society says access to contraception is a basic human right, and the direct costs of unintended youth pregnancies probably exceed $125 million a year. It says contraception should…
Populism Isn't Going Up In Canada, Samara Report Suggests
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Liberals Reduce Deferral Period For Blood Donations From Sexually Active Gay, Bisexual Men
OTTAWA — Men who have had sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Wednesday. The decision was made at the request of Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec, Petitpas Taylor said on Parliament Hill, adding it’s meant…