Federal Carbon Tax Is Constitutional, Saskatchewan's Top Court Rules
REGINA — The federal government used a favourable court decision on its carbon tax Friday to put pressure on premiers who don’t like it to stop fighting it. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled in a split decision that the tax imposed on provinces without a carbon price of their own is constitutional. “Today’s decision…
Ontario First Nation Devastated After Mother And 4 Kids Die In House Fire
A northern Ontario First Nation where a mother and four of her children died in a house fire this week has no effective means or equipment to fight fires, a spokesman said Friday as the community grappled with its loss. Sam McKay, spokesman for the chief and council of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, said the…
Health Canada Mandates Same Packaging For All Cigarettes Starting November
OTTAWA — Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health Canada says. Officials said plain packages will increase the impact of graphic health warnings about the dangers of smoking, keeping them from getting lost amid colourful designs and…
Trudeau Won't Decriminalize Drugs Despite Pressure From Liberals, Activists
OTTAWA — Donna May says she’ll no longer tolerate a nod or weepy eyes from politicians over the opioid epidemic—it’s claimed the lives of too many people she loves. May wants action in the form of drug decriminalization and she’s far from alone in her plea. The death of May’s 55-year-old brother a year ago…
Tory MP Pierre Poilievre Scolded Over ‘Little Potato’ Dig At Trudeau In House Of Commons
A Conservative MP has been told to stop referring to the prime minister as “little potato” in the House of Commons. Pierre Poilievre earned the light scolding from House Speaker Geoff Regan in question period Wednesday. It was the third day in a row the Tory finance critic invoked the unusual nickname. “When leaders in…
Kashechewan First Nation Has Been Evacuated Every Spring For 17 Years. Leaders Want Action.
TORONTO — Leaders from Kashechewan First Nation are looking to the Ontario government and even foreign ambassadors for support in relocating their community, which they say the federal government has delayed for years. “Our young people are getting really sick and tired of this,” Chief Leo Friday told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday. Kashechewan came…
Canadian Families Sue Boeing Over Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a collection of lawsuits against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it rushed a new aircraft model to market. All 157 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft en route from…
Weed Smell Causes Stink At Edmonton Airport Thanks To Aurora Cannabis
EDMONTON — A skunky smell greeting travellers at Edmonton’s airport doesn’t mean stinky critters are running loose in the area. The scent is coming from the Edmonton International Airport’s new neighbour, Aurora Sky, one of the world’s largest cannabis facilities, which produces more than 100,000 kilograms of marijuana per year. Aurora Cannabis, the company that…
NDP Calls On Trudeau Government To Take Back $12M For Loblaws Fridges
OTTAWA — New Democrats want the federal government to take back the $12 million pledged to Loblaw Co. to help the grocery retailer upgrade its fridges to higher efficiency models. NDP MP Daniel Blaikie tabled the opposition motion Monday to “put people first.” Text of the motion claims the government has given corporate executives and…
'Boyz N The Hood' Director John Singleton Dead At 51
The director John Singleton, the first African American filmmaker to receive a Best Director Oscar nomination, died Monday at age 51 after suffering a stroke earlier this month, his family confirmed to The Associated Press. “We are sad to relay that John Singleton has died. John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends,”…