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Federal government announces $15 million to combat car thefts across Canada
MONTREAL – The federal government is committing an additional $15 million over three years to fight the rise in vehicle thefts across the country. Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement today in Montreal. LeBlanc says $9 million will go toward provincial, territorial and municipal police services to increase their capacity to take ... Read More »
Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama Birmingham said in a statement Wednesday that its UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has ... Read More »
Toronto Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 minutes and then took questions before the Raptors practised on Wednesday. He was also courtside after ... Read More »
Marine area bigger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario’s shores
A vast marine area home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears off Ontario’s northern shores is a step closer to protected status. Officials with the federal government and nine First Nations say they have cleared a hurdle on the path to protecting a large stretch of southern Hudson Bay and western James Bay as ... Read More »
Canadians’ grocery shopping habits increasingly driven by discounts and deals: report
HALIFAX – Almost two-thirds of Canadians say they have switched their primary grocery store in the past year to score better deals. A new survey by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab and marketing insights firm Caddle found that almost 30 per cent of respondents exclusively choose their grocery stores based on in-store discounts and promotions. ... Read More »
Financially struggling Met Opera’s 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81
The financially struggling Metropolitan Opera will present 18 productions in 2024-25, matching the current season and pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in strike-shortened 1980-81. Met general manager Peter Gelb kept up his pivot to contemporary works, starting the season with Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded” on Sept. 23, then presenting Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” opening Oct. ... Read More »
Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on a flight over Oregon
SEATTLE (AP) – Boeing said Wednesday that the head of its 737 program is leaving the company in an executive shake-up weeks after a door panel blew out on a flight over Oregon, renewing questions about safety at the company. Boeing announced the departure of Ed Clark, who had been with the company for 18 ... Read More »
Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers’ access to subsidized daycare
Quebec is heading to the country’s highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province’s coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the government will seek leave at the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal a Feb. 7 decision that found the province’s daycare rules are discriminatory. The Quebec Court ... Read More »
Capitals’ Nic Dowd, a top trade candidate, is day to day with an upper-body injury
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd, one of the top candidates to change places ahead of the NHL trade deadline, is day to day with an upper-body injury. Dowd left the Capitals’ 6-2 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after the first period. He’s the second player in recent ... Read More »
Prime minister announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing
EDMONTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $175 million in funding to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. Trudeau donned a white hard hat and yellow reflective vest to tour an affordable housing project in Edmonton before holding a news conference with the city’s mayor Amarjeet ... Read More »
Online harms bill coming next week, PM says; promises focus on kids, not censorship
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his long-promised legislation to protect Canadians against online harms is coming next week. Trudeau announced the timeline at a news conference in Edmonton, saying the bill will be focused on protecting children. He says kids are vulnerable to hatred, violence and bullying online, and society needs to do ... Read More »
