MPP Paul Miller says he was kicked out of the Ontario NDP over a single line on Facebook despite never using social media, and he now has evidence of “multiple, unauthorized logins” to the account leading up to his removal.Independent MPP Paul Miller held a news conference outside his Queen’s Park office on Wednesday. Miller was ousted from…
Canada Post is temporarily resuming mail deliveries in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after residents protested a decision by the Crown corporation to suspend services citing “health and safety” reasons.On Tuesday, residents of the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C., protest Canada Post’s suspension of mail deliveries in two blocks of East Hastings Street. The crown corporation has now announced…
Ontario’s ombudsman says the government’s conduct was wrong and unreasonable for how it closed custody and detention programs at youth justice facilities in the province’s northwest region in March 2021, forcing 22 young people to move with little notice.Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé’s report, ‘Lost Opportunities,’ into the closure of detention and custody programs at two…
P.E.I. is officially dropping its mandatory mask mandate as of Friday, May 6, according to the Chief Public Health Office.Masks will no longer be required in indoor public spaces on P.E.I., though the province’s Chief Public Health Office ‘highly recommends’ people continue to wear them. (CBC/Radio-Canada)P.E.I. is officially dropping its mandatory mask mandate as of Friday, May…
A federal court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia’s Discovery Islands.The Okisollo fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)A federal court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia’s Discovery Islands. Judge Elizabeth Heneghan says…
Fast fashion is piling up in landfills at an alarming rate. But a number of Canadian companies are trying to slow down the process with circular concepts like online thrifting and developing a sustainable polyester alternative from food waste.Oghosa Ogiemwonyi, co-founder of Thriftsome, an online second-hand clothing store, stands next to some of the items…
Global ambitions to tackle climate change are being confronted by rising concerns about energy security, according to a new report by RBC, which is why oil and natural gas are going to be used for quite a while.Climate change policies are being thrust into competition with energy security as countries and consumers grapple with energy…
Australia-based Montem Resources has announced it intends to explore a renewable energy project instead of a coal mine on its Tent Mountain site located in southwestern Alberta, leaving some to question the companies’ intent. An aerial view of Tent Mountain in southwestern Alberta, which was the site of an open-pit coal mine that was active decades ago but…
B.C. Premier John Horgan has apologized for swearing on the floor of the legislature on Monday, at the end of a heated question period focusing on health care.B.C. Premier John Horgan has apologized for using a profanity at the end of question period on Monday, while he was responding to a question about the province’s…
Andrea Horwath’s NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election campaign on Monday, with health-care and pocketbook-related commitments forming the core of a sweeping set of promises.Ontario residents spend at least $2.5 billion a year out-of-pocket on prescription medications, according to health ministry figures. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Andrea Horwath’s NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election…
