Ex-Liberal staffer David Livingston drops appeal in gas plants conviction
David Livingston, who was the top political aide to former premier Dalton McGuinty, was released on bail pending appeal after his sentencing in the spring. Continue reading
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Bellevue House to see more renovations, opening may be delayed: Parks Canada
Historic Bellevue House may be closed for another season due to more renovations, says Parks Canada. Continue reading
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Court hearing underway to challenge repeal of Ontario sex-ed curriculum
Ontario elementary teachers say they have taken the government to court over the sex-ed curriculum in part because of a warning to educators that came along with it. Continue reading
Ottawa’s $1.6B energy aid package won’t get Canadians back to work: analyst
By Quinn Ohler Anchor/Reporter
Analysts predict the federal government’s $1.6 billion announcement to help struggling oil and gas companies won’t get out-of-work Canadians back into the workforce,. Continue reading
Alberta critical of Ottawa’s $1.6B package for ailing energy sector
The federal government is injecting $1.6 billion into Alberta’s strained oil and gas industry to help companies hard hit by plummeting crude prices. Continue reading
Alberta government brings up pipeline issue with projection prank at Liberals’ Christmas party in Ottawa
On Wednesday night, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley took credit for a stunt pulled outside the Liberals’ Christmas party in Ottawa, suggesting the prank raised the pipeline issue with the federal government yet again. Continue reading
New Brunswick’s Liberal Opposition to introduce bill that would tax big business
By Morganne Campbell Digital Broadcast Journalist
New Brunswick’s Liberal party is trying to force big business to pay more taxes, the opposition wants to end property tax exceptions for businesses with heavy machinery and equipment. Continue reading
Former Ontario premier Wynne testifies committee probing Liberal accounting practices
Wynne’s comments come as she testifies at a committee tasked with probing her government’s accounting practices. Continue reading
Ford government unveils much-anticipated climate-change plan
Premier Doug Ford’s Conservatives cancelled the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal government in July. Continue reading
Postal union shuts down mail in Ottawa as Commons mulls back-to-work measures
The capital, as well as smaller towns in Ontario and British Columbia, and Sherbrooke, Que., are all being targeted by rotating strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Continue reading