Tolerating the quiet majority
When it comes to future development, conservatives tend to think the federal government can do a lot better, and this is not an abstract proposition. By decade’s end, on that Prairie Sagrean, I’m aiming…
Michigan school shooting: Superintendent says suspect was called to office but was ‘counselled’
This article is over 4 months old Suspect identified as 15-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis on Twitter Michigan school shooting: Superintendent says suspect was called to office but 'no discipline was warranted' A 15-year-old student suspected…
Joe Biden says 2020 Democratic candidates must secure US science cred
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Biden family took their two young daughters on their first European trip Vice President Joe Biden has said that Democratic presidential candidates in 2020 must bring home…
The Huffington Post: Digital news through the eyes of Arianna Huffington and Nathalie Dupuis
Written by Lisa Ottieri Arianna Huffington runs Huffington Post, an influential digital news platform. She has also been a senior adviser to President Barack Obama and a partner at AOL. Nathalie Dupuis is the…
Toronto-area home sales rise but prices rise at slower pace
FRANKFURT/TORONTO, May 10 (Reuters) – Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) rose 13.7 percent in April from a year earlier and prices jumped to an all-time high on supply shortages, while sales…
Less than 150 people a day in Nova Scotia are getting the flu vaccine
More than 1,000 Nova Scotia health care workers are expected to join the province’s nurse union today to call for a shortened fall flu vaccine campaign after the government only distributed about 20 percent…
Who is charged with the job of choosing the venue for the next Ryder Cup?
Who is charged with the job of choosing the venue for the next Ryder Cup? Given the heat surrounding the decision to take this year’s cup to Paris, some will hope the answer is…
Public Service Announcement: There is a lawsuit against the privatization of garbage collection in Toronto
To limit their costs, and perhaps raise up to $200 million a year, the private garbage-hauling company Element Fleet and the City of Toronto negotiated a 20-year agreement in 2017 to enable the city…
$1B flood bill? B.C. finance minister says no way, says new budgeting kicks in Wednesday
The B.C. Liberals will not face a $1 billion bill to repair damage to infrastructure following this spring’s devastating floods in the province’s Interior, but that is not to say there won’t be a…