Chrysler's $2B minivan decision within 48 hours, reports say
Multiple reports suggest Chrysler will announce where it will build its next generation minivan within the next 48 hours. The choice could save thousands of well-paying jobs in southern Ontario. The...
View ArticleDoug Ford: Kimmel Audience Laughed With Rob Ford, Not At Him
They were laughing with him, not at him. That was Councillor Doug Ford's message to reporters the morning after his brother's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Monday night. The Toronto mayor was...
View ArticleMost Anglos, allophones agree secular 'values' charter targets Muslim women
Most non-francophones agree that Quebec's secular charter singles out Muslim women and infringes on religious rights, a CBC-Ekos poll suggests. The Parti Québécois government’s proposed charter would...
View ArticleCanadian Student Debt Growing Fast, But U.S. Is Much Worse Off
Student debt in Canada has soared in recent years, highlighting growing concerns that post-secondary education in becoming increasingly inaccessible. But Canadian students can at least take some solace...
View ArticleMedical marijuana grow-ops will not be busted, say mayors
Municipal politicians and police in B.C. say it's doubtful home marijuana grow-ops will be shut down when new federal rules come into play. As of January 8, 13,734 people in British Columbia had...
View ArticleWhat Is Lent? When Is It? And What Should I Give Up?
It's that time again! Lent begins on March 5 (Ash Wednesday). It's an approximately six-week period in which Christians give up something, usually rich food, to show penitence for the death of Jesus...
View ArticleA monthly shot to prevent HIV infection? Monkey studies show big promise for...
Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV.The experimental drug has...
View ArticleOscar Party Dresses You May Not Have Seen (PHOTOS)
The Vanity Fair Oscar party is one of the most exclusive soirées in Hollywood and this year was no different with the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o and Reese Witherspoon making an...
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Roll Up The Rim's Biggest Winners? That Would Be Garbage Men
Being a garbage man isn't exactly the most popular choice of profession out there, but during Roll Up The Rim season it certainly pays off. One garbage man posted this photo to Reddit Monday as proof....
View ArticleLegislature Speaker Linda Reid Spends On Perks During Time Of Austerity
Speaker of the Legislature Linda Reid has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in questionable expenses, including $48,412 for a custom touch-screen computer terminal in front of her chair in the...
View ArticleSex Education:
For most teens and tweens, health, sex education, relationship education -- whatever their school calls it -- is an awkward rite of passage. Not all kids have even a basic understanding of their bodies...
View ArticleHighway 400 shut down in both directions as a result of crash
A multi-vehicle crash has shut down a portion of Highway 400, south of Barrie. Late Wednesday morning, the Ontario Provincial Police tweeted that its officers were responding to a crash in the...
View ArticleCisco picks Toronto as one of 4 global innovation hubs
Cisco Systems Inc. has announced Toronto will be the site of a $100-million global innovation centre dedicated to the “internet of everything.” The centre, to open at RBC WaterPark Place, a new complex...
View ArticleRob Ford's Investigation To Be Overseen By Ontario Provincial Police
TORONTO - Ontario's provincial police force has agreed to oversee an investigation into the activities of Mayor Rob Ford.Toronto police Chief Bill Blair says the step is needed to avoid recent...
View ArticleDoctors hope for cure in 2nd baby born with HIV; LA case similar to...
A second baby born with the AIDS virus may have had her infection put into remission and possibly cured by very early treatment — in this instance, four hours after birth.Doctors revealed the case...
View ArticleEnbridge taps Jim Prentice to rescue Northern Gateway First Nations talks
Enbridge has tapped former Conservative cabinet minister Jim Prentice as its point man to resuscitate stalled negotiations with First Nations in B.C. and Alberta over the proposed Northern Gateway...
View ArticlePeter MacKay Hints Looser Pot Laws May Be On Horizon
OTTAWA - The Conservative government is seriously considering looser marijuana laws that would allow police to ticket anyone caught with small amounts of pot instead of laying charges, Justice Minister...
View ArticleGrain backlog putting this year's crop in jeopardy, farm group warns
The backlog of grain sitting in storage across the Prairies could take a toll on this year's crop, says the president of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. Lynn Jacobson said there are concerns...
View ArticleLev Tahor, Quebec Jewish sect, flees to Trinidad
Some members of Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect from Quebec, who fled to a town near Windsor, Ont., last November, have once again apparently flown the coop — this time to Trinidad and Tobago....
View ArticleKendra Lindon, Calgary School Bus Driver, Fired For Picking Up Kids In Her Car
A school bus company has fired one of its Calgary drivers for keeping kids warm in subzero temperatures with her SUV. Kendra Lindon, who has driven a school bus for First Student Canada for eight...
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