The leaders of Canada, France, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and Britain held a call on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement.
“All leaders agreed that the focus must remain on advancing peace and security, including reaching a lasting ceasefire, securing the release of all hostages and the disarmament of Hamas, and scaling up flows of life-saving assistance for Palestinian civilians,” it said.
Ontario’s education minister is telling licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities, after a toddler was killed when an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto.
In a memo to daycares obtained by The Canadian Press, Paul Calandra – who first proposed the measures several days ago – says the goal is to “better safeguard” children and child-care providers.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver’s licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud.
Smith told reporters in Calgary the change would make it easier for students and the disabled to get funding, as they already have to prove Canadian citizenship to do so.
A fiscal update released Monday shows British Columbia’s provincial outlook has declined and the government’s deficit will rise in the current fiscal year to a record $11.6-billion, in part due to U.S. tariffs and a slowdown in the housing market.
But mostly, the rise in red ink is a result of the NDP government’s elimination of the carbon tax.
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will be heading to the polls on Oct. 14.
Liberal Leader John Hogan, who was sworn into office in May, is seeking his first electoral win as premier. His party has been in power for 10 years, and he said the Liberals still have important work to do.
Toronto police say a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man are facing charges including second-degree murder after a homeless man died as a result of several violent attacks on people in the city's downtown core.
The family of a toddler killed when an SUV drove into a daycare north of Toronto is speaking out and demanding change to boost safety in all childcare facilities.
One-and-a-half-year-old Liam Riazati died Wednesday after a vehicle drove into a Richmond Hill, Ont., daycare, leaving six young children and three adults injured.
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As we continue to experience longer and more destructive wildfire seasons, there have been many stories about the effect the smoke pollution has on our personal health. Today, we have a story about how it is affecting landscapes far beyond the reach of the flames.
Peyto Glacier in Alberta on September 4, 2024. “The dark ice clearly shows the impact of soot, dust and algae in darkening the ice surface.”, Dr. John Pomeroy, Director of the Global Water Futures Programme – the largest, and most published university-led freshwater research project in the world. Algae on the glacier accounts for 10% of glacial melt. The blooms also hold ash from wildfires and feed on it as a food source, holding the dark ash on the surface of the glacier for years.
The Montreal mother who abandoned her three-year-old girl in a rural Ontario field in June has been declared not criminally responsible for the crime.
Quebec court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud ruled on Monday that the 34-year-old woman could not be held criminally responsible by way of mental disorder. She had been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and unlawful abandonment of a child.
For the rest of the day the court was scheduled to hear testimony on whether the woman – whose name cannot be published to protect the identity of her daughter – should be released from detention while she receives medical treatment.
Three people are facing charges after they allegedly set a fire at a Sioux Lookout apartment complex. An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man are facing charges including second-degree murder after a homeless man died as a result of several violent attacks on people in Toronto’s downtown core, police said Monday.
Toronto police Det. Sgt. Stacey McCabe said the attacks targeted vulnerable people and took place between 5:45 a.m. and 8:07 a.m. on Aug. 31.
Toronto police say four people were killed overnight after a vehicle struck a wall and caught fire. A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on September 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Bartenders at Chicago Pub & Billiards in Cambridge were left starstruck after Justin Bieber made an unexpected visit on Sept. 10. The singer-songwriter spent the evening playing pool, singing karaoke and posing for fan photos.
A rise in manufacturing sales in July could indicate early signs of a recovery after the sector was hit hard by tariffs, one economist says.
Statistics Canada reported on Monday that manufacturing sales rose 2.5 per cent to $70.3-billion in July, helped by strength in the transportation equipment subsector.
Good morning. A string of national project promises, Pierre Poilievre’s return and an NDP leadership race make for an interesting return to Parliament today. More on that below, plus a welcome to interest rate decision day and to marathon season. Let’s get to it.
The FBI is investigating the June death of a Canadian man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a federally run prison in Florida.
Johnny Noviello, 49, was found unresponsive by prison staff at the Federal Detention Center Miami on June 23. He had been on medication for epilepsy and hypertension while incarcerated and, according to a recent ICE report, had been flagged for health concerns prior to his death. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner has yet to release an official cause of death or autopsy report.
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