Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Métis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ruling issued Friday lets Métis Nation Saskatchewan proceed with its legal This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Trudeau announces appointment of B.C. executive to Senate
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate’s few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Duncan Wilson This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Joly says Canada-U.K. friendship is ‘in our DNA’ after British PM’s White House comments
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn’t believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House.
Leonard Cohen lock of hair, ‘explicit digital artwork’ fetch big prices at auction
Personal effects belonging to Canadian musician and poet Leonard Cohen, who died 2016, went up for sale on Friday. A locket containing Cohen’s hair went for nearly 10 times above its estimated sale price.
S&P/TSX composite gains one per cent, U.S. stock markets also rally
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained more than one per cent Friday, led by strength in financial and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rallied in the latter half of the afternoon. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
S&P/TSX composite gains one per cent, U.S. stock markets also rally
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained more than one per cent Friday, led by strength in financial and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rallied in the latter half of the afternoon. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
S&P/TSX composite gains one per cent, U.S. stock markets also rally
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index gained more than one per cent Friday, led by strength in financial and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rallied in the latter half of the afternoon. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Nearly 5,000 votes ‘a waste’ as NDP didn’t notify Elections Ontario of southwest candidate’s withdrawal
The NDP failed to notify election officials that its candidate in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London had withdrawn, according to Elections Ontario, resulting in over 4,700 votes going nowhere.
Loblaw to review price increase requests faster due to potential tariffs
TORONTO — Loblaw is reviewing price increase requests from suppliers faster than normal because of the impact of potential tariffs on costs. The grocer normally reviews proposed increases within 12 weeks but has cut that timeline in half to better help This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Bell Media eliminates 98 jobs, mostly in ‘service and corporate departments’
TORONTO — Bell Media says it’s cutting 98 jobs through layoffs and buyouts. A spokeswoman for the company says most of the jobs are in “service and corporate departments” and no CTV journalists have lost their jobs. The company says 44 of This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa needs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and a committee trying to renegotiate a child welfare agreement to decide who’s leading the talks before any progress can be made. “There has been This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Many public servants in biggest federal departments breaking remote work rules
Large numbers of public servants working in the federal government’s three biggest departments aren’t following Ottawa’s three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows.