2 hours ago New rules stop one of Toronto's coolest neighbourhoods from being turned to condos

The Toronto Preservation Board is celebrating some pretty big triumphs this week in the way of increased protections for some of the city's trendiest and most distinctive neighbourhoods.The Board, which helps oversee the proper implementation of the Ontario Heritage Act within city limits, has long been seeking heritage designations for areas like Kensington Market and West Queen West in the hopes that they can be safeguarded from eventually becoming faceless stretches of new development.And, while one is well on its way to that nomination, another was just formally recognized as such by local bylaw.Iconic Toronto neighbourhood finally closer to protection from major redevelopmenthttps://t.co/goBNxTdQla— blogTO (@blogTO) January 9, 2025As of the end of last month, the City has formally recognized West Queen West between Bathurst and Dufferin streets as a Heritage Conservation District, approving the West Queen West Heritage Conservation District Plan that has be...

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2 hours ago Terry Newman: Justin Trudeau to America — we’re actually better than you

Trudeau revealed to American Jake Tapper that Canada does, indeed, have a national identity — it's anything America is not

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8 hours ago David Staples: University of Alberta wise to get ahead of fierce backlash against DEI

The University of Alberta is trail-blazing on a critical issue, becoming the first university in Canada to reform its DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) program. U of A president Bill Flanagan signalled the change in a piece he wrote for the Edmonton Journal where he focused on controversial aspects of DEI programs — or EDI […]

Society

19 hours ago Tony Luck: Premier Eby has the responsibility and tools to call for a full public inquiry into the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant boondoggle

Opinion: It’s time for the provincial government to call for a full, independent public inquiry under the supervision of the inspector of municipalities, who has sweeping powers to investigate financial mismanagement.

Economics

8 hours ago GUNTER: Alberta resilient in the face of federal Liberal obstructionism

God I love this province. For nine years, the federal Liberal government under Justin Trudeau has tried every manoeuvre it could think of to choke off our biggest industry and degrade our way of life. It passed a law effectively stifling the construction of any new pipeline. And when the courts overturned that law, the […]

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45 hours ago Stewart Prest: Canada’s fight with Donald Trump isn’t just economic, it’s existential

Opinion: Trump has made it a running joke that Canada is just another American state. He’s openly challenging the idea of Canadian sovereignty. But Canada is not powerless

Culture

32 hours ago Cannabix Technologies Announces Key Hardware Advancements to Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (Frankfurt: 8CT) (the “Company” or “Cannabix”) developer of marijuana and alcohol breath testing devices is pleased to report that it has made significant updates to its Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer (“CMB”) technology to meet suggested emerging regulatory requirements in […]

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10 hours ago LILLEY: Carney campaign pushes back on Maxwell photos, says ‘they are not friends’

Online photos showing would-be Liberal leader with late Jeffrey Epstein's ex raises questions for Carney

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2 hours ago Two passengers tried to smuggle 45 kilos of cannabis from Toronto to UK: RCMP

The suspects were travelling separately and 'seemingly not connected,' officials say

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9 hours ago FIRST READING: Why Ottawa still wants you to pay Trudeau’s zombie taxes

The hike to the capital gains tax was never encoded into law, but the CRA wants you to pay it anyway

Politics

10 hours ago Friday's letters: Liberal emissions cap singles out oil and gas sector

Re. “Other sectors face emissions caps, too,” Letters, Jan. 7 It seems that John and Bozena L’Heureux are the ones that don’t understand what an emissions cap is. The auto industry does not face an emissions cap. Theoretically, an automaker could burn nothing but coal in their manufacturing processes. They are fine as long as […]

Society

23 hours ago United Conservatives vote to boost MLA pay, Alberta taxpayer funding for their caucus

The UCP said the first MLA pay raise in 12 years aims to align with the province's average public service rate increase, which, if calculated today, would mean a 2.5 per cent bump.

Economics

3 hours ago REVIEW: Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ successfully turns pop star into a chimp

By Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post The last time this reviewer was the target market for Robbie Williams, it didn’t go so well. In December of 1997, the British pop singer and former boy band sensation released his breakthrough hit “Angels,” or so I’m told. Like much of my generational cohort in the States, […]

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10 hours ago J.D. Tuccille: Across the West, arrogant woke leaders like Trudeau are in retreat

The poor quality, high expense, and arrogant bossiness of these governments is finally taking its toll

Politics

28 hours ago Jamie Sarkonak: The University of Alberta said it was ending DEI. That was a lie

Despite the 'access, community and belonging' rebrand, the school still uses diversity statements and supports identity-based hiring

Society

29 hours ago Michael Murphy: Britain’s mass child rape horror and the price of not being called racist

Thanks to Elon Musk, the grooming gangs scandal is finally getting the outrage it deserves

Economics

28 hours ago HUNTER: Why is Corrections mulling moving trans triple killer to women’s prison?

The women caged in this country’s jails are among the most vulnerable under the Canadian flag. Most are victims of abuse, poverty and violence. Most of the crimes they’ve committed are drug-related to feed their addictions. Most have children. Most are non-violent. Most remain vulnerable even behind prison bars. So in Canada of 2025, it […]

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6 hours ago Canadians now have to pay a fee to travel to the U.K. and here are the rules

Whether you're planning to see the Stonehenge or simply passing through, Canadians now have to pay a fee to travel to the U.K.Canadians must get an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for any travel to the country after January 8.An ETA provides permission to travel to the U.K. and applies to travellers who don't need a visa to enter the U.K. It allows you to stay in the country for up to six months.Last year, the U.K. Home Office began rolling out the ETA scheme to digitize its borders by 2025.According to the U.K. Home Office, the ETA was introduced to improve U.K. border security. Applicants must provide their biographic, biometric, and contact details and answer some "suitability questions.""This will increase our knowledge about those seeking to come to the U.K. and prevent the arrival of those who present a threat," states a fact sheet.Global Affairs added that travellers must apply for an ETA before travelling or transiting through the U.K. and must use the passport they us...

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10 hours ago Benjamin Bergen: Trudeau’s dithering on capital gains should be a bigger scandal

The Trudeau government distorted the market and harmed investor confidence for nothing

Politics

28 hours ago Jamie Sarkonak: The University of Alberta said it was ending DEI. That’s not true

Despite the 'access, community and belonging' rebrand, the school still uses diversity statements and supports identity-based hiring

Society

31 hours ago Farming tech is on display at CES as companies showcase their green innovations and initiatives

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn’t own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride. “The sustainability of doing […]

Economics

32 hours ago Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug: New report

An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing deaths to two or more substances rather than just one drug has become more common, new research from […]

Events

7 hours ago B.C. has five years left to meet its 30×30 conservation target. Can it be done?

The B.C. government pledged to conserve 30 per cent of land and 30 per cent of water by 2030, but so far only 16 per cent has been protected.

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20 hours ago Will B.C.'s election result be overturned? Not likely, despite Conservatives' allegations

Vaughn Palmer: Conservative candidate promises court challenge, but he has to hurry as limit on appeals fast approaching

Politics

33 hours ago Varcoe: 'Parallel realities' — Federal emissions cap lurches on in Ottawa as the ground shifts for Canada

'There's Ottawa, and then there's what's happening in the real world. And we need to focus on what's happening in the real world,' said Perrin Beatty, a co-chair with the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations

Society

34 hours ago Arizona Sonoran Announces C$19.9 Million Strategic Private Placement with Hudbay

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. & TORONTO — Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSX, NYSE: HBM) (“Hudbay”) has agreed to subscribe for 11,852,064 common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) in a non-brokered private placement (“Private Placement”) at a price of C$1.68 […]

Economics

32 hours ago Trump, the ’America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism

NEW YORK — Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world’s policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars. But since winning a second term, the president-elect has been embracing a new imperialist agenda, […]

Events

9 hours ago Letters January 10, 2025: ‘Canada is in a rather sad ‘State’ these days.’

In such a sad State What a sad “state” Canada is in right now. We may not be the 51 state, yet, but here we are, being held hostage to the Liberal theatrical grandstanding of picking a new leader. They’re giving endless interviews about themselves, whilst the process of the leadership race isn’t even in […]

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22 hours ago JUST LIKE JUSTIN: Ghost of Trudeau will haunt Liberals in next election, Poilievre says

Conservative Leader calls on Prime Minister to skip leadership race and call snap election

Politics

12 hours ago Papineau and Lalonde: Ottawa councillors should challenge top bureaucrats — and in public

Asking about upper management’s ability to meet quantifiable goals for Ottawa should not be viewed as a personal attack.

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22 hours ago Poilievre says Trudeau’s exit won’t shift election focus from carbon price

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre again demanded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call a national election instead of proroging Parliament.

Politics

19 hours ago Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives walked out of the legislature in protest, without casting a vote. The party had […]

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23 hours ago John Ivison: Crises caused by Trudeau and Trump are finally shaking our complacency

Perhaps the upside to the anxiety Trump has unleashed is Canadians rediscovering what they love about their country, which Trudeau subdued

Politics

26 hours ago Randall Denley: Thankfully, Doug Ford has a plan to handle Trump, because Ottawa doesn’t

'Ford appears to be working on the Trump issue full-time, and so he should be'

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27 hours ago Christy Clark preparing to announce bid for Liberal leadership: ‘we’re ready to go’

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already dubbed her the ‘carbon tax queen.'

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29 hours ago Ottawa MPP Lisa MacLeod apologizes for 'hateful and Islamophobic' social media post

Husien Abu-Rayash, a candidate to run for Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, said he will "not be intimidated" by the outgoing Nepean MPP.

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28 hours ago Elections B.C. looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority

It says the complaint was lodged by B.C. Conservative Honveer Singh Randhawa last Friday and it is "under review."

Politics

29 hours ago Did Stephen Harper just respond to Donald Trump’s 51st U.S. state threat?

‘True when I said it, true today,’ the former Conservative prime minister wrote on X

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28 hours ago Elections B.C. looks at B.C. Conservative complaint of improper voting at drug facility

Rustad says other alleged irregularities include voting by non-citizens and non-residents of specific ridings, and he wants assurances for B.C. voters that "it's only Canadian citizens who are voting."

Politics

31 hours ago TSN's Jamie McLennan talks Linus Ullmark's injury, Sens playoff chances and more

On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce chats with TSN Senators/Hockey analyst and co-host of TSN Overdrive, Jamie McLennan. Jamie gives his thoughts on the Senators at the midway point of the season, how Travis Green has fared in his first season as the head coach, if he is worried about […]

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28 hours ago Elections B.C. looks at B.C. Conservative complaint of improper voting at recovery facility

Rustad says other alleged irregularities include voting by non-citizens and non-residents of specific ridings, and he wants assurances for B.C. voters that "it's only Canadian citizens who are voting."

Politics

32 hours ago Letters, Jan. 9: Trump take Canada? How about just leasing the arctic?

Is the province doing a good job on health care? Vote in our daily poll! Let’s put Trump’s — or should I say the USA’s — money to the test. Instead of joining the U.S., we could lease the islands of Melville and Devon all the way up to Alert. We could do this at […]

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31 hours ago Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project: experts

CALGARY – The fate of Canada’s largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say. The $16.5-billion high-profile project in question would capture harmful carbon dioxide emissions from the […]

Politics

34 hours ago Colby Cosh: We can’t have nice downtowns with so many aggressive vagrants milling about

A decades-old Italian bakery in central Edmonton is the latest victim of rampant drug use and homeless milling about

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33 hours ago FIRST READING: Canadian politicians rail against annexation as American counterparts laugh

Although Trump keeps pledging U.S. statehood for Canada, even close allies aren't treating it seriously

Politics

45 hours ago MANDEL: Teen was abducted over his stepbrother’s theft of 90 kilos of cocaine

They sent him a video of his 14-year-old stepbrother lying on the ground with his ankles and wrists bound and the chilling words: “Do you want the fingers or to mom’s house?” It was March 4, 2020 and Olalekan Osikoya testified he’d stolen 90 kilos of cocaine about nine months earlier, offloaded most of it […]

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33 hours ago Chris Selley: Politicians baited by Trump’s ’51st state’ trolling are ignoring credible threats

It seems ridiculous even to explain this, but America taking over Canada is 100 per cent implausible — with strong, hot gusts to impossible

Politics

45 hours ago Elizabeth May proposes California, Oregon, Washington join Canada after Trump’s 51st state threat

The basic idea of 'Cascadia' is to calve off B.C., Washington and Oregon to form a super-rich hyper-progressive enviro-state

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33 hours ago Letters, Jan. 9, 2025: ‘Disastrous performance from disastrous leader’

Tough to watch Trudeau’s self-serving, self-pitying and self-aggrandizing resignation speech was the most cringe-worthy spectacle we’ve ever witnessed. And Gov. Gen. Mary Simon agreeing to prorogue Parliament to give the Liberal Party time to exchange one disastrous leader for another is an affront to democracy. When the election finally happens we hope the Liberals never […]

Politics

40 hours ago Une élection sans climat, ou l’urgence d’agir face à l’indifférence politique

Si nous souhaitons un avenir supportable, il est impératif que l’environnement devienne une priorité.

Politics

45 hours ago Vaughn Palmer: Premier starts 2025 on a positive note about Justin Trudeau departure

Trudeau’s decision to put off the reckoning by proroguing parliament until late March has raised questions about Ottawa’s ability to make decisions about pretty much anything, Eby suggested.

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