45 m. ago Washington fustige les politiques «dangereuses» contre les énergies fossiles

Cette approche secoue le sommet de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie sur la sécurité énergétique, à Londres.

Politics

93 m. ago Poilievre veut abolir les quotas de véhicules électriques pour les constructeurs

Le chef conservateur plaide qu’il est temps de mettre fin à la «guerre contre l’auto».

Society

2 h. ago Impossible to make blanket statements about the ‘ethnic vote’ in federal election

Douglas Todd: Amid all the anecdotes, campaign tactics, media trends and polls, the case of Jagmeet Singh stands out for illustrating both the power and limits of so-called ethnic politics

Politics

2 h. ago Les partis fédéraux invités à légaliser les demandes anticipées d’aide médicale à mourir

Le Collège des médecins du Québec leur demande de s’engager à modifier le Code criminel en ce sens.

Politics

2 h. ago Over a dozen interested parties eyeing leases of 65 Hudson's Bay store locations

As the Hudson's Bay Company era nears its end, many of its soon-to-be vacated spaces may find new life with different tenants, with decisions on many sites expected in the weeks ahead.By Summer 2025, all 96 of the company's brick-and-mortar stores will close following a liquidation process that first began last month — including six locations that had previously been spared, such as the downtown Toronto and downtown Montreal flagship stores, but are now slated for closure as of a new court filing this week.From the outset of the court-approved liquidation process last month, Hudson's Bay engaged commercial real estate firm Oberfield Snowcap to market and sell its leases and properties, as a measure to generate additional operating revenue. This has been aptly named as the "Lease Monetization Process."Final bids for leases due on May 1According to a court filing earlier this week, as a part of the ongoing federal Companies' Creditor...

Culture

2 h. ago Federal election: Liberal rips Conservative rival over letter on churches, taxes

The Liberal candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding is accusing his Conservative rival of “divisive and fear-mongering politics” over a letter suggesting the government intends to end the tax-exempt status of churches. David Hilderley, running for the Liberals in Oxford, released a statement accusing Conservative incumbent Arpan Khanna of engaging in a “disinformation and smear […]

Politics

2 h. ago Federal election: Liberal rips Tory rival over letter on churches, taxes

The Liberal candidate in a Southwestern Ontario riding is accusing his Conservative rival of “divisive and fear-mongering politics” over a letter suggesting the government intends to end the tax-exempt status of churches. David Hilderley, running for the Liberals in Oxford, released a statement accusing Conservative incumbent Arpan Khanna of engaging in a “disinformation and smear […]

Politics

2 h. ago Québec veut lier la rémunération des médecins de famille à leur performance

Le Conseil du trésor publie des détails de son offre à la Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens.

Other

3 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney's borrowing plans would sink affordability for Canadians

Taxpayers can’t hope that any of the major parties in Monday’s election will balance the budget soon, not even the Conservatives. Indeed, in most Western democracies politicians of all stripes have given up on the idea of making expenditures equal revenues. The best that can be hoped for is reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio. Reducing the […]

Events

3 h. ago Hudson's Bay to close remaining Ontario stores initially believed to be spared

The six Hudson's Bay department stores in Ontario and Quebec that were spared from closure have found their reprieve to be only temporary.Hopes for retaining these locations to potentially continue a seamless, downsized existence of the iconic Canadian retailer, which was first founded 354 years ago as a fur trading business, have now faded.This, it seems, is where the curtain finally falls on an era of a storied company.In a new court filing that has yet to be published at the time of writing, the six store locations added to the liquidation and imminent closure list now include the heritage downtown Toronto flagship store at 176 Yonge St., the Yorkdale Shopping Centre store in Toronto, and the Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Ontario.In Quebec, the remaining locations that will close include the heritage downtown Montreal flagship store at 585 Saint-Catherine St. W., CF Carrefour Laval mall, and CF Fairview Pointe-Claire mall.Liquidation at these six remaining locations will b...

Other

3 h. ago Paramedics ‘actively responding’ to incident at Toronto Pearson airport

Peel Paramedics say they are "actively responding" to an incident at Toronto Pearson Airport on Thursday morning.

Other

3 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to ask court to allow auction of charter, art and artifacts

The department store company filed a notice of motion asking to separate the charter along with 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts from an ongoing sales process.

Culture

4 h. ago Une campagne au Holiday Inn de Vaudreuil pour le Bloc québécois

Le parti consacre ses énergies aux banlieues montréalaises lorgnées par les libéraux.

Society

5 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Just like Trudeau, Carney is planning to go full steam ahead on DEI

Both his platform and his career past show strong support for the same kind of identity-based policies that have defined the Trudeau era

Politics

5 h. ago Andrew Irvine: We’re taking UBC to court over DEI and other political activity

Universities need to be places where faculty can follow the evidence wherever it might lead, rather than being told what to believe by their employer

Politics

5 h. ago South Africa scraps proposed tax increase after pushback from coalition partners and opposition

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government on Thursday canceled a proposed tax increase that had threatened to collapse the unity government after a pushback from various political parties. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the government would no longer implement a 0.5% increase on value-added tax (VAT), payable on goods and services including food […]

Politics

5 h. ago China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — China on Thursday denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs, saying that any suggestion of progress in this matter was as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.” China’s comments come after Trump said Tuesday that the final tariff rate on China’s […]

Economics

7 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores. The department store company, which is Canada’s oldest business, filed a notice of motion last week asking to separate […]

Society

7 h. ago Citizen voter: 'Sometimes I vote for the party but this time I think it’s the person'

I don't always feel informed, or that politicians are always being honest during a campaign, says this Alta Vista resident.

Culture

7 h. ago ‘At each other’s throats’: Relations between Liberals and Conservatives are bad, survey finds

There's little evidence that so-called 'culture wars' issues are driving the division, says the head of the Association of Canadian Studies

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