[ad_1] A new survey gauging the emotional temperature of Canadians confirms what most on this side of the border already know: U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation and tariff threats are making people mad. Fifty-five per cent say they are feeling anger, followed by 37 per cent who say they feel betrayed, according to the Angus Reid Continue reading
Ottawa files notice to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on Quebec’s secularism bill
[ad_1] The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada’s hearing on Quebec’s secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave to appeal to several groups that oppose the law, though no date has been set for the hearing. Bill 21 was passed in Continue reading
‘Give the guy a break’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Gretzky amid backlash over his support for Trump
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last November Continue reading
Transition process to replace Justin Trudeau is quietly underway
[ad_1] Far from the political spotlight and prying eyes, the process has already begun. When the next Liberal leader is announced on March 9, it will mark the end of the leadership campaign triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign. However, experts say the process to transition to the next prime minister begins Continue reading
By 6, kids think boys are better than girls at computer science. These programs aim to change that
[ad_1] During lunch recess at Arnott Charlton Public School in Brampton, Ont., girls tinker with coding small, colourful LED lights-and-circuits kits or compose music on laptop computers. A laughing trio of fourth graders fine-tunes a small wheeled vehicle with an extendable arm as they “rescue” a duck. They’re engaged and having fun — exactly the Continue reading
U.S.-eh? Who are the Canadians who would support a 51st state?
[ad_1] It may surprise and even enrage many people to know there are Canadians out there who wouldn’t mind this country becoming the 51st state of the U.S. It’s a small number, to be sure: About 10 per cent of Canadians say they would support Canada joining the U.S., according to a poll by the Angus Reid Continue reading
Call-centre crypto scammers unmasked as data leak exposes their schemes
[ad_1] Marcel Deschamps was on the edge of despair. The factory foreman from Alexandria, Ont., a small community between Ottawa and Montreal, had lost his savings in a crypto investment scam. He had reported it to the Ontario Provincial Police, but investigators hit a wall. Beset by suicidal thoughts, Deschamps clung to the hope that Continue reading
Do I need a measles vaccine dose? What to know
[ad_1] Measles is a respiratory disease caused by a highly contagious virus that’s more infectious than influenza, chickenpox or COVID-19. Measles illnesses tend to be mild, but the severity can range from ear infections and pneumonia to swelling of the brain called encephalitis — which can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability. In one case Continue reading
Manitoba cancels polar bear ecotourism permits for company owned by PC leadership candidate
[ad_1] Manitoba has rescinded polar bear viewing vehicle permits for a Churchill ecotourism company owned by a candidate vying to lead the opposition Progressive Conservative Party. The provincial wildlife branch told Lazy Bear Expeditions owner Wally Daudrich last week that his company is no longer permitted to operate two tundra vehicles on the coastal plains of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, east of Churchill, Continue reading
Timbits hockey coach charged after swearing, fighting with police ensued at game in Woodstock, Ont.
[ad_1] Charges have been laid against a 42-year-old Woodstock, Ont., minor hockey coach following a disturbance over the weekend at a game of seven-year-old players. Woodstock police were called to a municipal arena in that city at around 8:40 a.m. ET on Saturday after an argument over a referee’s call turned into a heated confrontation. CBC News has Continue reading