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Northwestern Ontario residents can have their say about challenges accessing health care in the region on Tuesday night. The Ontario Medical Association is hosting a virtual town hall, one of 10 they’re hosting across the north, from 7-8 p.m. Thunder Bay-Superior North NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois said she’s also been invited to participate in the…
Members of Parliament all receive the same base salary — $203,100 — but some spend much less time on their feet in the House of Commons than others. Using data provided by the House of Commons, Radio-Canada ranked all 338 MPs on the number of times they’ve spoken in the Commons or exercised their right to vote in the current session of Parliament. The amount of…
People are still living at an encampment in downtown Yellowknife, only days before construction crews are set to take over the lot. On Monday, the territorial government asked residents to leave the encampment, which is located in a parking lot at the south end of 51 Street. Officials removed essential services from the site Wednesday….
A London city council committee approved a new renoviction bylaw Monday that would see landlords pay fees ahead of construction projects to discourage unethical evictions. The trouble is, tenant advocacy groups say the new rules don’t go far enough to protect them from homelessness. The bylaw would require landlords to obtain a $600 licence for renovations and they…
Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he doubts a federal election will be triggered by the NDP’s decision Wednesday to end its supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the announcement Wednesday to end the deal, putting the minority Liberal government susceptible to a non-confidence vote that could bring the government down. “I…
After a summer of heavy rains, one of Toronto’s most flood-prone neighbourhoods is getting some help against future storms. The city of Toronto and the federal government are spending a combined $323 million to bolster the Rockcliffe-Smythe area against the risk of flooding. Homes, businesses and infrastructure in the west-end community were hit hard by a…
