Ontario Tories want to move WSIB head office to London, Ont., from Toronto

Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it wants to move the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's head office to London, Ont., from Toronto if re-elected. The province says the move will require legislative changes that will have to happen...

Key governance issues persist five years after audit of Atlantic Lottery Corporation

HALIFAX — Several key governance reforms to the Atlantic Lottery Corporation recommended more than five years ago still haven’t been implemented, the region’s auditors general said in a report released Tuesday. The four Atlantic provincial governments ...

Canadians bitten by travel bug but squeezed by delays at the passport office

OTTAWA — Long lineups are an evil but necessary part of any magical trip to Disney World, but Michelle Irving didn't expect the longest line she would face for her upcoming vacation would be at the passport office. The Ottawa mother

Musk’s free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert

TORONTO — Canada and governments around the world could scuttle Elon Musk's plans to ease restrictions on Twitter in the name of free speech, say social media and anti-hate experts.  They believe Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist" whose US...

Protections sought for Western bird linked to piñon forests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Collecting piñon nuts has been tradition for Native American and Hispanic families in the Southwestern U.S. for generations. But environmentalists are concerned that

Expansion of Winnipeg hospital emergency room begins as wait times remain lengthy

WINNIPEG — Work has begun on a long-promised expansion of the St. Boniface Hospital's emergency room. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the $141-million project will triple the size of the Winnipeg hospital's emergency department and improve pati...

Lack of fairness prompts Federal Court to set aside B.C. fish farm phaseout

VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Federal Court Judge Elizabeth Heneghan says in a decision issued April 22 that the order

Biden to speak at memorial Sunday for former VP Mondale

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to speak at a memorial service in Minnesota on Sunday for former Vice President Walter Mondale, who died last April at age 93.

Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence ‘disgraceful’

OTTAWA — A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girls "disgraceful." Stephanie Kusie made the comments i...

Rae condemns UN Security Council veto as Ukraine pushes Canadian sanction seizure law

OTTAWA — Canada joined more than 100 global allies Tuesday in subjecting a frozen United Nations Security Council to more public scrutiny, while the Ukrainian government praised a Canadian senator for pushing forward with a new, tougher sanctions law. ...

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