Ontario’s child-care deal by the numbers
TORONTO — Ontario has reached a deal with the federal government to reduce licensed child-care fees to an average of $10 a day within five years. The province was the last jurisdiction to sign on to the national program. Here's
‘Creative way to make a point’: Alberta premier defends using slap meme of actor
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is defending the use of a meme from the Oscars as a contemporary way to draw attention to what he considers failing green energy policies. The meme, shared widely online, is a photo of actor
In unusual move, N.S. premier distances himself from Speaker over COVID-19 warning
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is distancing himself and his government from a decision by the Speaker to issue a COVID-19 exposure notice at the legislature over the weekend. In an unusual move, Houston tweeted on Monday that the
Experts say Quebec has entered a sixth wave of COVID-19 propelled by BA.2 subvariant
MONTREAL — Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant, two experts said Monday, although it's unclear how severe it will be and whether the rest of the country will follow. While the
Hillary Clinton to voice ‘Into The Woods’ role in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hillary Clinton will play the offstage role of the Giant in a production of Stephen Sondheim's “Into The Woods” in her onetime home state of Arkansas, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced on Monday.
Trump suit against Clinton part of longtime legal strategy
NEW YORK (AP) — When a Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic panned Donald Trump's plans for a new Manhattan skyscraper, Trump responded by suing. When the tenants of a building he was trying to clear sued to halt their evictions,
High court to hear case about Andy Warhol art, Prince photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a copyright dispute involving works of art by the artist Andy Warhol that were based on a photograph of the musician Prince.
Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia this week after the band said it found evidence that the remains of 93 children could be buried at a
EXPLAINER: How would billionaire income tax work?
WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” is included in President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal — part of the administration’s effort to reduce the federal deficit over the next decade and fund new spending. The proposal
Canada to offer language training, employment assistance to Ukrainians fleeing war
OTTAWA — The government will help Ukrainians arriving in Canada find a job and learn to speak English or French, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Monday. Applications opened March 17 for a program to allow an unlimited number of Ukrainians fleeing...
