The Canadian Press

Aug 21 2019 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's new sex-education curriculum retains many elements of a previous Liberal government document that the Progressive Conservatives had slammed as ideological, leading critics Wednesday to accuse them of playing politics with students' health. When in Opposition the Tories largely stayed away from naming specific concepts in the curriculum that they had an issue with, […]

Aug 21 2019 — Allison Jones — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's new sex-education curriculum retains many elements of a previous Liberal government document that the Progressive Conservatives had slammed as ideological, leading critics Wednesday to accuse them of playing politics with students' health. When in Opposition the Tories largely stayed away from naming specific concepts in the curriculum that they had an issue with, […]

Aug 21 2019 — Armina Ligaya, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada increased its dividend as its third-quarter profit rose by five per cent to hit a record, but the lender's latest earnings missed estimates as challenging market conditions weighed on its capital markets division. Earnings from its investor and treasury services arm also fell, but strength in personal and commercial banking, wealth management and insurance […]

Aug 21 2019 — Andy Blatchford — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadian annual inflation hit the Bank of Canada's ideal target for a second straight month, providing a stretch of price stability that's unlikely to weigh heavily on next month's interest-rate decision. The inflation number came in at two per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, which kept it right at the mid-point of the central bank's range of one to three per […]

Aug 21 2019 — Andy Blatchford — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadian annual inflation hit the Bank of Canada's ideal target for a second straight month, providing a stretch of price stability that's unlikely to weigh heavily on next month's interest-rate decision. The inflation number came in at two per cent last month, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, which kept it right at the mid-point of the central bank's range of one to three per […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — The NDP’s Charlie Angus says he expects ethics commissioner Mario Dion to be in a position to testify today before a parliamentary committee about his findings on the prime minister’s breach of the Conflict of Interest Act. But whether the House of Commons ethics committee moves ahead with the study of Dion’s report rests in […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — Canadian annual inflation came in at two per cent in July to hit the Bank of Canada’s ideal target for a second straight month. Compared with a year earlier, consumers paid less last month for gasoline, internet services and traveller accommodation, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. Prices showed strength in other areas, including an 18.9 per […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Ontario government has released the new sexual-education curriculum, replacing a much-criticized teaching plan brought in after the Progressive Conservatives took power last year. A statement from the province Wednesday said the curriculum for Grades 1 to 8 has been updated following feedback from the public and consultation with experts. The sex-ed curriculum comes after an interim teaching plan based on 1998 materials was […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was two per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per cent (0.9) — Prince Edward Island: 0.7 (0.5) — Nova Scotia: 1.1 (1.6) — New Brunswick: 1.8 (1.7) — Quebec: 2.2 (2.2) — Ontario: 2.1 (2.0) — Manitoba: 2.2 (2.7) — Saskatchewan: 2.0 (2.0) — Alberta: 1.3 (1.4) […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was two per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John's, N.L.: 0.6  per cent (0.9) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.0 (0.6) — Halifax: 1.8 (1.6) […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — One of Nova Scotia’s best-known country music stars is walking on to the political stage. George Canyon has announced he’s running as a Conservative candidate in the riding of Central Nova in the upcoming federal election. His name was added to the Tory roster after existing candidate Roger MacKay dropped out this week, for what […]

Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn’t so far hurt the Liberals’ chances of re-election this fall — and it hasn’t helped the Conservatives. Indeed, the Leger poll suggests the two parties were locked in a dead heat, with the support of 33 […]

Aug 20 2019 — The Canadian Press — A senior B.C. Supreme Court judge has agreed with what she calls a “somewhat unusual” request to provide documents and a video directly to media ahead of an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes has told a brief hearing she agrees with both the defence and Crown that the […]

Aug 20 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Alberta government says some oil companies may have to limit their production until the end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the current limit is being extended because there are no new pipeline expansions on the horizon in the near term that could open markets. Production limits were supposed […]

Aug 20 2019 — The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to take the issue of declining news revenues amid domination by tech giants to the G7 leaders’ summit in France later this week. The subject resurfaced when Groupe Capitales Medias, a cash-strapped French-language newspaper chain, filed for creditor protection Monday. The same day, the province announced a $5-million […]