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- Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts
The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel’s military operations in the Middle East.http://dlvr.it/TLgk4h - Shapovalov suffers 1st-round loss at Wimbledon, fellow Canadian Mboko upsets Frech after late entry
Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., was upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 to Argentina’s Mariano Navone.http://dlvr.it/TLgjxm - MANDARIN ORIENTAL LAUNCHES ‘INSIDE THE DREAM’ – A CINEMATIC CELEBRATION OF LUXURY HOSPITALITY
Mandarin Oriental is proud to announce the global launch of Inside The Dream, an original film that offers an intimate, cinematic journey into the artistry and precision behind Mandarin Oriental’s legendary hospitality. The documentary premiered on 27th June at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and is available on Prime Video, Canal+ and Tencent worldwide, offering viewers… Read more: MANDARIN ORIENTAL LAUNCHES ‘INSIDE THE DREAM’ – A CINEMATIC CELEBRATION OF LUXURY HOSPITALITY - Where Heritage Lives: Celebrate 60 Years of Singapore at Grand Park City Hall
As Singapore celebrates its 60th birthday, Grand Park City Hall invites travellers to discover a different side of the city, one rich in culture, heritage and architectural elegance. To mark this national milestone, the hotel unveils a specially curated suite of experiences blending history, gastronomy and refined comfort.http://dlvr.it/TLgh4F - Acupuncturist who sexually assaulted patients banned from registering with regulatory college for 30 years
In a disciplinary notice posted to its site, the College of Complementary Health Professionals of B.C. says Maria Luis Ibarra will not be able to apply to reinstate his registration until July 1, 2055.http://dlvr.it/TLgg3P - Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts evacuation order, local state of emergency
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C.http://dlvr.it/TLgd4k - Iconic Sauble Beach welcome sign changed to reflect First Nation ownership
A landmark sign that’s welcomed beach-goers to a popular strip of sand on the Lake Huron shoreline for decades looked a little different this Canada Day.http://dlvr.it/TLgXpf - ‘Completely radical’: how Ms magazine changed the game for women
In a revealing HBO documentary, the women involved with the groundbreaking feminist publication describe the rocky road to progress The first of July marks the anniversary of Ms magazine’s official inaugural issue, which hit newsstands in 1972 and featured Wonder Woman on its cover, towering high above a city. Truthfully, Ms debuted months earlier, on… Read more: ‘Completely radical’: how Ms magazine changed the game for women - US to resume trade talks after Canada ditches tax on tech giants
ICYMI: With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July The United States has said it will resume trade negotiations with Canada immediately, hours after prime minister Mark Carney’s government abruptly scrapped their digital services tax on US technology companies.… Read more: US to resume trade talks after Canada ditches tax on tech giants - B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous historical items
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under resourced process of repatriating Indigenous historical items or remains back to their homes. http://dlvr.it/TLgMjq - Crash sends bus into front yard in Surrey
One person received minor injuries when a bus jumped the curb and crashed into a front yard following a collision with a pickup truck at 132 Street and 88 Avenue.http://dlvr.it/TLgMjm - Theresa Tam, Georges St-Pierre among new Order of Canada appointees
A total of 83 people were named to the Order of Canada, announced Monday, including Canada’s former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre.http://dlvr.it/TLgMgc - Thicker bread and thicker waistlines | brief letters
What happened to thin-sliced bread? | Canadian celebrations | Prolix phrases | The sound of bagpipes | Rod Stewart Re Zoe Williams’ article (The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it, 30 June), has anyone else noticed that slices of bread are now… Read more: Thicker bread and thicker waistlines | brief letters - Nutrition warning labels are hitting shelves near you — earlier than expected
The food industry has until Jan. 1, 2026, to comply with Health Canada’s new labels that warn people if a food is high in sugar, sodium or saturated fat. Some companies are getting a head start.http://dlvr.it/TLgDwc - New law that aims to protect Ontario gig workers falls short, critics say
New legislation that offers more protection to digital platform workers becomes law on Tuesday, but critics say the act is “lacking” and falls short of what gig workers actually need.http://dlvr.it/TLg5k5 - Over weeks of striking, Hamilton workers in different sectors band together in ‘solidarity’
As workers in various sectors in Hamilton have spent late spring and early summer on picket lines, two say they’re fighting for better working conditions to help their colleagues and the people they serve.http://dlvr.it/TLfjpk - Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks
ICYMI: With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July Canada has rescinded its digital services tax in a bid to advance trade negotiations with the US, the country’s finance ministry has announced, days after Donald Trump ended trade talks… Read more: Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks - “It’s so violating”: Manitoba couple’s honeymoon ends with hotel break-in scare in Kelowna
A Manitoba couples’ dream honeymoon ended on a terrifying note in Kelowna, B.C., as a man tried to break in to their ground-floor hotel room as they were falling asleep.http://dlvr.it/TLfRgC - Canada Day celebrations expanding in LethbridgeLethbridge has been outgrowing its traditional locations for Canada Day celebrations in recent years. This year, the city is expanding its party footprint.http://dlvr.it/TLfRg9
- WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – June 30, 2025
Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.http://dlvr.it/TLfRg5 - White House says Canadian PM ‘caved’ to Trump demand to scrap tech tax
Trump officials hail U-turn as Mark Carney says decision to rescind digital services tax means revival of trade talks The United States has said that Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney “caved” to demands from the White House after his government abruptly scrapped their digital services tax on US technology companies, which was set to go… Read more: White House says Canadian PM ‘caved’ to Trump demand to scrap tech tax - B.C. Ferries will no longer allow tow trucks with non-operational EVs on board
B.C. Ferries says it’s clarifying its internal policies to no longer allow tow trucks carrying non-operational electric vehicles (EVs) on board its vessels.http://dlvr.it/TLfNZh - Boy, 12, recalls moment coyote ‘dug deep’ into his leg in Nobleton, Ont.
Police are warning the public to watch out for coyotes in part of King Township after a 12-year-old boy was bitten by one on Sunday afternoon. http://dlvr.it/TLfLSF - Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent sets world record at national trials
Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent set a world record in the women’s C-1 500-metre event on Sunday at the national trials in Montreal.http://dlvr.it/TLfL70 - Tanker bound for Asia after loading Canada’s first cargoes of liquefied natural gas in B.C.
http://dlvr.it/TLfL33 - AW2 to Design Luxury Hotel at Le Mans 24 Hours Racetrack
new 4**** hotel: a new destination at the heart of the economic and sporting hub of the 24 heures du mans circuit.http://dlvr.it/TLfKgY - Rimrock Banff to join Emblems Collection: A new era of mountain luxury in North America
Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection one of the most iconic retreats in the Canadian Rockies, is poised to redefine mountain luxury as the first Emblems Collection property in North America. Owned by Oxford Properties Group and a capital partner, the resort will undergo a fully transformative renovation beginning in October 2025 and will reopen in summer… Read more: Rimrock Banff to join Emblems Collection: A new era of mountain luxury in North America - Trade talks with U.S. resumed on Monday morning, says Carney
The United States resumed trade negotiations with Canada Monday morning, after the federal government scrapped its tax targeting large technology firms.http://dlvr.it/TLfJyh - Maple Leafs move Marner to Golden Knights in sign-and-trade: reports
The Maple Leafs are trading Mitch Marner to the Golden Knights, according to multiple media reports. The talented winger reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $96-million US contract with Toronto ahead of the deal with Vegas on Monday.http://dlvr.it/TLfGbG - Ottawa removes all federal exceptions from Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Ottawa has eliminated all remaining federal exceptions from the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a press release on Monday.http://dlvr.it/TLfGNT - Trump’s 51st state comments can be taken as ‘term of endearment’: U.S. ambassador
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says President Donald Trump’s renewed 51st state rhetoric can be taken as a compliment, suggesting that’s how it’s seen by Prime Minister Mark Carney.http://dlvr.it/TLfGNK - Lululemon sues Costco over sale of alleged knock-offs
Lululemon is accusing Costco of infringing on its intellectual property by selling knock-offs of some of its most popular products.http://dlvr.it/TLfGLV - ‘They inspire us’: 3 Manitobans receive Order of Canada honours
Among the 83 appointees in 2025 are Albert Friesen and Kathy Mulder, both from Winnipeg, as well as Steinbach’s Miriam Toews.http://dlvr.it/TLf3qc - N.S. defends $1.3-million affordable housing program that resulted in 60 leases
The Nova Scotia government is defending a $1.35-million housing program that resulted in 60 leases over roughly two years.http://dlvr.it/TLf3qb - What’s open, what’s closed on Canada Day in Winnipeg
Many local services, businesses and resources will either be closed or operating under holiday hours in recognition of the nation’s 158th birthday.http://dlvr.it/TLf3qY - US to resume trade talks after Canada ditches tax on tech giants
With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July The United States has said it will resume trade negotiations with Canada immediately, hours after prime minister Mark Carney’s government abruptly scrapped their digital services tax on US technology companies. On… Read more: US to resume trade talks after Canada ditches tax on tech giants - Degrassi, MuchMusic and the North American house hippo: Artist draws 100 symbols of Canadiana
From the beaver and a Tim Horton’s cup, to more niche Canadian references like bagged milk and the North American house hippo, Calgary-based artist Lynne Rennie is piecing together a “cultural mosaic” of Canadian-ness — one drawing at a time.http://dlvr.it/TLdyk3 - New Alberta referendum rules looming as calls for separation met with opposition petition
As Canada prepares Tuesday to blow out 158 birthday candles, Alberta plans three days later to formalize rules making it easier to have an independence celebration of its own.http://dlvr.it/TLdx72 - Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Not yet, says expert
The federal government is working to break down the interprovincial trade barriers that Mark Carney campaigned on — but one expert says they’re still more of a plan than a reality.http://dlvr.it/TLdsWZ - Not perfect, but mine. I made my choice to stay and that’s what makes me Canadian
Venkat Ravulaparthi thought winning in politics was his pathway to belonging in Canada. But after a difficult loss, he realized you don’t have to win to belong. You just have to choose it.http://dlvr.it/TLdqwG - Federal byelection called for Aug. 18 in Alberta’s Battle River–Crowfoot riding
A federal byelection will be held in the Alberta riding of Battle River–Crowfoot on Aug. 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced, setting the stage for Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s potential return to the House of Commons.http://dlvr.it/TLdkfT - Doctors, writers and a UFC champion among 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada
http://dlvr.it/TLdjDN - B.C.’s farmers lost $457M in 2024, the most in Canada
British Columbia farmers lost $456.9 million in 2024, according to Statistics Canada, with a lobby group saying there are multiple reasons the province’s agricultural sector suffered the largest net loss in Canada last year.http://dlvr.it/TLdfc8 - N.B. opioid deaths involving fentanyl at all-time high, says Public Health
Harm reduction staff are witnessing the effects of an increasingly toxic illicit drug supply firsthand.http://dlvr.it/TLdc15 - Amid Manitoba’s devastating wildfire season, replanting aims to restore forests, fight climate change
Tree planters sowed three million seedlings during a reforestation project this spring, aiming to restore a part of Manitoba’s Interlake canopy that burned in 2021. The province’s worst wildfire season in recent memory has brought a renewed sense of urgency to replanting, organizers say.http://dlvr.it/TLdbP1 - She says Service Canada made an error on her Old Age benefit application — the delay almost got her evicted
A Toronto senior is speaking out after she was left without her Old Age Security benefit for months because of a simple error by Service Canada that left her in a dire situation: the wrong year was allegedly entered into its system.http://dlvr.it/TLdbFc - How an AI cloning tool is letting this Quebec man with ALS keep his voice
Dr. Alec Cooper is spending time in front of a microphone reciting common sayings, elaborate poems and his favourite books as part of the process to clone his voice before his disease progresses further.http://dlvr.it/TLdbDK - Accessibility minister’s comments about ASL interpreter a ‘knife right in the back’ for deaf graduate
A woman who was excited to celebrate with her family at a graduation event for Indigenous women on Thursday says it’s hard to look at her college certificate after the experience was tainted by comments Manitoba’s accessibility minister made about sharing the stage with a sign-language interpreter.http://dlvr.it/TLdZkr - Terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ should get 14 years for ‘vile’ crimes, Crown argues
http://dlvr.it/TLdTzN - ‘Indigenous Survivors Day’: A day of reflection before Canada Day
http://dlvr.it/TLdTwt - Calgary set to reintroduce fluoride to its water supply on Monday
Nearly four years after residents supported community water fluoridation in a 2021 plebiscite, the measure is planned to be reintroduced this week as a way to improve public health and prevent tooth decay.http://dlvr.it/TLdTNW - Flight delays at YVR due to air traffic controller shortage
A NAV CANADA shortage of air traffic controllers at YVR caused over 100 flight delays Saturday into Sunday during the busy July 1st summer long weekend.http://dlvr.it/TLdNvl - Giroux staying with Senators, source says as Blue Jackets re-sign Fabbro
The 37-year-old Giroux is set to return for a fourth season in Ottawa, after helping the Senators reach the playoffs for the first time in eight years.http://dlvr.it/TLdNvj - Hidden Treasures: Saskatchewan’s Government House, the introduction
Global News is presenting a series called ‘Hidden Treasures: Saskatchewan’s Government House’ which will be diving into the rich history of one of Saskatchewan’s oldest buildings.http://dlvr.it/TLdNvX - Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks
With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July Canada has rescinded its digital services tax in a bid to advance trade negotiations with the US, the country’s finance ministry has announced, days after Donald Trump ended trade talks amid… Read more: Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks - Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport after air traffic controller constraints
http://dlvr.it/TLdJxZ - Canada scraps digital services tax to advance trade discussions with the U.S.
http://dlvr.it/TLdJqT - Winnipeg’s Portage and Main reopens to pedestrians after 46 years
Winnipeg’s iconic Portage and Main intersection has reopened to pedestrians for the first time in 46 years. Long considered the coldest intersection in Canada, it was closed to foot traffic in 1979 in favour of an underground concourse.http://dlvr.it/TLdJGp - An Olympic year and a contract for Fillier: 4 PWHL storylines to watch this summer
For the first time, the PWHL will have to navigate a season with an Olympic break in the middle. It’s one of four storylines for PWHL fans to watch this summer.http://dlvr.it/TLdJFr - J Hotel Shanghai Tower Welcomes Global Travelers to a Cloud-Piercing Stay
As China’s inbound tourism continues to surge in 2025, J Hotel Shanghai Tower, the flagship luxury hotel of Jin Jiang Radisson Hotels, stands as a powerful symbol of Shanghai’s ascent on the global stage. Perched atop the Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in China and the third-tallest in the world, the hotel embodies a philosophy… Read more: J Hotel Shanghai Tower Welcomes Global Travelers to a Cloud-Piercing Stay - Mexico’s Top Beachfront Clubs and Restaurants
Mexico is home to some of the world’s most spectacular beaches—but certain destinations elevate the experience with a touch of luxury, culinary excellence, and immersive design.http://dlvr.it/TLdHbJ - Thousands gather for Pride parade in downtown Toronto
http://dlvr.it/TLdGR7 - 10-man Canada eliminated in Gold Cup quarterfinal after penalty shootout loss to Guatemala
Canada, reduced to 10 men when Jacob Shaffelburg was sent off in first-half stoppage time, exited the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday after a 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Guatemala.http://dlvr.it/TLdGQc - Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport after air traffic controller constraints
Over 200 flights were delayed at Vancouver’s airport between Saturday and Sunday, with the airport authority attributing the delays to ongoing constraints at Canada’s air traffic control agency.http://dlvr.it/TLdCdc - Demand for ‘elbows up’ merchandise dips ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
Although business owners say they are selling more Canada-themed products this year leading up to July 1, many have also noted a decline in “elbows up” merchandise sales.http://dlvr.it/TLd9TC - Greyhound owner FlixBus launching daily bus trips in Sask. starting July 1
FlixBus, a German busing company with operations across Canada, will be launching daily direct bus routes between Regina, Saskatoon and North Battleford starting July 1.http://dlvr.it/TLd8s8 - Living with polycystic ovary syndrome can be difficult and lonely | Letters
The NHS needs to provide better understanding and support for people with the condition, says one reader Thank you for publishing the article about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (I was diagnosed with PCOS – and was soon drowning in misinformation, 22 June). It resonated with my experience of diagnosis and frustration at… Read more: Living with polycystic ovary syndrome can be difficult and lonely | Letters - Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action — but only for Quebec customers
Superior Court Justice Donald Bisson ruled last week that the class action can move forward, but limited it to Quebec residents because the case hinges on that province’s consumer protection laws. In 2024, hundreds of thousands of Canadian customers were told via email they had won a boat in what Tim Hortons has called a… Read more: Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action — but only for Quebec customers - 2 teens in critical condition after being electrocuted in abandoned Montreal building
Montreal police say a pair of teens were critically injured when they tampered with wiring in an abandoned building during an alleged break-and-enter. Two others were arrested.http://dlvr.it/TLd73M - One man killed, another person seriously injured in Vaughan, Ont. crash
The northbound lanes of Weston Road in Vaughn, Ont., have reopened following a fatal crash Saturday night that left one man dead. The southbound lane is closed for repairs.http://dlvr.it/TLd73H - Lululemon sues Costco for selling alleged dupes of its products
A lawsuit filed in a California court recently alleges Costco sells dupes of Lululemon’s Scuba hoodies and sweatshirts, Define jackets and ABC pants.http://dlvr.it/TLd72L - As a queer Canadian from rural Nova Scotia, I always felt at home in a curling club
Bailey Ross has always felt at home in a curling rink, but he felt even more embraced and included after finding a queer curling league and competing at the Canadian Pride Curling Championships.http://dlvr.it/TLd4SL - How to follow CBC’s Canada Day coverage
On Tuesday, millions of Canadians will celebrate Canada Day — an event that has taken on greater meaning this year following the surge of national pride in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.http://dlvr.it/TLd37q - Did Trump make Canada Day great again? Some observers say, in a way, yes
In 2021 and 2017, many Canadians were calling for Canada Day celebrations to be cancelled. But now, with Canada getting hit with U.S. tariffs and threats of annexation, some observers say the mood around the holiday has become more positive.http://dlvr.it/TLd1cL - Liberals taking ‘fresh’ look at online harms bill, says Justice Minister Sean Fraser
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a “fresh” look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it’s not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced.http://dlvr.it/TLd0Qy - Quadeville, Ont., area still ‘shrouded in mystery,’ days after suspected animal attack
A suspected animal attack last week in Quadeville, Ont., left an eight-year old girl with potentially life-threatening injuries. With the Canada Day holiday approaching, there’s unease among tourists and locals alike about the safety of their kids.http://dlvr.it/TLczSG - Teacher shortages persisted this school year. What’s being done to fill the gap for the next?
Kids facing one substitute teacher after another. French taught by a non-speaker. Uncertified adults supervising classrooms. What’s behind teacher shortages that plagued this school year and what’s being done to improve the situation for the next?http://dlvr.it/TLcpTP - Your SIN is a ‘master key.’ Here’s why you must protect it
Since more businesses and organizations have started asking for people’s social insurance number, experts are cautioning people to be very selective about who they share their SIN with.http://dlvr.it/TLcpT8 - Canada’s stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster
The stubby, a Canadian beer bottle that was once a fixture in fridges from coast to coast, is now being reinterpreted as a subtle form of economic self-defence as trade tensions with the U.S. heat up.http://dlvr.it/TLcpRY - US Senate votes against resolution to limit Trump’s Iran war powers – as it happened
ICYMI: This blog has now closed. Read our latest story here The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports. US and China are locked in a technological arms race and… Read more: US Senate votes against resolution to limit Trump’s Iran war powers – as it happened - Clearing Alberta & Palestine: How Western elites oppose conservation & democracy
ICYMI: On the white rentier elites’ hegemonic quest to proration human life and oil through scourge, war and the ongoing control of Alberta and Palestine. Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division & Magellan Geographix & (WT-en) Shaund at English Wikivoyage Select LanguageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekHaitian CreoleHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalteseNorwegianPersianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddish — Editor’s note: The Canada Files is the country’s only… Read more: Clearing Alberta & Palestine: How Western elites oppose conservation & democracy - Alberta premier intends to ‘battle’ injunction on transgender health-care law in court
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the provincial government is ready to challenge the injunction against Bill 26 in court instead of moving to invoke the notwithstanding clause as a next step.http://dlvr.it/TLcf3J - Hudson’s Bay landlords don’t want Ruby Liu to move in, but B.C. businesswoman still has a shot
A group of Hudson’s Bay’s landlords don’t want to transfer more than two dozen leases to British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu, but the department store still has a chance to get its way.http://dlvr.it/TLcZfN - Die-off of hundreds of snails brings foul smell to Lake Micmac
When Patricia Mombourquette was getting ready for a swim in Lake Micmac last week, she was greeted by a foul stench and the unsightly presence of hundreds of dead snails that had floated to the surface.http://dlvr.it/TLcYfT - DHL Express Canada strike, lockout to end after workers ratify new agreement, union says
Canada’s largest private sector union says a three-week lockout and strike at DHL Express Canada is due to end because workers ratified a new agreement.http://dlvr.it/TLcYV6 - Indigenous people’s health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds
Researchers analyzed 262 academic and community-based studies from Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and determined 78 per cent of them connected Indigenous language vitality with improved health. http://dlvr.it/TLcYPD - ‘A marker of luxury and arrogance’: why gravity-defying boobs are back – and what they say about the state of the world
Breasts have always been political – and right now they’re front and centre again. Is it yet another way in which Trump’s worldview is reshaping the culture? It was, almost, a proud feminist moment. On inauguration day in January, the unthinkable happened. President Trump, the biggest ego on the planet, was upstaged by a woman… Read more: ‘A marker of luxury and arrogance’: why gravity-defying boobs are back – and what they say about the state of the world - Man charged after coaches say he threatened to stab someone at girls’ soccer game north of Toronto
Police have charged a man with uttering threats after an incident during a a U13 girls soccer game in Vaughan last week where coaches say a parent threatened to stab someone. Who exactly the threat was directed at, however, is in dispute between the two teams.http://dlvr.it/TLcWGs - University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions
ICYMI: Pact will help international students finish their studies amid Harvard’s legal battle with Trump administration Harvard University and the University of Toronto and have announced a plan that would see some Harvard students complete their studies in Canada if visa restrictions prevent them from entering the United States. The pact between the two schools… Read more: University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions - Ottawa orders Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national security
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says allowing Hikvision Canada Inc. to keep operating in Canada would be harmful for the country’s national security.http://dlvr.it/TLcVGp - Evacuation alert issued for Alberta community due to B.C. wildfire
The County of Grande Prairie has put residents on evacuation alert over the Kiskatinaw River Wildfire. The 26,000-hectare blaze is burning south of Dawson Creek in B.C.http://dlvr.it/TLcVGQ - Toronto Public Health seeks person who handled potentially rabid bat
The Toronto Health Authority is searching for an unidentified person who may have been exposed to rabies when they handled a bat Wednesday outside a downtown condo building.http://dlvr.it/TLcVFd - First Nations have plan to move problem grizzly but need go-ahead from B.C.
A legislator with the Tla’amin Nation says there is a plan — and funding — to trap the grizzly on Texada Island and move it 100 kilometres away to Bute Inlet, so far that it wouldn’t be able to swim back. But so far, they don’t have a sign-off from the province to proceed.http://dlvr.it/TLcPbB - I thought my childhood dreams were out of reach. Then I came to study in Canada
Chidinma Favour Anosike says she is one of several Nigerian young people who’ve left their home country, despairing of a system where connections and class matter in getting a job, more than skills and experience. Having moved to Canada to study, she sees new life and career opportunities for herself.http://dlvr.it/TLcNpj - Which ‘next’ is Danielle Smith’s Ottawa-affairs panel steering Alberta toward?
New provincial surveys propose either massively expensive Alberta agencies, or huge reforms that impact federal government and other provinces.http://dlvr.it/TLcLKy - Nearly 2,000 households in need of new home as Quebec’s moving day nears
With Quebec’s moving day fast approaching, more than 2,000 households across the province are still searching for housing — 320 more than at the same time last year.http://dlvr.it/TLcGr6 - Bankers, athletes, students are using drugs. This hotline tries to keep them safe
Since the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) launched nearly five years ago, it’s been reaching drug users who wouldn’t typically use consumption and treatment sites. http://dlvr.it/TLcFv4 - To ‘build, baby, build,’ this country is going to need a whole lot more shop teachers
To meet the federal government’s promise to “build, baby, build,” the country is going to need a whole lot more skilled trades workers. But a shortage of shop class teachers in Canadian high schools might make them hard to find. http://dlvr.it/TLcFv3 - Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Will he deliver?
During the campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government would solve a number of problems by Canada Day. Here is a look at the pledges Carney made, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.http://dlvr.it/TLcFtc - Vancouver man says institutions unable to recognize new Indigenous street name
Signposts on the Vancouver street bear the English name below the official Musqueam name, which is written in the North American Phonetic Alphabet.http://dlvr.it/TLc42l
