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Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:54:00 EDT
Doug Ford will override municipal zoning to allow more housing across Ontario, confidential document reveals
The Ontario government wants to “remove rules that prevent missing middle” housing — multi-dwelling units curbed by local zoning laws favouring single-family homes.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years in prison for rape
There has been a “staggering and unacceptable” cost to the victim, Justice Gillian Roberts said Thursday.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Families of Consts. Morgan Russell and Devon Northrup describe officers’ last mornings in emotional eulogies
With a marching band leading the way, thousands of police officers marched shoulder to shoulder in honour of two police officers fatally shot last week in the nearby community of Innisfill.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:08:09 EDT
Ontario students struggling with math, testing reveals — province announces $200 payouts, ‘action teams’
The 2021-22 results, released Thursday morning, show that just 47 per cent of Grade 6 students are meeting the provincial standard in math.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:19:00 EDT
Ottawa police chief warned he’d ‘crush’ anyone who interfered with his ‘Freedom Convoy’ response, deputy testifies
Two weeks into the so-called “Freedom Convoy” occupation of the nation’s capital, outside police agencies deemed the Ottawa police response to be confused, poorly informed and lacking in leadership.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:23:00 EDT
Would the ‘Freedom Convoy’ have been different if Ottawa had an online harms law? A Facebook whistleblower says yes
Frances Haugen says Canada has critical role to play in shaping the global conversation around online safety.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:13:00 EDT
Ottawa police laid more than 500 charges — including for assault and threats — during ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation, inquiry told
The hundreds of charges add to an increasingly complex picture of the dangers posed by the ‘Freedom Convoy’ last winter.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:28:00 EDT
New survey reveals where Tory and Penalosa’s supporters differ — and the surprising degree to which they agree
The survey is based on responses from more than 10,600 Torontonians between Oct. 5 and Oct. 18. The data is weighted by various personal characteristics — such as age, gender and income — to accurately reflect the city’s population.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:44:27 EDT
Canada is heading for a recession, former bank governor warns
When Chrystia Freeland told cabinet ministers to contain costs she won the support of the former governor of the Bank of Canada

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:52:00 EDT
‘I feel like I’m not being heard’: Listen to RCMP boss Brenda Lucki's tense call with N.S. Mounties after mass shooting
Four months after controversy erupted about the possibility of political interference, new recordings are shedding more light on RCMP tensions.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Danielle Smith’s UCP to debate critical race theory — in telling test for new leader
This weekend, the United Conservative Party will gather for some routine business — with potential for new controversy not far behind.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:24:25 EDT
Canada’s growing corporate tax gap
Canada’s largest corporations avoided paying $30 billion in taxes last year, according to a new report from the Canadians for Tax Fairness.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:13:00 EDT
‘The lettuce has won’: U.K. PM Liz Truss steps down after short-lived term — and Britain will get a new head
It’s the third resignation by a U.K. prime minister in as many years. Truss’ time in office was the shortest tenure by a British prime minister.



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