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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:58:00 EST
Danielle Smith’s Alberta ‘sovereignty’ act introduces sweeping new powers to resist Ottawa
The bill introduced Tuesday would let the cabinet order entities connected to the provincial government to ignore federal rules.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:49:00 EST
Jason Kenney resigns after Danielle Smith introduces her sovereignty act
Former Alberta premier and federal cabinet minister under Stephen Harper was a loud critic of proposed legislation after he stepped down as party leader.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:24:00 EST
Doug Ford’s controversial wage-cap law ruled unconstitutional
Bill 124, which applied to most Ontario public sector workers, was blamed for an exodus of health-care workers during the pandemic.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:18:00 EST
Ontario’s auditor general sent undercover agents to test money laundering safeguards at casinos. Here’s what happened
Three “mystery shoppers” — hired by the provincial auditor and given thousands in cash to try to launder at casinos — were caught in the act, the Star has learned.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:02:00 EST
Metrolinx postpones plan to chop down trees in 200-year-old Osgoode Hall garden
Provincial transit agency backs down from plan to remove five trees from historic grounds by Monday, sources tell the Star.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:19:17 EST
‘Yes or no?’: Housing minister pressed to say whether developers were tipped to Greenbelt changes
Ontario’s embattled Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister, Steve Clark, insisted proper procedures were followed but refused to say “no” when repeatedly asked if developers were tipped to the opening of more Greenbelt lands for housing.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:00:00 EST
Doug Ford’s plan to suddenly add this small town into the Greenbelt puzzles critics and residents
As part of its plan to open 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt to development, the province pledged to add 9,400 acres — most of them in the town of Erin.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:01:00 EST
A 37-year wait for a subsidized one-bedroom, 3,808 applicants for 200 lower-cost rentals. The hunt for affordable housing in Toronto today
As rents spike in the city, getting into affordable housing can involve a tangle of wait-lists, random draws, application systems — and sheer luck

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
As rents soar, more Toronto landlords are moving to evict renters for their own use
Figures show a sharp increase in landlords’ own-use eviction filings in 2022 as critics fear efforts to undermine rent control rules

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:08:50 EST
Will a pay hike of more than $4 million for city planners help solve Toronto’s housing crisis?
The city intends to boost the pay of its planners to help attract and retain staff.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:56:14 EST
Letter reveals Laurentian University used creditor protection to cut jobs and programs
In a letter declining a $12 million financial lifeline offered by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Robert Haché outlined why using the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act was the best path for the school to take.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:53:33 EST
Here’s the likely fallout of Twitter’s move to ditch its COVID misinformation policy
The tool was brought on during the pandemic to help people find reliable information. The move follows several others since Elon Musk took over.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:51:00 EST
Why China’s ‘paper’ protests are a problem for Xi Jinping — ‘Mr. Everything’
Defiant demonstrators are holding up blank A4-sized papers. “Everybody knows what the message is, because everybody is fed up.”

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:53:06 EST
Canadians can enter a draw for tickets to see Paris Olympics. Here’s how
Canadians — and everyone else around the world — are being given access to tickets for most events at the same time on a digital platform, but it’ll still take some luck to secure tickets.



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