Новости за 14.09.2018

Last week, Jim Carrey told the world what he really thinks of the Canadian health-care system on the hit show Real Time with Bill Maher. While our media is constantly being bombarded by messages that our health-care system is the ideal to live up to, it's a concept that only sounds nice on paper. In practice, we pay high prescription prices, have to wait a minimum of two years for many specialists, and marginalized members of society receive worse care due to discrimination pushed by doctors trying... Читать дальше...

OTTAWA — A major international report has concluded that the Trudeau government's lofty rhetoric about being "back" on the world stage needs the added heft of more foreign aid spending.

Getting an inheritance can be a nice bonus in life and many Canadians – boomers and Gen X are first in line – are expected to get a chunk of change as part of what's being called the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history. Over $723-billion of Canadian assets are set to change hands over the next ten years according to a 2017 report from Strategic Insight. But while the thought of 'free money' may have many laughing, not everyone will laugh all the way to the bank.

Twenty-five years ago, "The Joy Luck Club" moved audiences to tears. And it wielded its sob-inducing power again at its silver anniversary return Thursday afternoon.

In a year characterized by political disillusionment, distrust and banter about "fake new," it seems natural that those themes are represented in movies. At the Toronto International Film Festival, a number of real-life stories were screened about hoaxes, grifters, and false identities, many of them in the form of writers who lied to the public.

Most people's high school class photos are sufficiently awkward, but probably not on purpose.

Back-to-school season is now in full gear, and as the whole family to gets back into the groove of the usual routine, don't forget to take time for yourself to savour the pleasures of life. And what better time to do this than on your lunch break!

If you're like most of us who live in downtown Toronto, you probably moved to the city with dreams of making it big! What you probably didn't expect is that dreaming big can also mean living small. Real small.

Rising interest rates and tough new mortgage rules have achieved what Canadians themselves couldn't: A halt to relentlessly rising debt levels.

TORONTO — Disgraced former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi has penned a personal essay in which he expresses "deep remorse'' for the way he treated some people, admitting he was "demanding on dates'' and "emotionally thoughtless.''

In just a few weeks, members of parliament will begin studying Bill C-75, a massive Liberal Party bill introduced earlier this year to reform our criminal justice system.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says internet service providers can recover some of the costs of helping movie companies and other copyright holders find illegal downloaders.

Prince Harry, who turns 34 on Saturday, has lived a life of contradictions. He's grown up with extreme privilege, but he's also carried the burden of the world's scrutiny. He's known for his many charitable efforts, as well as for his partying. Due to circumstances outside of his control, he was born a royal — and he was also born a ginger.

Maxime Bernier has named his new upstart group the "People's Party of Canada."

Teens may be obsessed with social media but they also know they are using it a lot and they may need our help to decrease their usage. According to a new study from Pew Research Center, "Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92 per cent of teens report going online daily — including 24 per cent who say they go online 'almost constantly'."

MONTREAL — The Quebec leaders' debate sprang to life in the final half hour Thursday when the front-runner in the polls was attacked for his position to expel immigrants who fail a French test after three years in the province.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will hold a rare Saturday sitting of the legislature to speed up passage of a controversial bill to slash the size of Toronto city council.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given full-throated support to the 25 Liberal MPs from Toronto who publicly called out Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause.