Новости за 17.09.2018

MONTREAL — La Maison Simons is apologizing after it named a product in a new women's lingerie line after former Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin.

Ontario MP Leona Alleslev has left the Liberal caucus to sit with the federal Conservatives.

SASKATOON — A video posted online shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telling chiefs he is upset about how time was managed in a recent meeting with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

EDMONTON — Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. were up as much as 17 per cent today after a report the marijuana producer was in talks with the Coca-Cola Company to develop pot-infused drinks.

Canadians can save a lot of money by driving electric cars instead of gasoline-powered ones, according to a new study.

Three hours after a judge granted an urgent hearing for Greenpeace's lawsuit over the assault on the Ontario's climate law, the Ford government blinked.

The Conservative House leader says defending a "strong Canadian identity" will be among the focuses for Tory MPs in the fall session of Parliament.

File this under news that's "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

"Mary Poppins," the classic 1964 film that earned Julie Andrews the Academy Award for "Best Actress," is back. Emily Blunt playing everyone's favourite stern-but-loving nanny, along with the return of the colourful animation, and tear-worthy cameos are the spoonful of sugar we all need right now.

Walt Disney Studios just released the first full-length trailer for "Mary Poppins Returns" Monday (watch the video above)... Читать дальше...

Could it be that Canada's policymakers have successfully engineered the "soft landing" in the housing market that they had been hoping for?

By Catherine Frazee

In the early days of Canada's public conversation about medical assistance in dying (MAID), Dr. Jeff Blackmer, then vice-president of the Canadian Medical Association, expressed the gravitas of the policy choices that lay ahead as "no less than a sea change" to the ethos and culture of the medical profession.

That was in 2016, after the Supreme Court had issued its landmark decision to authorize physicians to end the lives of consenting patients under certain strict conditions... Читать дальше...

OTTAWA — Canada's ban on the main source of artificial trans fats is now in effect.

VANCOUVER — The air is becoming crisp and the rain is falling but there's another reason Metro Vancouver might feel a little spine-chilling this season. Halloween is approaching and with it comes plenty of scary and supernatural happenings. Who says All Hallows' Eve should only be celebrated for one day?

Since going public as a mental-health advocate, I've identified myself as living with anxiety, agoraphobia, and depression and that's mostly true. I have been clinically diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and agoraphobia; however, I have not been diagnosed with depression. Rather, it's a symptom of the other mental illnesses I have.

It's 2018, but with the Ontario government's recent regressive moves on the opioid epidemic, I sometimes feel like we've gone back to 1988. Back then, a different crisis was exploding: thousands had been diagnosed with AIDS, and protestors in Toronto took to the streets to decry the slow roll-out of treatment.

OTTAWA — Federal political parties are gearing up for the final parliamentary session before the next election, but while the Conservatives and the Liberals tout having many candidates nominated and money in the bank, the NDP has yet to nominate a single candidate.

OTTAWA — Five members of the Bloc Quebecois who quit the party amid leadership turmoil are returning to the fold.

Canadians can expect to enjoy a full fall season with a steady transition to winter over the next two months, The Weather Network forecasts.

TORONTO — Police fought back protesters as they tried to force their way inside Queen's Park during a rare midnight sitting of the Ontario government early Monday.

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature is meeting for a rare midnight sitting in an effort to speed up the passing of a controversial bill to reduce Toronto's city council to 25 from 47.

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — The RCMP has cancelled an Amber Alert for a six-year-old Saskatchewan girl who was in the back of her family's sport-utility vehicle when it was stolen in North Battleford.