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The Ontario government blamed "radical" labour organizers for a break-in at an MPP's office without presenting evidence on Wednesday, and then called for "inflamed" debate on their legislation to be taken down a notch.

By Evelyn L. Forget

In Canadian policy circles, basic income has come to mean a stipend paid to families or individuals without the many conditions and rules that govern existing income assistance programs. The amount received is gradually reduced as income from other sources increases.

However, basic income is not just about welfare reform. A basic income is most valuable to people in the middle class and those hoping to join them. Here's why a Canadian basic income is inevitable. Читать дальше...

OTTAWA — Another NDP MP is saying goodbye to federal politics with less than a year to go before a federal election.

A new web series that follows three farm families aims to "bridge the gap" between Canadians and their food.

The CEO of Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is acknowledging the company's historic exclusion of people of colour from its campaigns, website and catalogue, and his intention to address whitewashing in Canada's outdoor industry as a whole.

The CEO of Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is acknowledging the company's historic exclusion of people of colour from its campaigns, website and catalogue, and his intention to address whitewashing in Canada's outdoor industry as a whole.

New U.S. research has revealed a perhaps surprising reason why people stay in unhappy relationships, finding that some stay not for their own needs, but because they take into account the feelings of their partner.

New U.S. research has revealed a perhaps surprising reason why people stay in unhappy relationships, finding that some stay not for their own needs, but because they take into account the feelings of their partner.

WARNING: This article contains a graphic cartoon depiction of sexual assault.

TORONTO — Funding to expand three post-secondary campuses in Markham, Milton and Brampton has been cancelled by Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada hiked its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday as the resilient economy hums along and a big source of trade uncertainty is finally out of the way.

With marijuana now legalized for recreational use in Canada, it's a good time to talk about hemp, as many people may still have misconceptions about how the two plants differ. Marijuana and hemp may look the same growing in a farmer's field, but hemp is very different from marijuana and has been legal in Canada since 1998. And for good reason — hemp might just be one of the most sustainable protein sources that you can grow and it's very low in THC (less than 0.001 per cent) — essentially making... Читать дальше...

The country's first municipal vote to be held under a ranked-ballot system was finally decided on Tuesday, with a mayor declared after 14 rounds of counting.

TORONTO — Canada Post employees are holding a second day of rotating strikes at large mail sorting plants in the Toronto-area today.

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the opioid crisis is responsible for limiting Canadians' life expectancy.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are letting their hair down in Fiji. Figuratively speaking, that is.

OTTAWA — Federal parties took turns Tuesday knocking each other for insufficient action on climate change, but it was Elizabeth May who threw the sharpest barb at Andrew Scheer.

TORONTO — Ontario will cap minimum wage at $14 an hour until fall 2020 as part of a rollback of labour reforms introduced by the previous Liberal regime, the Progressive Conservative government announced Tuesday, drawing praise from businesses and criticism from unions and anti-poverty advocates.

TORONTO — Natalia Chiles doesn't understand why Instagram banned her cannabis teacup giveaway.