Ontario Premier Doug Ford has come to the defence of his campaign manager Kory Teneycke, who has accused the federal Conservative team of “malpractice” due to the party’s slide in the polls. “He’s tough as nails, but he’s the best campaign manager in the country. And to be very frank, if Kory was running that
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has promised to overhaul defence procurement to support Canadian sovereignty and domestic industry, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to restore consecutive sentences for multiple counts of murder, on day 23 of the election campaign. Carney made the defence procurement announcement at a campaign stop in Dorval, Que., on April 14,
Progressive-Conservative MPP Donna Skelly has been selected by the members of Ontario’s legislature to serve as the province’s first female Speaker. Skelly, a former television reporter, has been serving as the PC representative for the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook since 2018, and previously held the position of Deputy Speaker. She assumes the position of the
A Mississauga, Ont., man is facing charges after several puppies purchased online were found either dead or “badly mutilated,” police say. Officers responded to multiple incidents in the Dundas Street and Mavis Road area of the city where puppies between eight and 10 weeks old were found either deceased or gravely injured and “left for
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has condemned the actions of Liberal staffers who placed campaign buttons featuring inflammatory slogans at a conservative conference last week, describing their bid to sow discord within the rival party as “totally unacceptable.” Liberal election staffers planted buttons featuring sayings like “Free Alberta” and “Lock up Justin” at last week’s Canada
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the regulations governing election debates should exclude the Green Party from participating in the upcoming leaders’ debate. He argues the party’s presence benefits the leader of the incumbent governing party. Blanchet took to social media over the weekend to question the participation of Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault. Aside
A survey from insolvency firm MNP Ltd. suggests Canadians’ outlook for their personal finances has brightened even as they’ve taken steps to cut their expenses amid economic turmoil. The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index conducted by Ipsos rose nine points to 88 this quarter over the previous one. About three quarters of those surveyed have
Wholesale trade, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.3 percent to $85.7 billion in February, Statistics Canada said Monday. The overall increase in sales came as just two of the seven subsectors posted gains. Statistics Canada said sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector gained 7.1 percent
Hundreds of kilometres up the Pacific coast from where Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal is set to start up this summer, a monster lays dormant. Alaska has long had ambitions to ship its natural gas to international markets, but the cost and scale of such an undertaking has held it back for decades.
For many Canadians, filing their taxes often means a refund, but for some, tax time can mean a bill that’s unexpected or more than anticipated. If that’s you and you don’t have the cash on hand to pay the bill, tax experts say not to panic. Ottawa-based accountant Marlene L. Grant says you need to