Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have set up an encampment at King’s College Circle at the University of Toronto, calling on the university to sever its ties with the Israeli government and for a ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza
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Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are ‘best chance’ for peace
One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities
Ottawa ‘urgently’ waiting for info from B.C. before deciding on drug criminalization
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says the decision about whether to recriminalize drug use in British Columbia needs to be made urgently, but she’s still waiting for more information from the province before making a call
Fallout continues after chaos in House of Commons
A day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was kicked out of the House of Commons for comments he made about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the fallout continues, with the Tories now taking aim at the Speaker.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals’ federal budget
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Wednesday ended any speculation his party would pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government by finally agreeing to support the government’s budget.
Montreal police have been asked by McGill to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment
Officials at McGill University are awaiting word from Montreal police, following a request to help clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school grounds.
‘Hustle Queen’ examines immigrant workers with multiple jobs in Canada
It’s five in the morning and the sun is peeking out through the skyline of downtown Toronto. If you listen closely, you can almost hear the incessant buzzing sounds of alarm clocks serving a reminder: it’s time to grind out the day’s work. While it’s rise and shine in the city, the painful reality checks in for many.
Hustle Queen: ang kwento sa likod ng mga Pilipinong may maraming trabaho
Alas singko ng umaga sa Toronto at ang haring araw ay sumisikat na. Walang patid ang pagtunog ng mga alarm clock, hudyat sa maraming tulog pa ang diwa na bumangon na para sa panibagong araw ng pakikibaka.
‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how much plastic the world produces in the first place
McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police
Montreal’s McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that’s been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists.
Statistics Canada says real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product rose 0.2 per cent in February, following a gain of 0.5 per cent in January
Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern
A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures
International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September
McGill University calls growing pro-Palestinian encampment on campus illegal
McGill University says the camp set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the institution’s grounds in Montreal violates both school policies and the law.
‘We need to be bold’: Ontario to limit cellphone usage, ban vaping in schools
The Ford government is limiting cell phone use in schools and banning vaping starting in the 2024-25 school year.
Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production.
Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M for semiconductor capacity in Bromont, Que., 280 jobs
Trudeau told reporters today in Bromont, Que., that Ottawa will invest $59.9 million to help fund IBM Canada’s semiconductor packaging facility in the town about 70 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
Documents reveal Ottawa’s efforts to get Loblaw, Walmart on board with grocery code
Documents obtained through access to information legislation shed new light on the federal government’s efforts to convince the two retailers to sign the grocery code of conduct, with cracks appearing in the months leading up to a House of Commons meeting where the grocers said they couldn’t sign the near-complete code.