Highway clean-ups take time, money and lives: Experts
This is the second part of a multi-part series on the slow clearance times for highway accidents in Ontario
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Toronto & GTA Artist's life cut short in horrific QEW crash
Elena Kulikova had everything to live for.She was passionate about art and music and championed environmental causes, and she had overcome adversity to make the life she wanted for herself. -
Columnists BLIZZARD: Lessons for politicians from sex-ed curriculum debate
Let me get this straight. Premier Doug Ford has produced a sex-ed curriculum that makes only minor tweaks to the one introduced by Kathleen Wynne’s government and his critics are ... -
Toronto & GTA GANG GUNFIGHT: Frustration mounts as gunmen fire at will in North York
“So the gunplay continues.”Those were the words uttered by frustrated City Councillor Michael Colle, who was at his wits’ end Saturday after attending the scene of a gun battle that ... -
Toronto & GTA TOUGHEST SAVE: Ex-NHLer aims to stop parents' killer from walking free
Don Edwards once earned a living protecting his crease and keeping pucks out of the net.But these days the former NHL star is focused on protecting his family and keeping ... -
Ontario New sex-ed hits it 'bang on,' Premier Ford says
Not too hot, and not too cold.Premier Doug Ford says the new sex ed curriculum unveiled by Education Minister Stephen Lecce gets it just right. -
Toronto & GTA Ontario funds more CCTV cameras in Toronto to fight crime
Toronto is about to get more eyes on crime.Premier Doug Ford announced Friday that the Ontario government will give Toronto an extra $3 million over three years to invest in ... -
Ontario PCs’ opposition to sex ed was always political: Wynne
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader wannabes used the 2015 sex-ed curriculum as a political football to gain support from socially conservative party members, former premier Kathleen Wynne says.
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Local News Local farmers consulted on Bill 6 repeal and replacement
The UCP government got input local farmers and ranchers Thursday on how to repeal and replace the controversial farm safety legislation known as Bill 6. -
Provincial 'Like high school': Minister vows to clean up Edmonton Remand Centre after critical report on ...
Several staffers said that in order to get promoted, “you had to be on the Tactical Team, play hockey, or drink with the boys.” -
Provincial RCMP canine unit grows unique partnership with man's best friend
Senior canine members of the RCMP K Division police dog unit and puppies-in-training showed off their tracking and suspect takedown skills just outside of Stony Plain Wednesday morning. -
Canada Trans Mountain Pipeline construction set to restart within the month
Contractors now have 30 days to get equipment and supplies in place, hire crews and develop detailed construction plans. -
Provincial Kenney fires back at Quebec premier on equalization payments, calls for 'fair deal'
Premier Jason Kenney is continuing to fire back at his Quebec counterpart over equalization payments following comments from Premier François Legault that his province won’t agree to overhauling the system. -
Provincial Former Edmonton police chief to chair UCP review of supervised drug consumption services
Former Edmonton police Chief Rod Knecht will lead the Alberta government's review of all supervised drug consumption sites across the province, associate minister of mental health and addictions Jason Luan ... -
Provincial Province appoints panel to look at potential minimum wage cut for alcohol servers
Alberta’s UCP government announced Thursday it is creating an “expert panel” to assess the option of lowering the minimum wage for hospitality industry workers who serve alcohol. -
Provincial Blue-ribbon panel on Alberta's finances to deliver final report
A highly-anticipated blue-ribbon panel report examining the state of Alberta’s finances will be delivered to the province Thursday, offering legislators an opportunity to address a chronic “budget problem,” says a ... -
Provincial New task forces to dive into Alberta caribou protection plans
Alberta's dwindling population of boreal and mountain caribou will return to the fore as the provincial government strikes three task forces to advise how best to balance protection with industrial ... -
Billionaire Koch brothers dump Canada's oilsands leases as foreign exodus continues
Once one of the largest landholders in the oilsands, Koch Industries sold off its upstream leases and abandoned licences, Financial Post confirms
