Tag: Canada
Baranyai: Judging women by appearance persists
Agnes Macphail stepped into the public eye in 1921 as Canada’s first female Member of Parliament. She was a progressive with big ideas and a sharp wit. In the press, she was alternately berated for frequently wearing the same serviceable blue dress, or skewered for trying on something fashionable. Things on that score haven’t gotten […]
Dyer: Elections in Ukraine, not prudent or realistic
“Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Mihaylo Fedorov, until recently Ukraine’s defence minister. “We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism which will allow Ukraine to renew its full democratic process even in the conditions of a long war.” Seven years after the last election, some Ukrainians are demanding a new one. […]
Ottawa rolls out $7.5B tariff support as Southwestern Ontario braces for fallout
The package includes expanded EI supports and provides new funding and financing for tariff-hit businesses.
News of the day: Elderly woman dies after stabbing, $5.5-million London mansion and more . . .
It’s Friday, Aug. 28. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Neighbours ‘uneasy’ after woman, 73, dies from stabbing in home break-in The woman and the accused did not know each other, London police say. Read the story (photo for 2) Luxury London mansion listed for record-setting $5.5 million The property at 2-756 Riverside […]
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America” in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to […]