Unpublished Newswire
A month after Ontario’s government extended strong mayor powers to a swath of new municipalities, some leaders are promising never to use the measures — but a chorus of small-town councillors warn that local democracy is under threat.As of May 1, another 169 mayors in the province can now veto bylaws, pass new ones with just one-third of council in favour and hire or fire municipal department heads unilaterally.
June 1, 2025 - 09:42 | Cassidy McMackon | The Globe and Mail
A month after Ontario's government extended strong mayor powers to a swath of new municipalities, some leaders are promising never to use the measures — but a chorus of small-town councillors warn that local democracy is under threat.
June 1, 2025 - 09:26 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Stella Mizak, an 18-year-old business student, says she was shocked by what she heard while door-knocking with Conservative party candidates in April’s federal election. She heard it over and over from homeowners, she said: “I can’t believe you’re supporting a party that wants to take your rights away.”
It’s perplexing, she sighs: A woman being told she’s not a feminist because she’s seen to be “voting away my rights” by voting Conservative.
“I think all women should have the right to choose what life they want for themselves,” Stella says, “and being told that you have to vote...
June 1, 2025 - 09:00 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
The roughly 600 residents of Cranberry Portage in northwestern Manitoba were placed under a mandatory evacuation order because fire had knocked out power to the community.
June 1, 2025 - 08:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The federal government is developing what it calls a "national interest" bill to fast-track nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process.
June 1, 2025 - 08:27 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
For nearly two decades, researchers from around the world have explored a question in a clinical trial considered the first of its kind: Can physical activity improve cancer survival? The answer, according to their research, is a resounding yes.
June 1, 2025 - 08:00 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
