OTTAWA -- Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to levy a 25 per cent import tax on all Canadian goods, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to withhold the province's energy, which it exports to five states. Read More … [Read more...] about ‘Every tool in our toolbox’: Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs, threatening to cut off energy to U.S.
Ontario plan to remove some bike lanes sparks rights challenge by cyclists
TORONTO -- Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads, alleging the change puts lives at risk. Read More … [Read more...] about Ontario plan to remove some bike lanes sparks rights challenge by cyclists
Committee’s endorsement of ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ report splits Liberal caucus
Tensions were apparent in the Liberal caucus Wednesday after a committee chaired by Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab released a report endorsing the disputed concept of anti-Palestinian racism. Read More … [Read more...] about Committee’s endorsement of ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ report splits Liberal caucus
Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects winning bid by The Onion
A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to satirical news outlet, The Onion, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed. The judge also noted how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. Read More … [Read more...] about Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects winning bid by The Onion
How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
The simple arithmetic error that unnecessarily sent countless plastic spatulas into the trash over a toxic chemical scare came to light a few days ago as Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, sat reading a research paper in his office in the Otto Maass Chemistry building on Montreal's Sherbrooke Street. Read More … [Read more...] about How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils