A Conservative leadership hopeful says she will immediately try to pull the plug on Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government if elected party chief in June. Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu made the announcement in a release Sunday responding to Teck Resources Ltd.’s decision to scrap its application for a massive oilsands mining project. The Vancouver-based company […]
TORONTO — “Reconciliation is dead. It’s dead in this province.” That was First Nations NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa’s message for the Ontario government after police arrested protesters at a blockade in Mohawk territory and the Progressive Conservatives introduced the singing of “God Save the Queen” in the legislature. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested several demonstrators […]
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. — A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade and arrest several protesters on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario has cleared the way for train service to resume. Ontario Provincial Police say officers moved in Monday morning after efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution were exhausted and […]
Something spectacular happened on Saturday night in Canada. David Ayres, a 42-year-old Toronto Marlies Zamboni driver, suited up as an emergency backup goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and helped them beat the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ayres joined mid-game after both Hurricanes goalies were injured during the first and second periods. It would be easy […]
Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose many accusers spurred the Me Too era with their public allegations of rampant sexual misconduct against him, was found guilty Monday on two charges of sexual assault. A jury affirmed after five days of deliberations that Weinstein forced a sexual act on former production assistant Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi in 2006, and […]
It’s not every day a 42-year-old Zamboni driver takes the ice in an NHL game and comes away with the win. And it’s not every day that it’s David Ayres Day in Raleigh, N.C. But this week, both are true. After his heroic Saturday night turn in the net for the Carolina Hurricanes — where he […]
C’est déjà l’heure du bilan pour Marine Lorphelin, sur le point de poser ses couronnes de Miss Bourgogne et Miss France sur la tête de celles qui vont lui succéder. La jeune femme s’estime plutôt satisfaite de son année car elle a su rester simple et pu faire de belles rencontres. Elle est désormais prête […]
Il est l’homme de l’ombre qui a produit les plus grands succès de Michael Jackson dans les années 80. Quincy Jones demande aujourd’hui des royalties aux gestionnaires de biens de Michael Jackson, quatre ans après le décès du chanteur. En cause: un fâcheux oubli de 10 millions de dollars pour des disques, films et spectacles […]
Lors d’une rétrospective qui lui est consacrée à Toronto, David Cronenberg a refusé le terme d’héritier de Stanley Kubrick. Il est même allé plus loin en critiquant le créateur de 2001 l’odyssée de l’espace et de Shining. Tout au long de sa carrière, David Cronenberg s’est démarqué en réalisant des films aussi originaux qu’exigeants. Une […]
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