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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
OPP investigating suspicious death in Bonfield, asks residents to stay alert
An Ontario Provincial Police patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspicious death in a town north of Algonquin Provincial Park. Police say officers were called to a residence on Saturday morning on Trunk Road in Bonfield, Ont., where they found one person dead. Officers say they haven't confirmed the cause of death. But they are urging the public to remain on alert and report any recent or ongoing suspicious activity to police. They say residents can expect to see an increased police presence as the investigation continues in the community east of North Bay. Police say further information will be released when it becomes available. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025.


Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
EDITORIAL: Find savings in Grits' climate boondoggle
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the First Nations Summit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby / THE CANADIAN PRESS Since Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking savings in the federal budget, we can think of no better place to start than the 149 programs costing more than $200 billion that the Liberal government has earmarked for climate change. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Given its primary goal of reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions to at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, the Liberals' green crusade has been a bust. The latest government data from 2023 showed emissions were just 8.5% below 2005 levels. Achieving the Liberals' 2030 target will require the equivalent of eliminating all annual emissions from Canada's transportation and building sectors in seven years, which would cause a massive recession. According to federal environmental commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco, Canada has the worst record of cutting emissions in the G7. When he audited 20 of the 149 programs, he found fewer than half were on track to achieve their goals. Out of 32 additional measures the government claimed would assist in reaching the 2030 target, only seven were new. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. DeMarco found examples where different programs were funding the same projects and reporting the same expected emission cuts, raising the possibility of double-counting. He said the government's lack of transparency in reporting emissions made it impossible for the average citizen to understand its claims. The computer modelling used to estimate emissions was out of date, DeMarco said, and 'recent decreases to projected 2030 emissions were not due to climate action taken by governments but were instead because of revisions to the data used in modelling.' Despite spending over $6.6 billion on programs to help Canadians adapt to more severe weather caused by climate change since 2015, Demarco said, the Liberals' adaptation strategy, released in 2023, lacked essential elements to make it effective and progress since then has been slow. Auditor general Karen Hogan reported last year that in one of the 149 climate programs — the now-disbanded $1-billion Sustainable Development Technology Fund — there were 90 cases where conflict-of-interest rules were ignored in awarding $76 million in government contracts, plus 10 cases where $56 million was awarded to ineligible projects. Taxpayers are clearly not getting good value for money spent on these programs. It's time to root out waste and find efficiencies in what has become a massive boondoggle. World MMA Toronto & GTA Tennis Celebrity


Toronto Star
7 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
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CTV News
17-07-2025
- CTV News
Woman dead after stabbing in North York
A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby A woman is dead after a stabbing in North York Thursday morning, Toronto police say. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. in a commercial parking lot near Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East. Police said the woman was rushed to hospital and pronounced deceased. No suspect information has been released. This is a breaking news story. More details to come.


Toronto Sun
16-07-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
Published Jul 16, 2025 • 1 minute read Protesters march during a Canada Post rally in Ottawa, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby / Postmedia Network OTTAWA — Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employers' offer for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Canadian Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 to Aug. 1. Canada Post has been at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers for months. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu last month asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to step in and put the Crown corporation's latest offer to a vote from workers themselves. That deal would see wage hikes for postal workers as well as changes aimed at rolling out seven-day-a-week delivery — a move Canada Post argues is critical for its struggling business. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has urged members to vote no on the proposal and has instituted a national ban on overtime while it pushes for a better deal. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Celebrity Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Toronto & GTA MMA