Doug Ford, who cancelled a planned 2019 hike to $15-an-hour after his Progressive Conservatives took power three years ago, will increase it from $14.35 on Jan. 1, sources say.

At the conclusion of Monday’s hearing, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick said she expects to deliver her ruling in the case on Friday at 2 p.m. Pacific Time.

‘Unbelievable’: Milk prices to rise 8.4%— almost double the previous record — while butter prices will rise 12.4%. Dairy farmers say they need to cover soaring costs they’ve faced during the pandemic.

The video provides — for the first time — a complete account of what Bruce McArthur told police in June 2016, when a man told police that McArthur had violently choked him during a sexual encounter, and that he’d barely escaped.

Judge to decide whether one of five teen perpetrators will be the only one to face jail time or sentenced to probation.

Ontario school boards are asking the province to move back to a normal semester for high school students in the new year, saying the current “modified” model is not working for teens — or teachers.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made it clear Alberta would only co-operate with the federal government on emissions reduction if the focus was on technologies like carbon capture and storage

Plans to teach Black parents about “Raising Resilient Black Children” drew sharp protest from HCDSB parents. “The fact that this could have gotten past so many eyes is still ridiculous,” one parent said.

In Kitchener, a radical new idea called A Better Tent City was undertaken by citizens in that community. Liam Casey, reporter with The Canadian Press, discusses this new project that lets homeless people live on their own terms in Kitchener.

Aside from symbolism, Indigenous veterans say living with respect and care for Indigenous people is the real point.

Members of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation allege a toxic environment, culture of fear and power imbalance.

Meanwhile, Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific have had some of the world’s strictest lockdown measures and travel restrictions, but with vaccination rates rising and cases falling, many are now starting to cautiously reopen.