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Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:59:25 EST
Metrolinx agrees to new date to complete Crosstown LRT, says credit rating agency
Both Metrolinx and Crosslinx say a deal has not been finalized, but financial agency Moody’s says a revised schedule would have the project complete by the end of August 2022.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:13:00 EST
Doug Ford’s glitchy online business registry has major law firms telling clients to avoid Ontario
Premier Doug Ford’s new online business registry is so rife with “system shutdowns, technical glitches and substantive problems” that major law firms are advising clients to register out-of-province, the Star has learned.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:13:33 EST
B.C. New Democrat wants pipeline expansion cancelled. Jagmeet Singh says not so fast
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is not pushing to cancel the government-owned Trans Mountain expansion, even though a veteran MP in his caucus is calling for an immediate halt to construction of the controversial oil pipeline project.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:25:24 EST
Environment Canada is predicting storms on both coasts. Here's what we know
Areas of southwestern Newfoundland will have a total of 120 millimetres of rain by Thursday with B.C. in vulnerable condition with up to 100 millimetres of rain and 110 km/h winds.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:22:00 EST
Critics call it ‘unnecessary’ and ‘excessive.’ Watch how these RCMP arrests on Wet’suwet’en territory went down
The video, taken by Michael Toledano and provided to news outlets including the Star, shows the inside of a structure at the coyote camp during the moments leading up to the RCMP raid and arrests.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:18:27 EST
Ottawa looks to provinces to impose bans on handguns
The federal government says it will give provinces the power to ban handguns after failed efforts to hand that power off to cities.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:21:27 EST
‘I don’t trust them’: Conservatives say Liberals won’t play fair with riding boundary changes
The Conservative party is casting doubt on the political neutrality of seat redistribution and putting together a team devoted to scrutinizing every step of the process that will rejig electoral boundaries over the next few years, the Star has learne...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:04:00 EST
Rail chaos due to B.C. flooding will delay product shipments across Canada by weeks — even months
Roughly 100,000 tonnes of grain remains stalled. Combined impact of lost trade, delayed spending and output will shrink the national GDP in November, BMO forecasts.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:14:15 EST
Erin O’Toole lashes out at Justin Trudeau, says prime minister puts his own needs ahead of Canada’s
O’Toole’s remarks at the start of his weekly caucus meeting kick off a high-stakes period for the leader, who has been under scrutiny since he lost the election.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:23:28 EST
Liberals introduce new pandemic aid bill as ‘last step’ in COVID recovery
The Liberal government on Wednesday introduced its newest — and what it hopes to be its last — pandemic aid bill, proposing targeted help for Canadians still reeling from the public health crisis.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:44:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 591 new cases, 7 deaths; Vaccines for kids begin in Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Meanwhile, Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week.



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