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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:36:00 EDT
Doug Ford files legal motion to avoid testifying at Emergencies Act public inquiry
Earlier on Tuesday, both Ford and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones, the former solicitor general, skipped question period at Queen’s Park, avoiding opposition questions.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:25:00 EDT
Doug Ford stood with the ‘people of Ottawa’ during the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ Justin Trudeau says
Trudeau’s public remarks come as Ford and his former solicitor and current deputy premier Sylvia Jones are appealing a formal summonses to testify

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:27:00 EDT
Ottawa police, OPP and RCMP believed ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests could have been cleared without Emergencies Act, inquiry hears
Senior leaders in the RCMP, the Ontario Provincial Police, and the Ottawa Police Services say federal Emergencies Act was helpful. But was it necessary?

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:39:00 EDT
Ottawa police chief ruined chance to shrink the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ inquiry told Tuesday
A top-ranking Ottawa police officer testified at the inquiry on Tuesday that then-Chief Sloly shot down a chance to negotiate protesters into a smaller area in the early days of the protests.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:00:00 EDT
Ford government set targets for new housing — in Toronto, 285,000 units in a decade
In sweeping legislation designed to streamline the construction of new housing, Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are setting specific targets for municipalities across Ontario to meet the government’s 10-year, 1.5-million home target.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:43:00 EDT
Ontario is planning sweeping new housing changes. Here are five things that could mean for Toronto
From denser neighbourhoods to schools in condo towers, here are some of the changes that could come out of Ontario’s new housing act.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:13:00 EDT
Brampton mayoral candidate Nikki Kaur no longer employed by city, claims she was terminated
In a statement on Tuesday night, Kaur claimed she was terminated due to allegations she made against city hall. The city declined to comment.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:24:00 EDT
Innovation minister imposes conditions on Rogers-Shaw deal, including ‘expectations’ for Freedom Mobile sale
François-Philippe Champagne said he has officially denied the original form of the $26-billion Rogers deal to acquire Shaw.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Backlash grows against interest rate hikes as economists predict 75-basis point bump Wednesday
‘Is it worth it to have a recession to get inflation down?’ Economists and NDP leader call on Bank of Canada to dampen rate hikes in face of looming recession and job losses.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:07:00 EDT
Lenders hike mortgage rates again in anticipation of rate hike — concern mounts for upcoming renewals
Mortgage rates continue to rise in advance of the Bank of Canada’s next rate hike, putting the pressure on already stressed households

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:02:00 EDT
‘I was in a really desperate spot’: MP Mark Holland opens up about heavy toll politics can take
Mark Holland did everything he was asked to do in the service of a job he believed was a calling, and one he’d wanted since he was a child, Holland told a roomful of his colleagues on Parliament Hill.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:05:14 EDT
‘Final nail in the coffin’: Why SiriusXM dropping CBC Radio 3 is ‘potentially catastrophic’ for Canadian artists
SiriusXM’s decision to drop the eclectic digital station threatens one last viable sources of income for many independent artists and record labels.



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