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Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns days after AG report

Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns days after AG report

TORONTO — The senior Ontario political staffer at the centre of a scathing report into the provincial government's decision to open up protected Greenbelt lands for housing development resigned Tuesday.
Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

An elementary school in the booming southwestern Ontario city of London moved to cap enrolment this week, as the local school board grapples with how best to keep up with rapid population growth.
Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver

Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Brooke Henderson loves the West Coast. She hopes it'll love her back at this week's CPKC Women's Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont.
Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death

Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death

VANCOUVER — The brother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says he spoke to his sister via the messaging app WeChat just hours before their mother reported her missing.
Federal NDP targets blue seats in Alberta, bets on urban prairie appetite for change

Federal NDP targets blue seats in Alberta, bets on urban prairie appetite for change

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats are eyeing Alberta's urban-rural divide as a way to flip blue seats in the next general election.
Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women

Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women

Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who say they were sterilized against their will.

Ontario eyes potential tax changes to spur rental construction

Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units.
Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of students

Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of students

REGINA — Saskatchewan's education minister says teachers must start seeking parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns, a move that has triggered a review and been panned as harmful to LGBTQ students.
Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Police in a city east of Toronto say a man is in critical condition after he was stabbed multiple times while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller Tuesday morning.
Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges

Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges

OTTAWA — As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events.