Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’

Back in the U.S., Lindsey Vonn shares update on horrific Winter Olympics injury

17 days / nationalpost / Dan Bilicki

Rougemont man faces murder charge in stabbing death of his wife

17 days / montrealgazette / Leora Schertzer

Quebec police arrest man in suspected femicide in Montérégie

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’

Jordan Ercit / torontosun - Province announced last week it will be cutting grants given to needy students in favour of higher loans

#economicpolicy #ontario #education #dougford #youth #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics

'This is not right': Former refugee questions change to student loans

16 days / sootoday

Premier Ford suggests some students taking advantage of OSAP as he defends cuts to government grants

17 days / citynews / Meredith Bond

Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’

17 days / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Doug Ford defends decision to cut post-secondary student grants

17 days / sootoday

Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol

sootoday - WINNIPEG — A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial.

#violence #crime #winnipeg #manitoba #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol

17 days / sootoday

Man on trial for gunning down five people in drug den ‘knew it was wrong’: Crown

17 days / winnipegfreepress / Dean Pritchard

Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days of drugs, drinking

17 days / sootoday

Trial for man accused of killing 5 in Winnipeg rooming house set to begin

#uscanadarelations #diplomacy #media #pierrepoilievre #conservativeparty #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Poilievre distances himself from MP’s comments about anti-U.S. ‘hissy fit’

Stephanie Taylor / nationalpost - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani ‘speaks for himself and I speak for the party,’ Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday

Politics Insider: Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberals

16 days / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Poilievre says he has spoken with Jivani about US trip and MP 'speaks for himself'

16 days / nationalobserver / Sarah Ritchie, Catherine Morrison

Jamil Jivani just can't stop digging

16 days / nationalobserver / Max Fawcett

Poilievre distances Conservatives from Jivani’s ‘anti-America hissy fit’ remark

17 days / theglobeandmail / Sarah Ritchie and Catherine Morrison

Poilievre won’t back MP’s claim Canada throwing anti-U.S. ‘hissy fit’

17 days / globalnews / Sean Boynton

Poilievre distances himself from MP’s comments about anti-U.S. ‘hissy fit’

17 days / nationalpost / Stephanie Taylor

Poilievre says he's spoken with Jivani about U.S. trip and MP 'speaks for himself'

17 days / sootoday

Fire at Toronto apartment building leaves one person dead

sootoday - TORONTO — One person is dead after a highrise apartment fire in Toronto’s north end. Police say emergency crews were called to the area of Firgrove Crescent and Needle Firway shortly after noon on Tuesday.

#canada #toronto #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #infrastructure #healthcare #government

Person dies in Jane and Finch apartment fire

17 days / citynews / Michelle Mackey

1 dead after fire erupts in Toronto highrise apartment unit

17 days / globalnews / Sean Previl

Fire at Toronto apartment building leaves one person dead

17 days / sootoday

1 dead in apartment fire at Jane and Finch

17 days / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Iran fires live missiles into Strait of Hormuz in drill as a new round of nuclear talks begins

sootoday - GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.

#trade #diplomacy #security #internationalrelations #traveladvisories #defence #military #energy

Oil rises as Russia-Ukraine talks abruptly end, Iran-U.S. tensions persist

16 days / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Kelly and Alex Lawler

U.S., Iran make progress in nuclear talks, lowering likelihood of imminent military clash

17 days / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

U.S., Iran to hold more nuclear talks as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz

Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with US

17 days / sootoday

Iran temporarily closing Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as nuclear talks with US begin

17 days / sootoday

Iran fires live missiles into Strait of Hormuz in drill as a new round of nuclear talks begins

17 days / sootoday

Iran fires missiles into the Strait of Hormuz as a new round of nuclear talks begins

17 days / sootoday

CBSA seizes 266 kg of meth at Blue Water Bridge in Ontario

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - A 29-year-old Woodstock, Ont., man is facing drug importation and trafficking charges after Canada Border Services Agency officers seized more than 266 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine at the Blue Water Bridge earlier this month.

#canada #crime #security #ontario #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Border cops seize quarter-tonne of meth after truck stopped at Blue Water Bridge

16 days / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

CBSA seizes 266 kg of meth at Blue Water Bridge in Ontario

17 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Woodstock man arrested after massive methamphetamine seizure at Blue Water Bridge: CBSA

17 days / citynews / Michael Talbot

CBSA finds 266 kg of suspected meth in duffel bags bound for Canada

17 days / globalnews / Sean Previl

Winter returns to Prairies and parts of Ontario with heavy snow in the forecast

theglobeandmail - Areas of Saskatchewan are expected to see up to 35 cm by Thursday morning, while parts of Ontario could see a messy mix of snow and freezing rain

#alberta #manitoba #saskatchewan #ontario #quebec #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse #transit

Montreal and Quebec wake to freezing drizzle and icy roads (3)
Other: local Sault alerts, economic fallout, ancillary storm impacts (7)
Prairies hammered by blizzard, whiteouts and plunging temperatures (13)
Southern Ontario: freezing rain, sleet and commute chaos (9)
All Other Stories

Montreal and Quebec wake to freezing drizzle and icy roads

Montreal weather: 'How about this weather?' is the second-coolest icebreaker

16 days / montrealgazette / Hayley Juhl, Montreal Gazette

Freezing drizzle, rain and snow expected Tuesday morning

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Montreal weather: Is it the 87th of February already?

17 days / montrealgazette / Hayley Juhl, Montreal Gazette

Other: local Sault alerts, economic fallout, ancillary storm impacts

CREA reports January home sales fell as southern Ontario was hit by huge winter storm

16 days / sootoday

Snow storm blamed for low January home sales, says real estate association

16 days / torontosun / Eddie Chau

January home sales fell as southern Ontario was hit by huge winter storm: CREA

Significant weather event declared in the Sault

16 days / sootoday

Winter storm cancels area school buses

16 days / sootoday

February 18th Weather Discussion

16 days / sootoday

Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! Here's today's weather!

16 days / sootoday

Prairies hammered by blizzard, whiteouts and plunging temperatures

Saskatchewan storm disrupts print delivery

16 days / thestarphoenix / thestarphoenix

Arctic winds push south through the Prairies, bringing snow and frigid temperatures

Storm off to slow start in Winnipeg

16 days / globalnews / Jeff Braun

School and road closures in Manitoba on Wednesday

16 days / globalnews / Navi Bal

February snowstorm hits Saskatchewan after brief taste of spring

17 days / globalnews / Ashley Beherns

City enlists 100 private graders as foul weather clobbers Edmonton

17 days / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

RCMP bans towing on Queen Elizabeth II Highway due to dangerous weather conditions

17 days / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

Snowfall warning issued as winter storm expected to impact travel

17 days / sootoday

Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies

17 days / sootoday

Saskatchewan winter rallies: Meteorologist says expect snow, winter driving and reduced visibility

17 days / thestarphoenix / Olivia Grandy

Snow blankets Calgary causing flight cancellations, traffic collisions

17 days / calgaryherald / Mackenzie Rhode

Winter returns to Prairies and parts of Ontario with heavy snow in the forecast

17 days / theglobeandmail

Prairies to see plummeting temperatures, heavy snow as winter returns

17 days / globalnews / Aaron D’Andrea

Southern Ontario: freezing rain, sleet and commute chaos

Southern Ontario to see messy winter storm, with snow and freezing rain

Winter storm prompts school bus cancellations in GTHA

16 days / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Police issue driver warning as freezing rain looms for London

16 days / lfpress / Jonathan Juha

Southern Ontario to see messy winter storm, with snow and freezing rain

16 days / sootoday

School bus cancellations spread across Toronto and the GTHA as winter storm disrupts morning commute

16 days / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

Toronto crews falling behind on pothole repairs due to snow, mechanics report surge in damages

17 days / citynews / Nick Westoll

More snow and freezing rain coming to Toronto, southern Ontario

17 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ice pellets, freezing rain, snow expected for GTA on Wednesday

17 days / torontosun / Denette Wilford

Messy mix of snow and freezing rain to hit Ontario: Environment Canada

17 days / sootoday

All Other Stories

Saskatchewan residents digging out after snow storm

16 days / thestarphoenix / Dave Deibert, Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Messy winter storm hits the GTA: freezing rain, ice pellets and snow

16 days / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Four children injured after school bus crashes into ditch east of London, Ont.

16 days / sootoday

Winter storm hits Ontario with freezing rain, blankets Prairies and East Coast with snow

16 days / theglobeandmail / Jordan Omstead

School bus carrying 40 students crashes in Ontario town, 4 sent to hospital

16 days / globalnews / Prisha Dev

Four children taken to hospital after school bus crash: Police

16 days / lfpress / Beatriz Baleeiro

Storm dumps 50 cm of snow on parts of eastern Newfoundland, with more to come

Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and East Coast wallop

16 days / sootoday

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec provincial police say they've made a pair of arrests in what they are calling a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation.

#canada #crime #security #quebec #publicsafety #consumerprotection #finance

Raids connected with $15-million fraud case launched in Quebec, Ontario

16 days / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three

17 days / sootoday

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest two

17 days / sootoday

Men arrested in connection with high-quality fake IDs, Sûreté du Québec says

17 days / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients

Michael Talbot / citynews - Hockey personality Don Cherry and tech titan Edward Rogers are among 30 new recipients of the Order of Ontario. Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont has announced the 2025 appointments, which include trade union leader Joe Mancinelli of the Labourers’ International Unio…

#canada #sports #ontario #toronto #media #entertainment #government

'It was unexpected': Residential school survivor appointed to Order of Ontario

16 days / sootoday

Don Cherry named to the Order of Ontario. Could an Order of Canada be next?

17 days / nationalpost / Chris Knight

Don Cherry to receive Order of Ontario

17 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients

17 days / citynews / Michael Talbot

Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients

17 days / sootoday

Don Cherry, 92, receives Order of Ontario appointment

17 days / globalnews / Aaron D’Andrea

WARMINGTON: No one deserves Order of Ontario more than Don Cherry

17 days / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Stronach has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents that date as far back as the 1970s.

#canada #violence #crime #media #legalaffairs #billionaires

Woman testifies that Frank Stronach tried to rape her: ‘It was a betrayal’

16 days / theglobeandmail / Paola Loriggio

'It was a betrayal': Woman tells sex assault trial Frank Stronach tried to rape her

16 days / sootoday

Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial: Third complainant expected to testify

Third complainant expected to testify at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

16 days / citynews / News Staff

Third complainant expected to testify at Frank Stronach's sex assault trial

16 days / sootoday

MANDEL: Frank Stronach made her feel like ‘trapped animal,’ ex-waitress testifies

17 days / torontosun / Michele Mandel

Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown Toronto condo

17 days / sootoday

Former employee says Frank Stronach groped and kissed her at his waterfront apartment

17 days / nationalpost / Adrian Humphreys

Second woman testifies Frank Stronach groped her in Toronto condo

17 days / theglobeandmail / Paola Loriggio

Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown condo

17 days / sootoday

Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach's sex assault trial

17 days / sootoday

Man arrested in connection with triple stabbing at Toronto home

Sean Previl / globalnews - Toronto police say they responded to reports of 'unknown trouble' at a home Sunday night where they found multiple people with stab wounds.

#canada #violence #crime #security #toronto #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs

Toronto man, 53, arrested after family members stabbed: police

17 days / sootoday

Man arrested in connection with triple stabbing at Toronto home

17 days / globalnews / Sean Previl

Man in his 50s arrested after triple stabbing at Toronto home: police

17 days / sootoday

Man in custody after 4 injured in stabbing at Toronto home

17 days / torontosun / Cynthia McLeod

5 people taken to hospital in stabbing incident at North York home

18 days / citynews / Meredith Bond

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - This winter has been perilous Montreal drivers, with officials reporting 3,824 pothole-related complaints between Jan. 1-27, compared to what was logged at the same time last year.

#canada #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #weather #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but the city lacks money

17 days / nationalobserver / Charlotte Glorieux

Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

17 days / citynews / Lola Kalder

Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money

17 days / sootoday

Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to US trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from D…

#trade #economicpolicy #canada #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain (3)
B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays (18)
Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience (4)
Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit (2)
All Other Stories

Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain

Alberta has released its class complexity data: Here's a breakdown of the school divisions with the most pressures

17 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Varcoe: Alberta secures $400M deal to buy water bombers from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada

17 days / calgaryherald / Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald

Keith Gerein: A $10-billion black hole in infrastructure renewal awaits Edmonton taxpayers

17 days / edmontonjournal / Keith Gerein

B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

16 days / sootoday

'DUMPSTER FIRE': CTF warns BC budget a 'disaster' for taxpayers

EXCLUSIVE: Student leader says BC budget neglects post-secondary education amid funding crisis

WATCH: Opposition parties left and right say BC NDP budget fails to help ordinary British Columbians

A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit

17 days / sootoday

B.C. forecasts upswing for natural gas and tough times in forestry as deficit soars

17 days / theglobeandmail / Brent Jang

BC Budget Brings a Record Deficit and No Big Changes

17 days / thetyee / Andrew MacLeod

Here's what people are saying about B.C.'s 2026 budget

17 days / sootoday

By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget

17 days / sootoday

5 things to know about B.C.’s 2026 budget

17 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights

17 days / sootoday

Here are the highlights of B.C.’s budget

17 days / theglobeandmail / Globe staff

B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

17 days / sootoday

B.C. budget projects record-breaking $9.6-billion deficit, rising to $13.3-billion next year

17 days / theglobeandmail / Justine Hunter

UPDATED: BC budget projects $13.3B deficit for 2026-27 — largest in province's history

B.C. hikes tax rate as budget delivers record $13 billion deficit

17 days / sootoday

Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says

Health, education, public safety will be protected in BC budget, Minister Bailey says

17 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience

Provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Canada’s provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

17 days / sootoday

Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit

New Brunswick’s projected $1.3-billion deficit is highest in province’s history

17 days / globalnews / Rebecca Lau

Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’

17 days / globalnews / Colin D’Mello

All Other Stories

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

B.C. Finance Minister delivers budget for ‘serious times’

16 days / theglobeandmail

HILL: Here’s how Smith government can help end boom-and-bust cycle in Alberta

16 days / calgarysun / Joe Langford

Tough sell for a BC budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

16 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Canada will have to accept U.S. higher tariffs and unthinkable concessions

16 days / theglobeandmail / Claude Lavoie

Canada’s inflation rate seen holding steady in January ahead of Statscan release

Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Some economists believe price growth will accelerate as tax changes from a year earlier distort annual comparisons

#economicpolicy #canada #bankofcanada #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #finance #business

Posthaste: Increasing cost of living is eroding Canadians' retirement confidence

16 days / financialpost / Ben Cousins

Canada maintains the highest food inflation in the G7 — rising to 7.3% in January

17 days / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase

17 days / sootoday

Cooler inflation gives Bank of Canada an opening to cut rates if economy falters, say economists

17 days / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Inflation cooled to 2.3% in January but food prices up again: StatCan

17 days / globalnews / Ariel Rabinovitch

Canada's inflation rate cools to 2.3% as gas prices fall

17 days / financialpost / Jane Switzer

Here's a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

17 days / sootoday

Here's a list of January inflation rates for Canadian provinces

17 days / sootoday

Inflation ticks down to 2.3% in January amid lower gas prices: StatCan

17 days / sootoday

Canada’s inflation rate seen holding steady in January ahead of Statscan release

17 days / theglobeandmail / Craig Lord

Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data

17 days / sootoday

Carney will announce defence industrial strategy today

Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada's domestic defence industry.

#markcarney #economicpolicy #canada #security #internationalrelations #acquisition #defence #military #government #canadianpolitics

Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback (8)
Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities (5)
On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan (10)
Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers (4)

Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback

Mark Carney stops by Terrebonne after Supreme Court invalidated election

16 days / citynews / News Staff

Mark Carney, master of the policy bait and switch

16 days / theglobeandmail / Kenneth Green

Mark Carney’s Team Canada (opposition parties need not apply)

16 days / thehub / Rick Roth

LILLEY: Mark Carney bets big on defence, trade fantasy Canada can’t afford

17 days / torontosun / Brian Lilley

EDITORIAL: Carney says he can fix military spending

17 days / torontosun / Postmedia News

Boosted defence spending ‘nowhere near what we need,’ former top DND official says

17 days / nationalpost / Christopher Nardi

John Ivison: Let the turf war over Carney’s defence-spending bonanza begin

17 days / nationalpost / John Ivison

Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney’s defence strategy is a plan to bloat the bureaucracy

17 days / nationalpost / Tasha Kheiriddin

Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities

Algoma Steel issues response to Carney's defence industry strategy

17 days / sootoday

New defence industrial strategy will jump-start investment, sector leaders and analysts say

17 days / theglobeandmail / Irene Galea, Pippa Norman

Feds must get their own house in order for defence industrial plan to work, sector leaders warn

17 days / thelogic / David Reevely

Carney rolls out plans to build up domestic defence sector, add 125,000 jobs

17 days / sootoday

Carney announces plan to create 125,000 defence industry jobs

17 days / sootoday

On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan

Carney rolls out 'aggressive' plan to build up domestic defence sector

17 days / sootoday

Politics Insider: Carney unveils defence industrial strategy

17 days / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

5 things you should know about Canada's new defence industrial strategy

17 days / sootoday

Carney announces new Canadian defence strategy, focus on growing Canadian defence industry

17 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

Carney to announce Canada’s defence industrial strategy

Carney in Montreal to unveil $6.6B ‘Buy Canadian’ defence plan

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Carney will announce defence industrial strategy today

17 days / nationalobserver / Kyle Duggan

Carney set to release Ottawa’s new defence industrial strategy

17 days / theglobeandmail / Kyle Duggan

Carney set to announce defence industrial strategy today

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Carney set to announce defence industrial strategy today

17 days / sootoday

Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers

‘It’s a dependency’: Carney touts diversifying defence procurement beyond the U.S. in new strategy

17 days / nationalpost / Jordan Gowling

Canada facing numerous threats, Carney says as he outlines new defence strategy

17 days / montrealgazette / René Bruemmer

Carney says new defence industrial strategy will reduce reliance on U.S. for gear

17 days / theglobeandmail / Steven Chase, Maura Forrest

Canada has 'relied too heavily' on other countries for protection, Carney says

17 days / sootoday

Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as US widens its oil blockade

Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.

#uscanadarelations #markcarney #diplomacy #canada #humanrights #internationalrelations #emergencyresponse #government #canadianpolitics #energy

With new American pressure, will Cuba fall?

16 days / winnipegfreepress / Peter McKenna

Sherritt mine in Cuba to close over U.S. oil blockade

17 days / theglobeandmail / Jason Kirby

Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as US widens its oil blockade

17 days / nationalobserver / Dylan Robertson

Ottawa faces calls to send oil and aid to Cuba amid fuel shortage

17 days / theglobeandmail / Dylan Robertson

Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade

17 days / citynews / News Staff

Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade

17 days / sootoday

U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84: ‘A giant has gone home’

Eddie Chau / torontosun - Jackson's daughter, Sanita Jackson, confirmed that her father died at home in Chicago, surrounded by family

#memorials #humanrights #history #media #uspolitics

African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson

17 days / sootoday

African Nova Scotian church community leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for president twice, dies at 84

17 days / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Rev. Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights leader, dead at 84