AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatarNowEvening Update: Supreme Court rules on collective rights of Indigenous communitiesverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Prajakta DhopadeGood evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Collective rights of Indigenous communities trump individual Charter rights in some cases, Supreme Court rules Self-governing Indigenous communities have a constitutional right to protect their cultural differences, a collective right that surpasses …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar1 hour agoManitoba promises move to plastic health cards as part of upcoming budgetverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressOpen this photo in gallery: The Manitoba government is planning to do away with paper health cards and switch to more durable plastic and digital ones. Finance Minister Adrien Sala says the move is among many promises from last year’s provincial election campaign that will be fulfilled in the budget …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar1 hour agoAcclaimed Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh was ‘a unique creative force’verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Catherine KustanczyOpen this photo in gallery: Michael Cavanagh, the prolific Canadian opera director who found success both abroad and in his home country, died of cancer at his home in London, Ont., on March 13. He was 62. Over three decades, Mr. Cavanagh helmed more than 150 productions for more than 30 opera …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar2 hours agoFederal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Albertaverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressThe Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups in the province. The decision strikes down offending portions …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar2 hours agoAre tech companies to blame for smartphone use in schools? Globe readers share their thoughtsverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - UnknownOpen this photo in gallery: Across Canada, educators, parents and politicians are debating a critical question with no clear answer: what should be done about smartphones in the classroom? Ontario has banned smartphone use in classrooms, except in specific cases such as educational and medical …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar2 hours agoQuebec judge orders bus driver to stand trial for 2023 daycare crash deathsverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressA judge has ordered a Quebec man to stand trial on charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of two children killed when a bus rammed into a Montreal-area daycare last year. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare in Laval, Que., on Feb. 8, 2023, …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar3 hours agoOntario minimum wage to increase Oct. 1 to $17.20 an hourverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressOntario’s minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour. The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour. Labour Minister David Piccini says the government is giving businesses certainty and predictability by …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar3 hours agoOntario’s 2023 sunshine list shows more than 300,000 public sector workers make more than $100,000verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressThe five top paid public employees in the province are all at Ontario Power Generation, with the CEO earning $1.9 million last year. The so-called sunshine list was released today, the disclosure of public sector workers who were paid more than $100,000, and the list for 2023 had more than 300,000 …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar3 hours agoNova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressThe federal government is cutting the number of international study permits for Nova Scotia universities and colleges by 35 per cent this year. Nova Scotia will receive 12,900 permit applications in 2024, down from about 19,900 last year. The changes are a result of the federal government’s attempts …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar3 hours agoNative Women’s Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfallverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Alessia PassafiumeOpen this photo in gallery: The Native Women’s Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization said it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada’s national apprenticeship …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar4 hours agoHow some Muslims view Pierre Poilievre’s stance on Israel-Hamas warverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Stephanie TaylorA spokesman for a regional Muslim advocacy group says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war could complicate his party’s relationship with Muslim Canadians. Nawaz Tahir of the Hikma Public Affairs Council in London, Ont., met Poilievre during the leader’s outreach …
AvatarThe Globe and MailAvatarAvatar6 hours agoCollective rights of Indigenous communities trump individual Charter rights in some cases, Supreme Court rulesverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean FineSelf-governing Indigenous communities have a constitutional right to protect their cultural differences – a collective right that trumps individual rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The court split three ways in a ruling that broke …