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Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9
OTTAWA — Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. The new rules also stipulate that executives will have to be in the office at least four days a week. The Treasury Board of Canada says the new rules are being put in place due to the benefits of interacting in-person in a "consistent" way. It also says the new requirement is meant to bring more fairness and consistency to how the hybrid work model is applied. Previously, most federal
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Residents push to keep history alive as Verdun considers rebuilding historic Natatorium
It's seen better days, but Verdun's Natatorium is a symbol of firsts — the first outdoor swimming pool in Quebec, and for a while, Canada's largest. Suffering from major structural problems, the site has been out of use since 2017 and now some Montrealers who have history with the heritage building are calling for it to be preserved.At a city council meeting on Tuesday night, Verdun borough Mayor Marie-Andrée Mauger unveiled its recommended course of action to a packed house: demolish and recons
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Former PC Party vice-president appointed as Ontario judge
A former vice-president of the Progressive Conservative party has been appointed an Ontario judge — a move one opposition party says is the latest example of the government putting "well-connected insiders" into prestigious roles.On Monday, the province announced Sara Mintz was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice and will be stationed in Toronto.Mintz, who was most recently the associate chair of the Criminal Injuries Compensative Board before its wind-down, disclosed to a legislative comm
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Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs want House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after ejecting their leader — and not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — during a heated debate Tuesday. The Tories say Fergus did not apply the rules equally during a tense back and forth between Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre was kicked out of the chamber after he called Trudeau a "wacko prime minister" and refused Fergus's request to withdraw the remark. His entire caucus eventually left as
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals' federal budget
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Wednesday ended any speculation his party would pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government by finally agreeing to support the government's budget. Singh said his party wanted time to digest the document, which was tabled April 16, but is ultimately voting in favour of it because of shared initiatives that it proposes. That includes creating a national school lunch program and providing free birth control and diabetes medicine for anyone with a
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Court rejects students' request for injunction against McGill encampment
MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop their protest. Two students at the Montreal university had asked Quebec Superior Court to order protesters to move at least 100 metres from school buildings, saying their presence had created an environment of aggression and left them feeling unsafe. Justice Chantal Masse ruled Wednesday that the stu
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VideoProsecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing at a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul's first appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.
