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Sometimes, you need a bad parent. Michelle Obama: My husband was 'the good parent' compared to Trump Former first lady Michelle Obama likened her husband's presidency to having "the good parent" at home at a women's leadership conference on Thursday. At the Simmons Leadership Conference in...

Doug Ford hides from reporters after he scraps media bus for campaign Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is throwing an Ontario campaign tradition under the bus. Ford has scrapped plans to have a media bus following his election tour later this spring. “You guys are more than welcome...

Hey more good news everyone! Oh wait, you guys hate the economy now. Canada adds 32,300 jobs in March as unemployment rate stays at record low OTTAWA—The economy delivered 32,300 net new jobs last month as Canada generated a rush of full-time work that helped keep the national unemployment...

The US added a modest 103,000 jobs last month, below expectations of 178,000 January’s figures were revised sharply lower to 176,000 Economists said snowstorms in the north-east may have restricted hours worked and kept people away from their jobs, leading to the smaller than expected...

(CNN) The village of Deerfield in northern Illinois has passed a ban on assault weapons, but it affects much more than sales and manufacturing. If the 18,000 residents of the Chicago suburb don't forfeit or secure weapons that fall under the ban by June 13th, they will be charged from $200 to...

Still no plan from Dog. Provincial plan to slash cost of riding GO within Toronto should ease subway congestion: Tory A provincial plan to slash the cost of riding GO Transit within the City of Toronto will help to “relieve congestion” on overcrowded subway lines while also making transit...

Ottawa could give revenues from a federally imposed carbon tax directly back to Ontario residents instead of the provincial government if whoever is elected in the spring election rejects a carbon-pricing system, the federal environment minister said Wednesday. Catherine McKenna, who was in...

New map lets Canadians see just how hot hometowns could get this century An ambitious new mapping project gives Canadians a chance to peer into the near future and visualize just how hot a warming climate could make their own backyards over the next 80 years. "The impacts are startling," said...

Liberals name Catherine Tait as CBC president, first woman to hold role OTTAWA — Catherine Tait, a 30-year veteran of the Canadian and U.S. television and film industry, has been tapped to lead a digital revolution at CBC/Radio-Canada, becoming the first woman in the organization's history to...

America used to be great not that long ago. Now, losing 700 points happens every week! U.S. markets reeling amid Trump tweets, escalating trade war with China WASHINGTON—Stocks dropped Monday as technology companies came under fire and fears grew about a trade war with China. It was a...

So lucky to live in such an opulent province. Wynne defends ‘stable’ debt-to-GDP ratio ahead of more spending Ahead of a provincial budget that is expected to go billions into the red, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is trying to shore up confidence in her province’s books. “Our debt-to-GDP...

China hammers U.S. goods with tariffs as ‘sparks’ of trade war fly China has increased tariffs by up to 25 per cent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork, wine and certain fruits and nuts, escalating a spat between the world’s biggest economies in response to U.S. duties on imports of...

Oil sucks. Canada’s GDP shrinks in January amid drop in oil production, Statistics Canada says OTTAWA—Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly shrank in January, as the economy faces a broad slowdown after surging last year. Gross domestic product contracted 0.1 per cent during...

..just a few... Jim Carrey has been trolling Trump and the GOP with paintings. Here are the top 11 https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/jim-carrey-trump-paintings/index.html

Come and get it! Once-in-a-Generation Investment for Seniors Toronto, March 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Much awaited details on funding to support the government’s commitments in its Aging with Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors were unveiled in today’s provincial budget. “We...

US economy is headed for recession and the Fed will be held responsible, SocGen bear warns With credit card delinquencies rising sharply at smaller banks, Societe Generale's uber-bearish strategist Albert Edwards has predicted that the U.S. economy is headed for recession. "Markets are now...

'We’re Talking Very Big Bucks’: New Bill Could Put Oil Companies on the Hook for Climate Change Costs Oil companies have become some of the wealthiest organizations in history by producing a product that we now know is endangering the future of humanity. Many of these companies have known...

Ontario Liberals promise free preschool child care in 2020 TORONTO — Parents across Ontario would be able to access free licensed care for their preschool children in two years under a $2.2-billion Liberal government plan that some critics said was a ploy to grab votes in the spring election...

Another goose egg for Trump. :lol: North Korea's Kim commits to 'denuclearization' during visit, China says After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing and met Xi during what China called an unofficial visit from Sunday to Wednesday...

Ford to eclipse Wynne's deficits with absolutely no revenue and Ontario will be paying for generations for his mistakes. Driving Ontario over the cliff: Doug Ford’s fiscal plan U.S. President Donald Trump has taught us all about so-called political discourse based on “huge” exaggerations and...