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2014: Chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists lose in state legislatures Posted by Jann Bellamy on January 8, 2015 (17 Comments) Legislative Alchemy in Connecticut Legislative Alchemy I am happy to report some good news: chiropractors, naturopaths, acupuncturists and assorted other...

Lol @ Rob Ford calling anyone else ridiculous. . Rob Ford says John Tory has made some 'ridiculous' decisions Mayor John Tory has barely been mayor for more than month, but already former mayor Rob Ford says he would run the city differently. Ford appeared at a police graduation ceremony...

No kidding. Canada seen as big loser if world gets serious about climate change Most of Canada’s oil riches should stay the ground, according to an international study that has deemed 75 per cent of Canada’s oil and all the Arctic’s fossil fuels “unburnable.” The study, released Wednesday...

With cloud hanging over him, Bill Cosby performs in Ontario to a standing ovation Bill Cosby’s Canadian fans proved they could separate the man from the allegations on Wednesday night when they gave him a standing ovation at a stand-up show in Kitchener, Ont., the same day three more women came...

12 dead in attack on Paris newspaper; France goes on alert France raised its security alert to the highest level and reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation. Top government officials were holding an emergency meeting and Hollande planned a nationally...

Good on him. Toronto police chief orders officers to stop controversial carding ‘until further notice’ Toronto police Chief Blair has ordered the rank and file to suspend the controversial practice of carding “until further notice.” The top cop’s spokesman confirmed Chief Blair issued the...

Premier Wynne says Ontario ready to play leading role in economic growth Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario is ready to shield Canada from the economic tsunami caused by declining oil prices and a sinking dollar. While petroleum-dependent provinces such as Alberta are taking a financial...

TransCanada acquires Ontario Solar Power Plant CALGARY -- TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) has acquired a solar power generation facility in the New Liskeard region of northwestern Ontario as part of a multi-year agreement with Canadian Solar . The Liskeard 1 power plant is worth about $60 million...

This pope needs to go!!! Pope to issue climate change call to arms for world’s Catholics in measures that will anger Vatican conservatives According to Bishop Marcelo Sorondo, the chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope wants to have a direct influence on the...

There's no room for denial left folks. Sorry. Our backward-*** country is going to get left in the dust. 2015: the year businesses recognize that climate change is real It would be an understatement to say that a lot happened in 2014. There was pervasive civic and social unrest across...

Gaza's 'Santa Claus' spreads cheer among war-weary kids GAZA CITY: One day before Christmas, the children of Gaza City's Shujaiyeh district woke up to find Santa Claus walking its streets, which were largely destroyed by Israeli forces this summer. Dressed in Santa Claus' traditional...

2014 Villain: Rob Ford So here we are again: Rob Ford has been nominated as a Villain for a record-breaking fifth year in a row. This Villain entry for Ford may not be quite as long as some from previous years. In part, that’s because he’s not mayor any more; in part, it’s because Rob Ford...

Federal deficit expands to $3.6B as family tax cuts eat into revenues The federal government's monthly deficit expanded to $3.2 billion in October, about $700 million higher than the same month a year ago. According to the latest data released by the federal government on Monday, much of the...

Oil price drop means lost billions for Canada, CIBC says The dramatic decline in oil prices will cost Ottawa about $5 billion in lost revenue and provincial economies a little more than that, one of Canada's biggest banks suggested today. That's one of the main takeaways from a CIBC report...

It's called 'bribing the vote.' Federal transfers to Ontario increase $1.25B Federal transfers to the provinces will increase $3 billion in the coming fiscal year – including $1.25 billion more to Ontario – but Finance Minister Joe Oliver and Ontario’s finance minister, Charles Sousa...

European Parliament to vote on reviving 'dirty' label for oilsands Like a movie monster from the black bog, a European Union directive that would stigmatize "dirty" imports of Canadian bitumen refuses to die. A vote Tuesday in the European Parliament could reject a compromise draft bill and...

I thought this was obvious but ok.. We need a report on everything these days. B.C. carbon tax an effective model for national climate change approach: report Canada could come close to hitting its 2020 greenhouse-gas emission targets by nationally adopting strategies British Columbia...

Ontario plans climate-change summit in July Continuing its efforts to go where the federal government won’t, the Ontario government announced Wednesday morning it’ll hold a “Climate Summit of the Americas” in Toronto next July, just before the Pan-Am Games. It’ll go along with a Pan-Am...

Canada back to being ‘one of the global punching bags’ as TSX suffers biggest one-day loss in 18 months The S&P/TSX Composite Index experienced its biggest one-day loss in 18 months Monday as investors piled out of Canadian stocks in a broad-based selloff. The TSX closed down 329.53 points, or...

President Obama Gets Personal With Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report President Barack Obama took his first and final turn on the satircal Colbert Report Monday night, fending off verbal assaults from the faux-conservative comedian. Obama appeared on stage ostensibly minutes before his...