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Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from cabinet
Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is quitting the federal cabinet days after allegations became public the Prime Minister's Office pressured the former justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.In a…
Ontario government, Toronto, looking at multiple options for subway upload
Ontario and Toronto have agreed to ground rules for talks on Premier Doug Ford's plan to take over the city's subway system, with the discussions including options for a partial upload of the network or none at all.The province and city…
Trudeau announces help for homeless in Vancouver as part of national strategy
The federal government announced plans Monday to develop three projects in Vancouver that will create new affordable housing, helping those who are homeless and expanding the number of shelter spaces available in the city.Prime Minister…
Revitalization and expansion tabled for Montreal’s Youville Mother House
At a time when there is widespread concern over the future of religious heritage buildings, the congregation of the Grey Nuns of Montreal is pleased to present a major conservation project for the former Hôpital Général de Montréal, located…
Ottawa to fund cleanup of buildings, debris on iconic Sable Island
Sable Island — the windswept sandbar off Nova Scotia famous for its wild horses and the world's largest breeding colony of grey seals — is getting federal money for a cleanup.Ottawa announced $3.4 million Monday to remove surplus…
Ethics czar looking at SNC-Lavalin controversy after NDP request, party says
The New Democrats said Monday that federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is looking into allegations the Prime Minister's Office improperly tried to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.The NDP asked Dion last week to examine…
Omnia announces ‘Enticy’ condo on Montreal’s René-Lévesque
Enticy is a boutique condo project coming soon to downtown Montreal, at the corner of René-Lévesque and Mackay. This unique 24-story project combines old and new, with a contemporary design built around a façade of historical townhouses.…
Retailers are shopping for ways to get rid of checkout lines
Get ready to say good riddance to the checkout line.A year after Amazon opened its first cashier-less store, startups and retailers are racing to get similar technology in stores throughout the world, letting shoppers buy groceries…
More technology coming to mortgage industry but clients still want human touch
Sometime in the near future, the majority of mortgage applications in Canada will be completed online or with a chatbot, mortgage expert Rob McLister predicts.McLister, who runs mortgage comparison website RateSpy.com, says unlike the…
SNC-Lavalin viewed as jewel of Quebec Inc. that needs to be protected: professor
For more than a century, SNC-Lavalin has been viewed with pride in Quebec as it grew from a small firm specializing in hydraulics into a global engineering and construction giant.Founded in 1911, it gained a reputation for building a…