Month: February 2018

According to a report by Ms. Tenpas, Mr. Trump’s 34 percent turnover rate in his first year is more than three times as high as President Barack Obama’s in the same period and twice as high as President Ronald Reagan’s, which until now was the modern record-holder. Of 12 positions deemed most central to the president, only five are still filled by the same person as when Mr. Trump took office. Mr. Trump is on his second press secretary,…

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Advertisement The Trump administration on Monday moved to repeal one of the last unchallenged climate-change regulations rushed into place in the waning days of the Obama presidency — a rule restricting the release of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere. The rule, which applied to companies drilling for energy on federal land, has been the subject of intense court battles and delay efforts, as well as one surprise vote last year in which Senate Republicans temporarily saved it from being…

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TORONTO – Hydro One Ltd. topped expectations as it reported its fourth-quarter profit was up more than 20 per cent compared with a year ago. The parent company of Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution utility says it earned a profit attributable to common shareholders of $155 million or 26 cents per diluted share in the quarter ended Dec. 31. Story continues below READ MORE: Hydro One sale will lead to long-term cost to the province: FAO That compared with…

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February 13 2018 7:39am Protesters will gather outside several Tim Hortons locations across the province on Tuesday, handing out Valentine’s Day cards in a show of support to those with precarious work situations. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work…

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Toronto city councillors voted on Monday to approve the 2018 budget which includes a 2.1 per cent residential property tax hike. The $11.1 billion operating budget includes an additional 1,515 in childcare subsidies, 700 winter respite shelter beds and relief for overcrowding on TTC bus routes. We are keeping taxes low while significantly investing in the areas that will have a real, positive impact on our residents’ lives. — John Tory (@JohnTory) February 13, 2018 The 2.1 per cent residential property tax…

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TORONTO – Ontarians fed up with battling their landlord over contentious terms they didn’t realize were hidden in the fine print of their lease will soon be getting some reprieve. On April 30, it will become mandatory for most residential landlords to use a 13-page standardized lease agreement, recently unveiled by the provincial government in hopes of protecting tenants from being tricked by lengthy agreements rife with illegal clauses and language that is hard to understand and often winds…

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TORONTO – General Motors Co. is bringing its Maven car-sharing business to Canada for the first time as part of the Detroit-based company’s broader strategy for navigating through a rapidly changing automotive world. Toronto will be the first city outside of the United States to offer GM’s Maven City app-driven service, which has grown rapidly to 17 American cities since it was launched two years ago in New York City. The app enables Maven members to reserve cars by…

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February 12 2018 11:18pm A man is in custody after a brazen subway stabbing in Toronto Monday. Police say the man stabbed another in the head while the TTC Subway was approaching College Station, shutting down the station for hours. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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February 12 2018 8:30pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Monday, February 12, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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February 12 2018 8:04pm Tenants of the building that exploded on Sunday talk to Global News about their loss and a heroic story of a father saving his family from the collapsing structure. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work…

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