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Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act as police toe thin blue line on “Freedom Convoy” blockades
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with anti-vaccine protests that have morphed into an occupation of the nation’s capital and... -
Ontario to lift all COVID restrictions by March 1 – now will convoy protestors go home?
The province of Ontario has announced a lifting of COVID-19 restrictions that was expected to take place later in March, but has now been fast-tracked to... -
Doug Ford declares a state of emergency – WTF took so long?
Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency over the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa that have led to a blockade of the Ambassador... -
Pierre Poilievre’s leadership bid marks a toxic turn for Canada’s Conservatives
Peggy Nash remembers Pierre Poilievre from when they shared the top floor of the Commons building and his office was down the hall. Nash was... -
#FreedomConvoy shit show rolls on as cops and politicians go MIA
It looked like some semblance of order was on its way to being restored in the nation’s capital after Mayor Jim Watson declared a state... -
#FreedomConvoy2022: As anarchy rules, police look the other way
Torontonians watching the slow burn toward anarchy unfolding in Ottawa over the continuing #FreedomConvoy protest will have noticed a familiar name in the news this week.... -
Erin O’Toole’s ouster signals a return to Reform Party rural rump for Canada’s Conservatives
It’s finally over for Erin O’Toole. He’s officially out as Conservative Party leader. A vote of the caucus on Wednesday sealed his fate. And so... -
#FreedomConvoy2022 and Canada’s descent into Trumpism
The #FreedomConvoy2022 - or the #FluTruxKlan, take your pick - rolled into Ottawa this past weekend. Some of its remnants are still there. They're refusing... -
Ford rolls the dice on COVID restrictions saying “worst is behind us”
Premier Doug Ford announced a relaxing of COVID restrictions on Thursday. Capacity restrictions will be lifted gradually to 50 per cent starting January 31 on... -
Doug Ford’s pandemic snow job
Schools are staying closed for another day after a massive snow storm walloped the city and large swaths of the province on Monday. Was it nature’s... -
Novak Djokovic becomes a poster boy for anti-vaxxers, but he’s not the only celebrity COVID denier
It's like the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. That would be the little-known Austro-Hungarian royal whose killing set off an unlikely chain of events that triggered... -
Surprise exit of Rod Phillips spells big trouble for Doug Ford
Rod Phillips is bailing. Doug Ford’s minister of long-term care (and finance minister before that) has announced he will be resigning his cabinet seat and...