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Richard Ciano: Tear down the signs in Carney’s little shop of hypocrisy

31 janvier 2026 à 12:00
It takes a special kind of hubris to stand in Davos, surrounded by the global elite, and lecture the world on the virtues of "living in truth." Yet there was Prime Minister Mark Carney, channelling the dissident spirit of Václav Havel to chastise the international community for clinging to a "rules-based order" that no longer exists. Carney invoked Havel’s famous parable of the greengrocer — the shopkeeper who puts a sign in his window reading "Workers of the World, Unite!", not because he believes it, but because "it has been done that way for years" and it buys him a quiet life. Read More

What does it mean when the hottest piece of Olympic merch isn’t from the official outfitter but Heated Rivalry?

30 janvier 2026 à 19:48
The hottest Olympic merchandise isn't from the Team Canada collection, but a fleece jacket sported by fictional hockey player Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry. Prime Minister Mark Carney even got in on the action, posing in the original fleece with star Hudson Williams (Hollander) on the red carpet at the Canadian Media Producers Association's annual Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Jan. 29. Read More

‘A doctor took my son’: This 26-year-old was denied assisted death in Ontario, but died by MAID in B.C.

30 janvier 2026 à 17:55
A grieving Toronto-area mother is pushing for answers after her 26-year-old diabetic son, who was struggling with vision loss and depression, was granted a doctor-assisted death in British Columbia in December after his family says he was deemed ineligible for euthanasia in his own province. Read More

Can you claim a street parking spot after shovelling the snow? Here’s what to know about your rights (and your neighbours’)

29 janvier 2026 à 13:00
Toronto residents, emerging from homes banked by snow after a record-breaking 56 centimetres fell in one day Sunday, have a new thing to complain about. But if they are upset that someone else has taken a street parking spot that they’ve shovelled out, they would be wise to take the advice of one of the city’s litigation lawyers: “The snow melts, but the neighbours stay.” Read More
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