Ford government defeats NDP bill that would have cut HST on certain food items

Two Postmedia journalists with nearly a century of combined experience have been awarded one of Canada’s most prestigious journalism industry honours. B.C. political columnist Vaughn Palmer, a 53-year veteran of the Vancouver Sun, and Chronicle Herald editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, now in his 40th year with Halifax publication, were co-recipients of the 2026 Michener-Baxter Award for exceptional service to Canadian journalism. The annual award, presented by newly sworn-in Governor General Louise Arbour during a Thursday evening ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, “honours...